Melbourne vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Melbourne	Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2194	$1261
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5150	$3008
🏠 One person rent	$1216	$686
🏘️ Family rent	$1971	$1176
🍽️ Food expenses	$541	$387
🚐 Transport expenses	$296	$72.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3902	$1615
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	62
😀 Quality of life	100	80
🏙️ Population	5.03M	581K

The cost of living in Melbourne is 74% more expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 1365th and 4316th ($2194 vs $1261) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Australia and Lithuania, respectively. Check Australia vs Lithuania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Melbourne compared to 1.3 months in Vilnius. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 1st and 529th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Vilnius

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	Melbourne	Vilnius
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.2	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.9	$54.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.78	$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.09	$4.9
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1287	$687
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1014	$498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2611	$1330
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$856
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.7	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.3	$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.24%	4.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6900	$5319
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5335	$3255
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.51	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$117	$30.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$2.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.78	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.79	$6.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$3.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$9.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$29	$5.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.67	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.2	$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.67	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.2	$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$8.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$49.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.1	$72.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$92.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1683	$582
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19705	$8531

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1620
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1625
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1645
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1691
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1669
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1671
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1643
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1654
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1981
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1390
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1291
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1727
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1601
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1768
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1619
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1651
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2023
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1691
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1616
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2106
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1511
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1538
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1416
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$1978
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1584
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1702
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2252
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1824
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2539
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2099
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1448
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1185
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963

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