Munich vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Munich	Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2525	$1434
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5816	$3415
🏠 One person rent	$1500	$773
🏘️ Family rent	$2602	$1289
🍽️ Food expenses	$604	$442
🚐 Transport expenses	$252	$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4312	$1987
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	90	59
😀 Quality of life	94	84
🏙️ Population	1.51M	581K

The cost of living in Munich is 76% more expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 863rd and 4201st ($2525 vs $1434) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Germany and Lithuania, respectively. Check Germany vs Lithuania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Munich compared to 1.4 months in Vilnius. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 44th and 502nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Munich vs Vilnius

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	Munich	Vilnius
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.2	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79	$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.2	$8.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.43	$5.44
☕ Cappuccino	$4.75	$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.92	$2.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1520	$767
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1185	$562
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2776	$1364
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2116	$955
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$313	$235
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.3	$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.86%	4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13704	$6138
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9217	$3459
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.76	$1.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.3	$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.4	$12.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.16	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.43	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.57	$3.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$8.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.6	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$3.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$2.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.65	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$6.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.6	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.83	$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.2	$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.8	$9.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$77.9	$53.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.7	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.8	$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$95.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$871	$668
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17274	$12428

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Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$2002
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1940
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1976
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1960
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1925
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1910
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1890
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1748
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1841
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1770
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1753
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1858
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1790
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1835
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1292
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1816
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1789
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1938
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1828
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1731
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1668
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1834
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1788
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1660
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1726
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1808
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1610
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2075
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1606
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1704
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1887
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1669
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1678
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1667
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1717
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1647
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1647
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1636
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$2003
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1714

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