New York City vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	New York City	Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4051	$1341
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8925	$3192
🏠 One person rent	$2620	$726
🏘️ Family rent	$4454	$1252
🍽️ Food expenses	$807	$415
🚐 Transport expenses	$399	$75
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5777	$1594
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	61
😀 Quality of life	97	80
🏙️ Population	8.8M	581K

The cost of living in New York City is 202% more expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 5th and 4248th ($4051 vs $1341) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in the United States and Lithuania, respectively. Check the United States vs Lithuania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in New York City compared to 1.2 months in Vilnius. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 13th and 531st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New York City vs Vilnius

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	New York City	Vilnius
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.7	$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$111	$57.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.78	$4.87
☕ Cappuccino	$6.22	$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.16	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2702	$741
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2361	$527
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5005	$1406
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3996	$920
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$187	$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.3	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.73%	4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$19111	$5601
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3215	$3443
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.88	$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$138	$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.1	$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.43	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.36	$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$7.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.78	$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.75	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.74	$3.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$2.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.1	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.49	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.1	$5.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10	$4.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.97	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$144	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.8	$8.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$156	$53.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.4	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.6	$82.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$97
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1717	$570
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20585	$8624

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2510
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3280
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2857
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2634
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3168
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2611
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2701
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2414
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2671
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2715
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2165
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2605
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2575
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2733
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2479
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2664
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2722
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2493
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2635
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2622
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2607
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2762
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2590
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2424
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2641
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2778
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2646
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2760
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2702
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2732
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2721
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2691
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2454
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2586
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2811
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2771
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2578
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2553
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3108

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