New York City vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	New York City	Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4044	$1303
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8222	$3208
🏠 One person rent	$2662	$693
🏘️ Family rent	$3953	$1293
🍽️ Food expenses	$794	$422
🚐 Transport expenses	$392	$67.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6298	$1540
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	61
😀 Quality of life	96	79
🏙️ Population	8.8M	581K

The cost of living in New York City is 210% more expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 6th and 4167th ($4044 vs $1303) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 1.6 months in New York City compared to 1.2 months in Vilnius. New York City ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 8th and 511th 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	$24.2	$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$108	$65.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$8.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.64	$4.81
☕ Cappuccino	$5.71	$3.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$2.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3504	$734
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2240	$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3748	$1459
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3719	$979
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.3	$17.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.65%	4.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16943	$4830
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12588	$3067
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.96	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$135	$31.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.4	$8.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.11	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$2.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.55	$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$7.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.18	$3.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3	$2.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20	$8.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.67	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$16.7	$5.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.02	$4.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.99	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.37	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$115	$35
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.8	$8.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$57.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.2	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.7	$77
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1647	$534
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17859	$8246

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2529
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$2821
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2743
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2739
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3241
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2691
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2638
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2613
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2494
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2608
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2612
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2520
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$1956
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2622
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2400
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2464
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2612
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2433
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2351
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2338
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2521
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2684
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2653
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2422
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2638
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2695
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2615
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2660
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2627
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2614
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2698
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2534
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2404
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2737
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2784
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2465
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2447
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3028

Cities near Vilnius

Distance	City	Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi	Jonava	$835
86 km or 53 mi	Alytus	$850
90 km or 56 mi	Kaunas	$1080
93 km or 58 mi	Utena	$928
125 km or 78 mi	Marijampole	$922
130 km or 81 mi	Panevezys	$877
148 km or 92 mi	Grodno	$385
153 km or 95 mi	Daugavpils	$864
166 km or 103 mi	Suwalki	$1028
171 km or 107 mi	Minsk	$649
180 km or 112 mi	Baranavichy	$490
186 km or 116 mi	Siauliai	$827
205 km or 127 mi	Jekabpils	$927
214 km or 133 mi	Elk	$1013
215 km or 133 mi	Barysaw	$528
223 km or 138 mi	Bialystok	$949
240 km or 149 mi	Jelgava	$827
240 km or 149 mi	Rezekne	$831
241 km or 150 mi	Ogre	$1088
259 km or 161 mi	Mazeikiai	$985
262 km or 163 mi	Riga	$1135
269 km or 167 mi	Lomza	$1027
271 km or 168 mi	Jurmala	$1362
286 km or 178 mi	Klaipeda	$981
290 km or 180 mi	Pinsk	$423
301 km or 187 mi	Ostroleka	$1029
307 km or 191 mi	Kaliningrad	$622
308 km or 192 mi	Brest	$415
310 km or 192 mi	Babruysk	$426
317 km or 197 mi	Vitebsk	$299
318 km or 197 mi	Valmiera	$860
327 km or 203 mi	Olsztyn	$1006
328 km or 204 mi	Biala Podlaska	$969
336 km or 209 mi	Liepaja	$976
339 km or 211 mi	Mogilev	$472
342 km or 212 mi	Siedlce	$842
366 km or 228 mi	Ciechanow	$1040
379 km or 236 mi	Ventspils	$893
385 km or 239 mi	Elblag	$791
390 km or 242 mi	Otwock	$1218