Raleigh vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Raleigh	Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2477	$1341
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5984	$3192
🏠 One person rent	$1542	$726
🏘️ Family rent	$2792	$1252
🍽️ Food expenses	$647	$415
🚐 Transport expenses	$98.6	$75
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4931	$1594
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	82	61
😀 Quality of life	89	80
🏙️ Population	468K	581K

The cost of living in Raleigh is 85% more expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 806th and 4248th ($2477 vs $1341) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 719th 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 2 months in Raleigh compared to 1.2 months in Vilnius. Raleigh ranked 49th best city to live in the United States vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 202nd and 531st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Raleigh vs Vilnius

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	Raleigh	Vilnius
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18	$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.6	$57.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.03	$4.87
☕ Cappuccino	$5.49	$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.95	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1570	$741
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1231	$527
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2956	$1406
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2331	$920
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$258	$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$77.4	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7431	$5601
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3484	$3443
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.25	$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.2	$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.08	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.78	$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$7.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.67	$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.94	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$3.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.39	$2.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.71	$5.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.3	$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$4.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.23	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.4	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$8.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$158	$53.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.2	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.2	$82.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$97
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1530	$570
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22229	$8624

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Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2278
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2383
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1859
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2228
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2217
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2137
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2158
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2146
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2212
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2141
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2105
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2057
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$2043
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1697
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2122
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2054
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2110
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1791
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2012
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2099
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2060
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2026
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$2110
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2094
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2162
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2076
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2105
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$1882
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$1972
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1917
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2081
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2119
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1705
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2146
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$2022
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2135
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2299
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2194
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2288
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1753

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