Cologne vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Cologne	Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1968	$1414
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4619	$3338
🏠 One person rent	$1091	$764
🏘️ Family rent	$1830	$1283
🍽️ Food expenses	$536	$436
🚐 Transport expenses	$196	$86.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3266	$1836
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	91	61
😀 Quality of life	96	83
🏙️ Population	1.09M	581K

The cost of living in Cologne is 39% more expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 2104th and 4221st ($1968 vs $1414) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1st in Germany and Lithuania, respectively. Check Germany vs Lithuania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Cologne compared to 1.3 months in Vilnius. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 23rd and 544th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Vilnius

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	Cologne	Vilnius
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.5	$63.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$8.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.26	$5.39
☕ Cappuccino	$4.06	$3.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.38	$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1103	$763
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$870	$547
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1997	$1376
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1478	$933
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$159
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$246
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	4.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6855	$6130
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5848	$3717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.93	$1.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.6	$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.03	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.16	$3.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$7.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.3	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$1.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$3.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.3	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.05	$5.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.07	$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.45	$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$2.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.3	$38.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.3	$54.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$98	$78.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$773	$609
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19386	$9582

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Cities near Cologne

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Hurth	$1759
10 km or 6.4 mi	Leverkusen	$2037
10 km or 6.4 mi	Frechen	$1745
13 km or 7.9 mi	Bruhl	$1744
13 km or 7.9 mi	Pulheim	$1741
14 km or 8.4 mi	Wesseling	$1740
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bergisch Gladbach	$1726
15 km or 9.3 mi	Niederkassel	$1750
16 km or 10 mi	Rosrath	$1699
18 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1740
19 km or 12 mi	Dormagen	$1711
19 km or 12 mi	Erftstadt	$1702
19 km or 12 mi	Langenfeld	$1727
20 km or 12 mi	Troisdorf	$1736
20 km or 12 mi	Leichlingen	$1708
20 km or 12 mi	Kerpen	$1695
21 km or 13 mi	Bornheim	$1770
21 km or 13 mi	Lohmar	$1694
22 km or 14 mi	Bergheim	$1678
23 km or 15 mi	Siegburg	$1716
24 km or 15 mi	Overath	$1642
25 km or 16 mi	Sankt Augustin	$1747
25 km or 16 mi	Bonn	$1957
26 km or 16 mi	Hilden	$1674
26 km or 16 mi	Solingen	$1691
27 km or 17 mi	Elsdorf	$1654
28 km or 17 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1630
28 km or 17 mi	Haan	$1645
28 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1650
29 km or 18 mi	Hennef	$1666
31 km or 19 mi	Grevenbroich	$1659
31 km or 19 mi	Remscheid	$1608
31 km or 20 mi	Erkrath	$1661
33 km or 20 mi	Konigswinter	$1611
34 km or 21 mi	Euskirchen	$1674
34 km or 21 mi	Neuss	$1650
34 km or 21 mi	Mettmann	$1613
35 km or 21 mi	Zulpich	$1662
35 km or 21 mi	Meckenheim	$1689
35 km or 22 mi	Dusseldorf	$1979

Cities near Vilnius

Distance	City	Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi	Jonava	$865
86 km or 53 mi	Alytus	$883
90 km or 56 mi	Kaunas	$1334
93 km or 58 mi	Utena	$974
125 km or 78 mi	Marijampole	$920
130 km or 81 mi	Panevezys	$988
148 km or 92 mi	Grodno	$349
153 km or 95 mi	Daugavpils	$929
166 km or 103 mi	Suwalki	$1113
171 km or 107 mi	Minsk	$735
180 km or 112 mi	Baranavichy	$517
186 km or 116 mi	Siauliai	$967
205 km or 127 mi	Jekabpils	$894
214 km or 133 mi	Elk	$1125
215 km or 133 mi	Barysaw	$561
223 km or 138 mi	Bialystok	$1148
240 km or 149 mi	Jelgava	$889
240 km or 149 mi	Rezekne	$840
241 km or 150 mi	Ogre	$1046
259 km or 161 mi	Mazeikiai	$864
262 km or 163 mi	Riga	$1270
269 km or 167 mi	Lomza	$993
271 km or 168 mi	Jurmala	$1419
286 km or 178 mi	Klaipeda	$1057
290 km or 180 mi	Pinsk	$426
301 km or 187 mi	Ostroleka	$1113
307 km or 191 mi	Kaliningrad	$829
308 km or 192 mi	Brest	$528
310 km or 192 mi	Babruysk	$406
317 km or 197 mi	Vitebsk	$293
318 km or 197 mi	Valmiera	$928
327 km or 203 mi	Olsztyn	$1182
328 km or 204 mi	Biala Podlaska	$1079
336 km or 209 mi	Liepaja	$1034
339 km or 211 mi	Mogilev	$545
342 km or 212 mi	Siedlce	$1009
366 km or 228 mi	Ciechanow	$1241
379 km or 236 mi	Ventspils	$968
385 km or 239 mi	Elblag	$1074
390 km or 242 mi	Otwock	$1522