Copenhagen vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Copenhagen	Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2656	$1461
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6116	$3425
🏠 One person rent	$1515	$800
🏘️ Family rent	$2679	$1319
🍽️ Food expenses	$728	$439
🚐 Transport expenses	$209	$91.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5006	$1925
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	94	59
😀 Quality of life	97	84
🏙️ Population	667K	581K

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 82% more expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 650th and 4193rd ($2656 vs $1461) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Denmark and Lithuania, respectively. Check Denmark vs Lithuania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Copenhagen compared to 1.3 months in Vilnius. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 4th and 543rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs Vilnius

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	Copenhagen	Vilnius
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.8	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$111	$64.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.1	$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.35	$5.55
☕ Cappuccino	$7.24	$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$5.03	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1782	$757
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1244	$575
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3169	$1394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2270	$949
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$172
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$264
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.1	$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.76%	4.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10228	$6285
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6872	$3555
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.85	$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$114	$42.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.9	$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.25	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.83	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.76	$3.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.89	$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.07	$4.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.67	$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.6	$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.6	$9.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$71.4	$56.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$38.4	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$122	$82.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$137	$99.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$707	$639
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14799	$10967

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2698
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2429
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$2273
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1412
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1907
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$2192
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$2364
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1701
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1695
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$2042
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1590
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1688
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1562
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$2113
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1550
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1475
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1412
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1784
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1825
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1549
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$2158
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1627
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1491
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1781
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1702
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1508
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1691
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1619
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1633
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1891
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1516
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1619
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1689
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1888
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1466
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1681
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1443
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1509
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1667
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1588

Cities near Vilnius

Distance	City	Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi	Jonava	$890
86 km or 53 mi	Alytus	$907
90 km or 56 mi	Kaunas	$1279
93 km or 58 mi	Utena	$1003
125 km or 78 mi	Marijampole	$947
130 km or 81 mi	Panevezys	$1012
148 km or 92 mi	Grodno	$399
153 km or 95 mi	Daugavpils	$952
166 km or 103 mi	Suwalki	$1133
171 km or 107 mi	Minsk	$836
180 km or 112 mi	Baranavichy	$568
186 km or 116 mi	Siauliai	$1001
205 km or 127 mi	Jekabpils	$912
214 km or 133 mi	Elk	$1184
215 km or 133 mi	Barysaw	$628
223 km or 138 mi	Bialystok	$1214
240 km or 149 mi	Jelgava	$908
240 km or 149 mi	Rezekne	$853
241 km or 150 mi	Ogre	$1027
259 km or 161 mi	Mazeikiai	$903
262 km or 163 mi	Riga	$1248
269 km or 167 mi	Lomza	$1062
271 km or 168 mi	Jurmala	$1423
286 km or 178 mi	Klaipeda	$1106
290 km or 180 mi	Pinsk	$484
301 km or 187 mi	Ostroleka	$1188
307 km or 191 mi	Kaliningrad	$919
308 km or 192 mi	Brest	$589
310 km or 192 mi	Babruysk	$450
317 km or 197 mi	Vitebsk	$335
318 km or 197 mi	Valmiera	$944
327 km or 203 mi	Olsztyn	$1343
328 km or 204 mi	Biala Podlaska	$1109
336 km or 209 mi	Liepaja	$1060
339 km or 211 mi	Mogilev	$622
342 km or 212 mi	Siedlce	$1028
366 km or 228 mi	Ciechanow	$1262
379 km or 236 mi	Ventspils	$994
385 km or 239 mi	Elblag	$1068
390 km or 242 mi	Otwock	$1569