New York City vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	New York City	Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4202	$1434
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9189	$3415
🏠 One person rent	$2718	$773
🏘️ Family rent	$4417	$1289
🍽️ Food expenses	$842	$442
🚐 Transport expenses	$400	$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5389	$1987
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	59
😀 Quality of life	95	84
🏙️ Population	8.8M	581K

The cost of living in New York City is 193% more expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 4th and 4201st ($4202 vs $1434) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.3 months in New York City compared to 1.4 months in Vilnius. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 15th and 502nd 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	$22.6	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90	$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.4	$8.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.3	$5.44
☕ Cappuccino	$6.22	$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.28	$2.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3692	$767
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2206	$562
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5140	$1364
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3874	$955
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$218	$235
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.6	$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$18073	$6138
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7831	$3459
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$1.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$138	$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27	$12.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.07	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.67	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.75	$3.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$8.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.3	$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.79	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.72	$3.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$2.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.7	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.61	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.5	$6.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$23.4	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$14	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$8.02	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.86	$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$132	$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$21.7	$9.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$159	$53.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$40.5	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.1	$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$95.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2095	$668
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21713	$12428

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2940
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3729
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3110
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3145
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2842
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3304
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2840
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2917
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2795
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2791
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2820
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2821
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2707
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2797
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2805
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2545
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2725
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2823
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2540
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2557
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2700
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2692
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2485
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2697
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2775
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2614
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2779
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2710
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2729
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2669
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2634
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2450
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2713
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2762
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2488
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3192

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