Melbourne vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Melbourne	Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2397	$1341
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5694	$3192
🏠 One person rent	$1344	$726
🏘️ Family rent	$2215	$1252
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$415
🚐 Transport expenses	$345	$75
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4357	$1594
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	61
😀 Quality of life	100	80
🏙️ Population	5.03M	581K

The cost of living in Melbourne is 79% more expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 923rd and 4248th ($2397 vs $1341) 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 1.2 months in Vilnius. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 1st and 531st 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	$15.4	$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.1	$57.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.61	$4.87
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.82	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1361	$741
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1146	$527
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2752	$1406
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1818	$920
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.33%	4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7512	$5601
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5768	$3443
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.66	$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$126	$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.4	$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.64	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.36	$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.57	$7.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$3.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$2.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.74	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.8	$5.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.82	$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.97	$4.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.8	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.4	$8.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.2	$53.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.1	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.3	$82.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$97
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1974	$570
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21306	$8624

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1758
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1757
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1876
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1822
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1795
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1799
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1800
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1805
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1892
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1357
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1397
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1829
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1717
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1697
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1788
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1900
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1746
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1798
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2393
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1816
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1748
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2265
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1500
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1674
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1532
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2246
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1732
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1815
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2472
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1997
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2801
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2286
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1833
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2013
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1289
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913

Cities near Vilnius

Distance	City	Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi	Jonava	$856
86 km or 53 mi	Alytus	$871
90 km or 56 mi	Kaunas	$1191
93 km or 58 mi	Utena	$950
125 km or 78 mi	Marijampole	$886
130 km or 81 mi	Panevezys	$902
148 km or 92 mi	Grodno	$390
153 km or 95 mi	Daugavpils	$899
166 km or 103 mi	Suwalki	$1061
171 km or 107 mi	Minsk	$717
180 km or 112 mi	Baranavichy	$516
186 km or 116 mi	Siauliai	$999
205 km or 127 mi	Jekabpils	$946
214 km or 133 mi	Elk	$1057
215 km or 133 mi	Barysaw	$563
223 km or 138 mi	Bialystok	$1002
240 km or 149 mi	Jelgava	$856
240 km or 149 mi	Rezekne	$817
241 km or 150 mi	Ogre	$1111
259 km or 161 mi	Mazeikiai	$1042
262 km or 163 mi	Riga	$1169
269 km or 167 mi	Lomza	$916
271 km or 168 mi	Jurmala	$1377
286 km or 178 mi	Klaipeda	$1016
290 km or 180 mi	Pinsk	$437
301 km or 187 mi	Ostroleka	$1042
307 km or 191 mi	Kaliningrad	$578
308 km or 192 mi	Brest	$527
310 km or 192 mi	Babruysk	$437
317 km or 197 mi	Vitebsk	$298
318 km or 197 mi	Valmiera	$893
327 km or 203 mi	Olsztyn	$1134
328 km or 204 mi	Biala Podlaska	$1113
336 km or 209 mi	Liepaja	$1029
339 km or 211 mi	Mogilev	$467
342 km or 212 mi	Siedlce	$931
366 km or 228 mi	Ciechanow	$1136
379 km or 236 mi	Ventspils	$923
385 km or 239 mi	Elblag	$977
390 km or 242 mi	Otwock	$1406