London vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	London	Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3740	$1461
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8537	$3425
🏠 One person rent	$2516	$800
🏘️ Family rent	$4294	$1319
🍽️ Food expenses	$631	$439
🚐 Transport expenses	$412	$91.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3678	$1925
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	59
😀 Quality of life	96	84
🏙️ Population	8.8M	581K

The cost of living in London is 156% more expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 20th and 4193rd ($3740 vs $1461) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the United Kingdom and Lithuania, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Lithuania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in London compared to 1.3 months in Vilnius. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 12th and 543rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in London vs Vilnius

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	London	Vilnius
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.5	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$98	$64.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.2	$5.55
☕ Cappuccino	$5.94	$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.15	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2958	$757
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2140	$575
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4865	$1394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3773	$949
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$172
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$264
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.3	$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.75%	4.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20369	$6285
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10989	$3555
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.62	$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$42.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.9	$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.86	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.25	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.71	$3.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.98	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.79	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.33	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.6	$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.84	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.87	$4.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.44	$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.5	$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.3	$9.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.9	$56.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$82.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$99.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2594	$639
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30567	$10967

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3038
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2559
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2498
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2564
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2419
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2417
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2406
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2395
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2382
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2661
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2336
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2426
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2490
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2227
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2271
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2345
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2675
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2152
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2259
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2321
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2567
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2276
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2260
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2846
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2265
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2188
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2622
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2385
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2262
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2485
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1860
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2191
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2215
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2223
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2212
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2576
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2111
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2377
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2472
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2199

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