Copenhagen vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Copenhagen	Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2333	$1261
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5412	$3008
🏠 One person rent	$1326	$686
🏘️ Family rent	$2372	$1176
🍽️ Food expenses	$629	$387
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$72.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4139	$1615
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	93	62
😀 Quality of life	97	80
🏙️ Population	644K	581K

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 85% more expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 1085th and 4316th ($2333 vs $1261) 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 1.8 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 10th and 529th 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	$18.8	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$102	$54.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.26	$4.9
☕ Cappuccino	$6.08	$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.68	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1534	$687
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1083	$498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2847	$1330
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1988	$856
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.8	$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.22%	4.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$5319
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5513	$3255
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.39	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$100	$30.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.3	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.31	$2.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$6.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$3.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$9.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.02	$5.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.04	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.38	$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.6	$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.3	$8.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.8	$49.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$38.6	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$115	$72.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$92.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$530	$582
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14686	$8531

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2134
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$1952
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1140
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1585
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$1722
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$1983
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1474
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1447
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1800
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1297
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1426
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1310
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$1799
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1298
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1218
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1208
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1816
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1607
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1333
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$1828
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1401
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1284
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1585
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1506
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1336
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1505
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1396
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1424
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1637
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1331
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1416
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1315
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1680
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1280
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1442
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1307
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1347
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1508
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1452

Cities near Vilnius

Distance	City	Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi	Jonava	$847
86 km or 53 mi	Alytus	$850
90 km or 56 mi	Kaunas	$1150
93 km or 58 mi	Utena	$936
125 km or 78 mi	Marijampole	$882
130 km or 81 mi	Panevezys	$950
148 km or 92 mi	Grodno	$385
153 km or 95 mi	Daugavpils	$843
166 km or 103 mi	Suwalki	$1016
171 km or 107 mi	Minsk	$727
180 km or 112 mi	Baranavichy	$517
186 km or 116 mi	Siauliai	$953
205 km or 127 mi	Jekabpils	$840
214 km or 133 mi	Elk	$1025
215 km or 133 mi	Barysaw	$570
223 km or 138 mi	Bialystok	$935
240 km or 149 mi	Jelgava	$804
240 km or 149 mi	Rezekne	$761
241 km or 150 mi	Ogre	$933
259 km or 161 mi	Mazeikiai	$983
262 km or 163 mi	Riga	$1113
269 km or 167 mi	Lomza	$964
271 km or 168 mi	Jurmala	$1299
286 km or 178 mi	Klaipeda	$969
290 km or 180 mi	Pinsk	$435
301 km or 187 mi	Ostroleka	$1025
307 km or 191 mi	Kaliningrad	$741
308 km or 192 mi	Brest	$469
310 km or 192 mi	Babruysk	$438
317 km or 197 mi	Vitebsk	$300
318 km or 197 mi	Valmiera	$835
327 km or 203 mi	Olsztyn	$1093
328 km or 204 mi	Biala Podlaska	$965
336 km or 209 mi	Liepaja	$953
339 km or 211 mi	Mogilev	$474
342 km or 212 mi	Siedlce	$882
366 km or 228 mi	Ciechanow	$1095
379 km or 236 mi	Ventspils	$869
385 km or 239 mi	Elblag	$977
390 km or 242 mi	Otwock	$1302