Cologne vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1752
$1303
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4185
$3208
🏠 One person rent
$967
$693
🏘️ Family rent
$1672
$1293
🍽️ Food expenses
$477
$422
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$67.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3141
$1540
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
92
61
😀 Quality of life
96
79
🏙️ Population
1.07M
581K

The cost of living in Cologne is 34% more expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 2484th and 4167th ($1752 vs $1303) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 1st in Germany and Lithuania, respectively. Check Germany vs Lithuania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 1.2 months in Vilnius. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 12th and 511th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Vilnius
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$65.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$8.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$4.81
 Cappuccino
$3.43
$3.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$2.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$925
$734
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1823
$1459
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1272
$979
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$246
$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$17.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.69%
4.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5594
$4830
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3486
$3067
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.41
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.2
$31.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$8.18
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.27
$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$7.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$3.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$2.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$8.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.18
$5.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.27
$4.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$35
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$8.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.7
$57.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.4
$77
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.8
$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$792
$534
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16182
$8246

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1520
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1778
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1542
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1468
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1551
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1500
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1490
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1515
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1499
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1575
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1547
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1497
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1562
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1512
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1501
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1516
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1498
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1505
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1504
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1462
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1520
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1593
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1501
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1511
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1484
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1388
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1458
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1484
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1488
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1276
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1493
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1516
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1489
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1476
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1432
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1478
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1506
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1776

Cities near Vilnius

Distance City Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi Jonava
$835
86 km or 53 mi Alytus
$850
90 km or 56 mi Kaunas
$1080
93 km or 58 mi Utena
$928
125 km or 78 mi Marijampole
$922
130 km or 81 mi Panevezys
$877
148 km or 92 mi Grodno
$385
153 km or 95 mi Daugavpils
$864
166 km or 103 mi Suwalki
$1028
171 km or 107 mi Minsk
$649
180 km or 112 mi Baranavichy
$490
186 km or 116 mi Siauliai
$827
205 km or 127 mi Jekabpils
$927
214 km or 133 mi Elk
$1013
215 km or 133 mi Barysaw
$528
223 km or 138 mi Bialystok
$949
240 km or 149 mi Jelgava
$827
240 km or 149 mi Rezekne
$831
241 km or 150 mi Ogre
$1088
259 km or 161 mi Mazeikiai
$985
262 km or 163 mi Riga
$1135
269 km or 167 mi Lomza
$1027
271 km or 168 mi Jurmala
$1362
286 km or 178 mi Klaipeda
$981
290 km or 180 mi Pinsk
$423
301 km or 187 mi Ostroleka
$1029
307 km or 191 mi Kaliningrad
$622
308 km or 192 mi Brest
$415
310 km or 192 mi Babruysk
$426
317 km or 197 mi Vitebsk
$299
318 km or 197 mi Valmiera
$860
327 km or 203 mi Olsztyn
$1006
328 km or 204 mi Biala Podlaska
$969
336 km or 209 mi Liepaja
$976
339 km or 211 mi Mogilev
$472
342 km or 212 mi Siedlce
$842
366 km or 228 mi Ciechanow
$1040
379 km or 236 mi Ventspils
$893
385 km or 239 mi Elblag
$791
390 km or 242 mi Otwock
$1218