Hamburg City vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Hamburg City	Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2194	$1461
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5194	$3425
🏠 One person rent	$1163	$800
🏘️ Family rent	$2033	$1319
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$439
🚐 Transport expenses	$276	$91.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4099	$1925
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	84	59
😀 Quality of life	95	84
🏙️ Population	1.91M	581K

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 50% more expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 1513th and 4193rd ($2194 vs $1461) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Germany and Lithuania, respectively. Check Germany vs Lithuania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Hamburg City compared to 1.3 months in Vilnius. Hamburg City ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 31st and 543rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamburg City vs Vilnius

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	Hamburg City	Vilnius
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.8	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.9	$64.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.94	$5.55
☕ Cappuccino	$4.9	$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.63	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1250	$757
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$901	$575
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2225	$1394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1644	$949
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$172
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$233	$264
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.8	$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	4.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9649	$6285
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5540	$3555
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.53	$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69	$42.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$32.5	$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.06	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.33	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.51	$3.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.1	$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.15	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.47	$4.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.79	$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.99	$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.1	$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.7	$9.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.5	$56.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.4	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.3	$82.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$99.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$296	$639
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23203	$10967

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Cities near Hamburg City

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Reinbek	$1650
17 km or 11 mi	Norderstedt	$1635
18 km or 11 mi	Pinneberg	$1623
20 km or 13 mi	Wedel	$1613
21 km or 13 mi	Ahrensburg	$1667
21 km or 13 mi	Buxtehude	$1569
21 km or 13 mi	Quickborn	$1626
25 km or 15 mi	Winsen	$1584
28 km or 17 mi	Geesthacht	$1662
32 km or 20 mi	Elmshorn	$1598
32 km or 20 mi	Kaltenkirchen	$1624
35 km or 22 mi	Stade	$1554
38 km or 24 mi	Bad Oldesloe	$1685
43 km or 27 mi	Luneburg	$1563
52 km or 33 mi	Itzehoe	$1586
57 km or 36 mi	Lubeck	$1767
58 km or 36 mi	Neumunster	$1588
62 km or 38 mi	Bad Schwartau	$1716
63 km or 39 mi	Rotenburg an der Wumme	$1571
64 km or 40 mi	Soltau	$1580
75 km or 47 mi	Uelzen	$1648
81 km or 50 mi	Walsrode	$1586
83 km or 52 mi	Geestland	$1494
86 km or 54 mi	Kiel	$1588
87 km or 54 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1580
87 km or 54 mi	Rendsburg	$1525
88 km or 54 mi	Osterholz-Scharmbeck	$1559
88 km or 55 mi	Achim	$1574
93 km or 57 mi	Cuxhaven	$1498
93 km or 58 mi	Heide	$1566
94 km or 58 mi	Bremerhaven	$1825
94 km or 58 mi	Schwerin	$1337
95 km or 59 mi	Bremen City	$1752
102 km or 63 mi	Nordenham	$1470
103 km or 64 mi	Celle	$1529
103 km or 64 mi	Eckernforde	$1563
104 km or 64 mi	Wismar	$1443
106 km or 66 mi	Syke	$1575
107 km or 66 mi	Delmenhorst	$1583
109 km or 68 mi	Salzwedel	$1492

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