Dusseldorf vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dusseldorf	Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1944	$1461
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4713	$3425
🏠 One person rent	$1066	$800
🏘️ Family rent	$1869	$1319
🍽️ Food expenses	$549	$439
🚐 Transport expenses	$178	$91.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4092	$1925
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	92	59
😀 Quality of life	95	84
🏙️ Population	631K	581K

The cost of living in Dusseldorf is 33% more expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 2220th and 4193rd ($1944 vs $1461) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 1st in Germany and Lithuania, respectively. Check Germany vs Lithuania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dusseldorf compared to 1.3 months in Vilnius. Dusseldorf ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 28th and 543rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dusseldorf vs Vilnius

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	Dusseldorf	Vilnius
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.8	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.3	$64.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.2	$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.45	$5.55
☕ Cappuccino	$4.51	$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.48	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1119	$757
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$828	$575
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2031	$1394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1511	$949
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$172
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$264
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44	$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.97%	4.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8456	$6285
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5329	$3555
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.02	$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67	$42.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.7	$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.08	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.2	$3.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.4	$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.77	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.5	$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.75	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.34	$4.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.63	$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.69	$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.3	$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.9	$9.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.6	$56.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.9	$82.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$99.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$907	$639
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21698	$10967

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Cities near Dusseldorf

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Neuss	$1668
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Ratingen	$1639
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Erkrath	$1661
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kaarst	$1660
13 km or 8.3 mi	Hilden	$1673
14 km or 8.5 mi	Mettmann	$1620
16 km or 9.8 mi	Dormagen	$1722
16 km or 9.9 mi	Willich	$1618
17 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1739
17 km or 11 mi	Haan	$1640
17 km or 11 mi	Heiligenhaus	$1588
18 km or 11 mi	Langenfeld	$1724
18 km or 11 mi	Krefeld	$1603
19 km or 12 mi	Korschenbroich	$1644
19 km or 12 mi	Wulfrath	$1588
20 km or 13 mi	Grevenbroich	$1665
21 km or 13 mi	Leichlingen	$1701
22 km or 14 mi	Tonisvorst	$1600
22 km or 14 mi	Velbert	$1579
22 km or 14 mi	Duisburg	$1467
23 km or 14 mi	Solingen	$1663
23 km or 14 mi	Mulheim	$1592
24 km or 15 mi	Monchengladbach	$1669
26 km or 16 mi	Pulheim	$1743
26 km or 16 mi	Leverkusen	$2007
27 km or 17 mi	Viersen	$1626
27 km or 17 mi	Oberhausen	$1642
27 km or 17 mi	Moers	$1571
28 km or 17 mi	Neukirchen-Vluyn	$1584
28 km or 17 mi	Wuppertal	$1486
29 km or 18 mi	Kempen	$1601
29 km or 18 mi	Remscheid	$1609
30 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1671
30 km or 18 mi	Essen	$1561
31 km or 19 mi	Bergheim	$1686
32 km or 20 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1629
34 km or 21 mi	Bottrop	$1481
34 km or 21 mi	Kamp-Lintfort	$1580
34 km or 21 mi	Hattingen	$1573
35 km or 22 mi	Cologne	$1990

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