New York City vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	New York City	Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4441	$1261
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$10033	$3008
🏠 One person rent	$2960	$686
🏘️ Family rent	$5380	$1176
🍽️ Food expenses	$886	$387
🚐 Transport expenses	$364	$72.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5544	$1615
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	62
😀 Quality of life	95	80
🏙️ Population	8.8M	581K

The cost of living in New York City is 252% more expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 3rd and 4316th ($4441 vs $1261) 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 1.2 months in New York City compared to 1.3 months in Vilnius. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 22nd and 529th 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	$29.7	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$133	$54.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.94	$4.9
☕ Cappuccino	$5.95	$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.2	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3501	$687
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2603	$498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4776	$1330
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5236	$856
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.5	$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.55%	4.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17935	$5319
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12929	$3255
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$132	$30.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.5	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.04	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.95	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.54	$2.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$6.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.6	$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$3.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.41	$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20	$9.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.89	$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.1	$5.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.89	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.94	$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71	$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.1	$8.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$173	$49.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$36.1	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.3	$72.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$92.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1784	$582
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21465	$8531

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2534
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3271
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3040
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2886
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2703
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3302
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2701
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2756
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2698
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2720
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2730
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2792
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2667
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2729
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2740
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2512
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2693
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2732
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2531
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2587
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2637
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2664
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2480
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2715
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2722
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2676
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2747
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2664
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2716
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2745
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2611
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2456
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2674
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2772
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2730
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2610
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2456
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3111

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