Raleigh vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Raleigh	Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2388	$1261
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5530	$3008
🏠 One person rent	$1484	$686
🏘️ Family rent	$2447	$1176
🍽️ Food expenses	$625	$387
🚐 Transport expenses	$94.8	$72.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4749	$1615
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	82	62
😀 Quality of life	88	80
🏙️ Population	468K	581K

The cost of living in Raleigh is 89% more expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 972nd and 4316th ($2388 vs $1261) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 892nd 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 1.3 months in Vilnius. Raleigh ranked 51st best city to live in the United States vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 221st and 529th 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	$17.1	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.6	$54.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.74	$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.88	$4.9
☕ Cappuccino	$5.37	$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.31	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1468	$687
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1216	$498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2614	$1330
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2029	$856
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.4	$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.51%	4.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6077	$5319
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2879	$3255
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$58.4	$30.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.8	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.83	$2.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$6.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.48	$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.38	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$3.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.46	$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$9.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.69	$5.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.38	$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.7	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$8.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$158	$49.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.9	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$52	$72.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.2	$92.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1481	$582
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21914	$8531

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Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2281
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2616
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1836
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2229
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2335
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2315
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2290
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2140
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2309
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2169
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2184
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2073
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$2052
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1733
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2144
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2100
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2091
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1764
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2011
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2117
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2076
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2014
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1934
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2058
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2169
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2100
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2136
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2098
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$1952
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1819
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2117
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2136
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1752
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2147
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1976
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2144
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2332
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2182
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2269
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1682

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