Los Angeles vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Los Angeles	Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3378	$1461
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7707	$3425
🏠 One person rent	$2168	$800
🏘️ Family rent	$3725	$1319
🍽️ Food expenses	$743	$439
🚐 Transport expenses	$257	$91.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$1925
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	99	59
😀 Quality of life	93	84
🏙️ Population	3.9M	581K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 131% more expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 72nd and 4193rd ($3378 vs $1461) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd and 1st in the United States and Lithuania, respectively. Check the United States vs Lithuania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.3 months in Vilnius. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 55th and 543rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Vilnius

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	Los Angeles	Vilnius
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.9	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91	$64.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.85	$5.55
☕ Cappuccino	$6.48	$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2352	$757
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1867	$575
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4129	$1394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$949
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$172
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$214	$264
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.86%	4.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7811	$6285
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7110	$3555
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94	$42.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.27	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.67	$3.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.45	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.39	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.78	$4.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.45	$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.1	$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$9.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$144	$56.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.3	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.2	$82.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$99.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1715	$639
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28004	$10967

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2879
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2850
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2917
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2749
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2976
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2993
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2810
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3159
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2775
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3086
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2769
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2820
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3695
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3020
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2912
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2835
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2850
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3020
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3768
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2796
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3328
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2698
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2880
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3157
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3057
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2894
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2842
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2789
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2770
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3051
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2847
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3193
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3019
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2702
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2688
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3588
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2815
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3262
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2974

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