Hamburg City vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Hamburg City	Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2189	$1434
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5149	$3415
🏠 One person rent	$1162	$773
🏘️ Family rent	$2021	$1289
🍽️ Food expenses	$588	$442
🚐 Transport expenses	$281	$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3748	$1987
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	84	59
😀 Quality of life	94	84
🏙️ Population	1.91M	581K

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 53% more expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 1511th and 4201st ($2189 vs $1434) 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 1.7 months in Hamburg City compared to 1.4 months in Vilnius. Hamburg City ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 38th and 502nd 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	$17.5	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$8.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.84	$5.44
☕ Cappuccino	$4.81	$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.06	$2.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1230	$767
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$909	$562
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2218	$1364
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1636	$955
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$229	$235
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.4	$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10429	$6138
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5372	$3459
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.48	$1.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.6	$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$32.2	$12.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.23	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.43	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.33	$3.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$8.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$3.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.32	$2.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.43	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$6.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.38	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.2	$9.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.8	$53.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.6	$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$95.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$338	$668
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19886	$12428

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Cities near Hamburg City

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Reinbek	$1617
17 km or 11 mi	Norderstedt	$1601
18 km or 11 mi	Pinneberg	$1582
20 km or 13 mi	Wedel	$1575
21 km or 13 mi	Ahrensburg	$1621
21 km or 13 mi	Buxtehude	$1556
21 km or 13 mi	Quickborn	$1579
25 km or 15 mi	Winsen	$1559
28 km or 17 mi	Geesthacht	$1622
32 km or 20 mi	Elmshorn	$1563
32 km or 20 mi	Kaltenkirchen	$1585
35 km or 22 mi	Stade	$1555
38 km or 24 mi	Bad Oldesloe	$1650
43 km or 27 mi	Luneburg	$1535
52 km or 33 mi	Itzehoe	$1544
57 km or 36 mi	Lubeck	$1725
58 km or 36 mi	Neumunster	$1551
62 km or 38 mi	Bad Schwartau	$1679
63 km or 39 mi	Rotenburg an der Wumme	$1577
64 km or 40 mi	Soltau	$1584
75 km or 47 mi	Uelzen	$1639
81 km or 50 mi	Walsrode	$1596
83 km or 52 mi	Geestland	$1507
86 km or 54 mi	Kiel	$1557
87 km or 54 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1590
87 km or 54 mi	Rendsburg	$1494
88 km or 54 mi	Osterholz-Scharmbeck	$1582
88 km or 55 mi	Achim	$1586
93 km or 57 mi	Cuxhaven	$1509
93 km or 58 mi	Heide	$1530
94 km or 58 mi	Bremerhaven	$1787
94 km or 58 mi	Schwerin	$1309
95 km or 59 mi	Bremen City	$1765
102 km or 63 mi	Nordenham	$1483
103 km or 64 mi	Celle	$1547
103 km or 64 mi	Eckernforde	$1533
104 km or 64 mi	Wismar	$1415
106 km or 66 mi	Syke	$1589
107 km or 66 mi	Delmenhorst	$1621
109 km or 68 mi	Salzwedel	$1457

Cities near Vilnius

Distance	City	Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi	Jonava	$859
86 km or 53 mi	Alytus	$881
90 km or 56 mi	Kaunas	$1258
93 km or 58 mi	Utena	$974
125 km or 78 mi	Marijampole	$928
130 km or 81 mi	Panevezys	$982
148 km or 92 mi	Grodno	$445
153 km or 95 mi	Daugavpils	$938
166 km or 103 mi	Suwalki	$1114
171 km or 107 mi	Minsk	$924
180 km or 112 mi	Baranavichy	$608
186 km or 116 mi	Siauliai	$964
205 km or 127 mi	Jekabpils	$895
214 km or 133 mi	Elk	$1170
215 km or 133 mi	Barysaw	$676
223 km or 138 mi	Bialystok	$1229
240 km or 149 mi	Jelgava	$893
240 km or 149 mi	Rezekne	$835
241 km or 150 mi	Ogre	$1000
259 km or 161 mi	Mazeikiai	$860
262 km or 163 mi	Riga	$1254
269 km or 167 mi	Lomza	$1060
271 km or 168 mi	Jurmala	$1374
286 km or 178 mi	Klaipeda	$1077
290 km or 180 mi	Pinsk	$527
301 km or 187 mi	Ostroleka	$1165
307 km or 191 mi	Kaliningrad	$1016
308 km or 192 mi	Brest	$669
310 km or 192 mi	Babruysk	$477
317 km or 197 mi	Vitebsk	$355
318 km or 197 mi	Valmiera	$938
327 km or 203 mi	Olsztyn	$1454
328 km or 204 mi	Biala Podlaska	$1078
336 km or 209 mi	Liepaja	$1040
339 km or 211 mi	Mogilev	$669
342 km or 212 mi	Siedlce	$1023
366 km or 228 mi	Ciechanow	$1253
379 km or 236 mi	Ventspils	$932
385 km or 239 mi	Elblag	$1010
390 km or 242 mi	Otwock	$1540