Helsinki vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

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Helsinki Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1990
$1461
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4806
$3425
🏠 One person rent
$991
$800
🏘️ Family rent
$1773
$1319
🍽️ Food expenses
$629
$439
🚐 Transport expenses
$171
$91.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3192
$1925
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
80
59
😀 Quality of life
94
84
🏙️ Population
687K
581K

The cost of living in Helsinki is 36% more expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 2068th and 4193rd ($1990 vs $1461) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Finland and Lithuania, respectively. Check Finland vs Lithuania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Helsinki compared to 1.3 months in Vilnius. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 48th and 543rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Helsinki vs Vilnius

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Helsinki Vilnius
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.6
$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.2
$64.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.99
$5.55
☕ Cappuccino
$5.56
$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.37
$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1086
$757
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$575
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1959
$1394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1557
$949
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.5
$172
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$264
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.6
$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.89%
4.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9954
$6285
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4941
$3555
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.82
$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83.3
$42.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.5
$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.05
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.54
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.29
$3.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.4
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.31
$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.3
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.42
$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.6
$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$4.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.9
$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.8
$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.4
$9.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$56.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$107
$82.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$99.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$482
$639
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15326
$10967

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Cities near Helsinki

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Vantaa
$1927
16 km or 9.7 mi Espoo
$2062
26 km or 16 mi Tuusula
$1693
27 km or 17 mi Kerava
$1659
29 km or 18 mi Kirkkonummi
$1753
33 km or 21 mi Nurmijarvi
$1673
34 km or 21 mi Jarvenpaa
$1750
47 km or 29 mi Porvoo
$1578
49 km or 30 mi Lohja
$1406
51 km or 32 mi Hyvinkaa
$1533
63 km or 39 mi Riihimaki
$1426
78 km or 48 mi Maardu
$1448
83 km or 51 mi Tallinn
$1683
86 km or 53 mi Raseborg
$1606
96 km or 59 mi Hameenlinna
$1451
98 km or 61 mi Lahti
$1571
102 km or 63 mi Salo
$1583
115 km or 72 mi Kotka
$1514
122 km or 76 mi Rakvere
$1021
124 km or 77 mi Kouvola
$1474
131 km or 81 mi Valkeakoski
$1621
132 km or 82 mi Hamina
$1515
143 km or 89 mi Kaarina
$1568
150 km or 93 mi Turku
$1597
156 km or 97 mi Raisio
$1567
157 km or 98 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1131
160 km or 100 mi Tampere
$1445
164 km or 102 mi Nokia
$1471
169 km or 105 mi Ylojarvi
$1467
170 km or 106 mi Sastamala
$1514
181 km or 113 mi Sillamae
$1111
188 km or 117 mi Jamsa
$1516
201 km or 125 mi Parnu
$1214
203 km or 126 mi Lappeenranta
$1482
203 km or 126 mi Narva
$1108
205 km or 127 mi Viljandi
$1083
210 km or 131 mi Mikkeli
$1454
214 km or 133 mi Rauma
$1383
224 km or 139 mi Pori
$1375
224 km or 139 mi Tartu
$1232

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