Kyiv vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person
$760
$1303
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1995
$3208
🏠 One person rent
$367
$693
🏘️ Family rent
$737
$1293
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$422
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.9
$67.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$520
$1540
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
70
61
😀 Quality of life
65
79
🏙️ Population
2.95M
581K

The cost of living in Kyiv is 42% less expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 6536th and 4167th ($760 vs $1303) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ukraine and Lithuania, respectively. Check Ukraine vs Lithuania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Kyiv compared to 1.2 months in Vilnius. Kyiv ranked 1st best city to live in Ukraine vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 4566th and 511th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kyiv Vilnius
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.71
$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.6
$65.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$8.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$4.81
 Cappuccino
$1.44
$3.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$2.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$459
$734
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$264
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$953
$1459
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$979
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.7
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.1
$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.88
$17.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.58%
4.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2503
$4830
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1319
$3067
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.91
$31.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.19
$8.18
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.06
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$7.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$3.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$2.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.43
$8.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.35
$5.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.78
$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.81
$4.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27
$35
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.31
$8.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.7
$57.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.6
$77
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.5
$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$386
$534
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7179
$8246

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Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$451
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$443
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$495
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$457
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$548
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$406
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$535
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$433
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$534
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$892
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$476
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$504
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$425
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$426
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$485
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$976
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$423
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$820
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$470
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$560
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$767
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$518
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$472
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$637
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$810
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$369
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$487
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$423
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$535
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$464
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$527
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$758
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1111
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$462
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$839
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$439
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$490
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$649
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$704
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$528

Cities near Vilnius

Distance City Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi Jonava
$835
86 km or 53 mi Alytus
$850
90 km or 56 mi Kaunas
$1080
93 km or 58 mi Utena
$928
125 km or 78 mi Marijampole
$922
130 km or 81 mi Panevezys
$877
148 km or 92 mi Grodno
$385
153 km or 95 mi Daugavpils
$864
166 km or 103 mi Suwalki
$1028
171 km or 107 mi Minsk
$649
180 km or 112 mi Baranavichy
$490
186 km or 116 mi Siauliai
$827
205 km or 127 mi Jekabpils
$927
214 km or 133 mi Elk
$1013
215 km or 133 mi Barysaw
$528
223 km or 138 mi Bialystok
$949
240 km or 149 mi Jelgava
$827
240 km or 149 mi Rezekne
$831
241 km or 150 mi Ogre
$1088
259 km or 161 mi Mazeikiai
$985
262 km or 163 mi Riga
$1135
269 km or 167 mi Lomza
$1027
271 km or 168 mi Jurmala
$1362
286 km or 178 mi Klaipeda
$981
290 km or 180 mi Pinsk
$423
301 km or 187 mi Ostroleka
$1029
307 km or 191 mi Kaliningrad
$622
308 km or 192 mi Brest
$415
310 km or 192 mi Babruysk
$426
317 km or 197 mi Vitebsk
$299
318 km or 197 mi Valmiera
$860
327 km or 203 mi Olsztyn
$1006
328 km or 204 mi Biala Podlaska
$969
336 km or 209 mi Liepaja
$976
339 km or 211 mi Mogilev
$472
342 km or 212 mi Siedlce
$842
366 km or 228 mi Ciechanow
$1040
379 km or 236 mi Ventspils
$893
385 km or 239 mi Elblag
$791
390 km or 242 mi Otwock
$1218