Melbourne vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Melbourne	Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2543	$1434
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6242	$3415
🏠 One person rent	$1414	$773
🏘️ Family rent	$2478	$1289
🍽️ Food expenses	$607	$442
🚐 Transport expenses	$361	$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4489	$1987
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	59
😀 Quality of life	100	84
🏙️ Population	5.35M	581K

The cost of living in Melbourne is 77% more expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 829th and 4201st ($2543 vs $1434) 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 1.4 months in Vilnius. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 1st and 502nd 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	$15.5	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.1	$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$8.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.51	$5.44
☕ Cappuccino	$4.02	$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.15	$2.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1557	$767
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1162	$562
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2836	$1364
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2092	$955
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$235
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.2	$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.58%	4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6978	$6138
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6027	$3459
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.85	$1.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$140	$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$12.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.67	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.94	$3.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.76	$8.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$3.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.68	$2.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.54	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26	$6.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.16	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.98	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.14	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.17	$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.5	$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.4	$9.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.8	$53.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$28	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$123	$95.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2326	$668
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22313	$12428

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1834
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1813
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1913
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1933
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1896
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1889
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1915
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1936
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2179
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1606
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1493
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$2000
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1816
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1868
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1825
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1728
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2258
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1905
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1795
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2364
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1460
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1701
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1695
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2355
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1709
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1855
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2481
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$2040
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2844
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2354
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1995
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2133
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1273
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132

Cities near Vilnius

Distance	City	Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi	Jonava	$859
86 km or 53 mi	Alytus	$881
90 km or 56 mi	Kaunas	$1258
93 km or 58 mi	Utena	$974
125 km or 78 mi	Marijampole	$928
130 km or 81 mi	Panevezys	$982
148 km or 92 mi	Grodno	$445
153 km or 95 mi	Daugavpils	$938
166 km or 103 mi	Suwalki	$1114
171 km or 107 mi	Minsk	$924
180 km or 112 mi	Baranavichy	$608
186 km or 116 mi	Siauliai	$964
205 km or 127 mi	Jekabpils	$895
214 km or 133 mi	Elk	$1170
215 km or 133 mi	Barysaw	$676
223 km or 138 mi	Bialystok	$1229
240 km or 149 mi	Jelgava	$893
240 km or 149 mi	Rezekne	$835
241 km or 150 mi	Ogre	$1000
259 km or 161 mi	Mazeikiai	$860
262 km or 163 mi	Riga	$1254
269 km or 167 mi	Lomza	$1060
271 km or 168 mi	Jurmala	$1374
286 km or 178 mi	Klaipeda	$1077
290 km or 180 mi	Pinsk	$527
301 km or 187 mi	Ostroleka	$1165
307 km or 191 mi	Kaliningrad	$1016
308 km or 192 mi	Brest	$669
310 km or 192 mi	Babruysk	$477
317 km or 197 mi	Vitebsk	$355
318 km or 197 mi	Valmiera	$938
327 km or 203 mi	Olsztyn	$1454
328 km or 204 mi	Biala Podlaska	$1078
336 km or 209 mi	Liepaja	$1040
339 km or 211 mi	Mogilev	$669
342 km or 212 mi	Siedlce	$1023
366 km or 228 mi	Ciechanow	$1253
379 km or 236 mi	Ventspils	$932
385 km or 239 mi	Elblag	$1010
390 km or 242 mi	Otwock	$1540