Munich vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Munich	Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2201	$1261
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5311	$3008
🏠 One person rent	$1313	$686
🏘️ Family rent	$2479	$1176
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$387
🚐 Transport expenses	$211	$72.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3560	$1615
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	90	62
😀 Quality of life	93	80
🏙️ Population	1.51M	581K

The cost of living in Munich is 75% more expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 1352nd and 4316th ($2201 vs $1261) 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 1.6 months in Munich compared to 1.3 months in Vilnius. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 54th and 529th 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	$16.2	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.1	$54.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.92	$4.9
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.69	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1323	$687
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1006	$498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2618	$1330
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2005	$856
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$313	$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.8	$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.97%	4.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12224	$5319
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8488	$3255
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.1	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.5	$30.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.8	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.7	$2.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$6.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$3.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.83	$9.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.08	$5.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.34	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.92	$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.2	$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$8.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$73.1	$49.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.5	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.9	$72.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$92.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$953	$582
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14702	$8531

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Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1789
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1746
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1772
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1755
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1730
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1727
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1711
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1631
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1679
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1611
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1568
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1700
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1613
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1644
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1164
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1638
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1637
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1728
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1644
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1569
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1541
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1645
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1465
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1537
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1508
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1698
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1517
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$1911
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1540
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1544
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1636
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1538
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1502
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1627
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1565
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1522
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1509
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1516
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1672
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1560

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