Essen vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1561
$1461
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3822
$3425
🏠 One person rent
$682
$800
🏘️ Family rent
$1155
$1319
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$439
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$91.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3475
$1925
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
96
59
😀 Quality of life
95
84
🏙️ Population
587K
581K

The cost of living in Essen is 7% more expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 3860th and 4193rd ($1561 vs $1461) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 1st in Germany and Lithuania, respectively. Check Germany vs Lithuania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Essen compared to 1.3 months in Vilnius. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 17th and 543rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Vilnius
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.1
$64.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.31
$5.55
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.79
$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$757
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$575
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$1394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$949
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$172
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$264
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
4.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4998
$6285
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3089
$3555
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.22
$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$42.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.77
$3.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.5
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.03
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$4.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$9.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90
$56.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$82.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$99.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$639
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10028
$10967

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1592
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1481
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1642
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1579
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1573
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1549
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1467
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1570
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1588
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1639
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1622
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1620
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1563
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1567
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1486
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1572
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1579
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1578
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1564
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1640
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1944
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1566
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1579
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1584
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1614
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1663
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1587

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