Jerusalem vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jerusalem	Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2114	$1261
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5127	$3008
🏠 One person rent	$1224	$686
🏘️ Family rent	$2310	$1176
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$387
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$72.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2561	$1615
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	78	62
😀 Quality of life	85	80
🏙️ Population	936K	581K

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 68% more expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 1551st and 4316th ($2114 vs $1261) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in Israel and Lithuania, respectively. Check Israel vs Lithuania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Jerusalem compared to 1.3 months in Vilnius. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 374th and 529th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs Vilnius

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	Jerusalem	Vilnius
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.2	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.5	$54.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.98	$4.9
☕ Cappuccino	$4.27	$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.67	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1380	$687
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$980	$498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2752	$1330
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1903	$856
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.8	$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.04%	4.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13235	$5319
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8778	$3255
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.69	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$30.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.05	$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.5	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.94	$2.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$6.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.99	$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$9.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.82	$5.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.82	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$89.6	$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$8.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$49.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$100	$72.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$92.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$878	$582
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17799	$8531

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$905
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$996
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$762
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1891
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$813
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1556
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2123
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1811
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1919
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1930
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1927
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1853
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1894
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1884
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$877
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2072
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2156
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1834
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$761
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1890
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2035
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2306
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1965
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1837
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1912
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2145
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1990
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1931
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$552
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1902
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1680
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1686
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1511

Cities near Vilnius

Distance	City	Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi	Jonava	$847
86 km or 53 mi	Alytus	$850
90 km or 56 mi	Kaunas	$1150
93 km or 58 mi	Utena	$936
125 km or 78 mi	Marijampole	$882
130 km or 81 mi	Panevezys	$950
148 km or 92 mi	Grodno	$385
153 km or 95 mi	Daugavpils	$843
166 km or 103 mi	Suwalki	$1016
171 km or 107 mi	Minsk	$727
180 km or 112 mi	Baranavichy	$517
186 km or 116 mi	Siauliai	$953
205 km or 127 mi	Jekabpils	$840
214 km or 133 mi	Elk	$1025
215 km or 133 mi	Barysaw	$570
223 km or 138 mi	Bialystok	$935
240 km or 149 mi	Jelgava	$804
240 km or 149 mi	Rezekne	$761
241 km or 150 mi	Ogre	$933
259 km or 161 mi	Mazeikiai	$983
262 km or 163 mi	Riga	$1113
269 km or 167 mi	Lomza	$964
271 km or 168 mi	Jurmala	$1299
286 km or 178 mi	Klaipeda	$969
290 km or 180 mi	Pinsk	$435
301 km or 187 mi	Ostroleka	$1025
307 km or 191 mi	Kaliningrad	$741
308 km or 192 mi	Brest	$469
310 km or 192 mi	Babruysk	$438
317 km or 197 mi	Vitebsk	$300
318 km or 197 mi	Valmiera	$835
327 km or 203 mi	Olsztyn	$1093
328 km or 204 mi	Biala Podlaska	$965
336 km or 209 mi	Liepaja	$953
339 km or 211 mi	Mogilev	$474
342 km or 212 mi	Siedlce	$882
366 km or 228 mi	Ciechanow	$1095
379 km or 236 mi	Ventspils	$869
385 km or 239 mi	Elblag	$977
390 km or 242 mi	Otwock	$1302