Rome vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Rome	Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1718	$1261
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4113	$3008
🏠 One person rent	$929	$686
🏘️ Family rent	$1682	$1176
🍽️ Food expenses	$472	$387
🚐 Transport expenses	$164	$72.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1842	$1615
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	92	62
😀 Quality of life	86	80
🏙️ Population	2.75M	581K

The cost of living in Rome is 36% more expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 2624th and 4316th ($1718 vs $1261) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Italy and Lithuania, respectively. Check Italy vs Lithuania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Rome compared to 1.3 months in Vilnius. Rome ranked 1st best city to live in Italy vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 337th and 529th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rome vs Vilnius

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	Rome	Vilnius
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.5	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.3	$54.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.2	$4.9
☕ Cappuccino	$1.67	$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.38	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1049	$687
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$701	$498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2124	$1330
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1286	$856
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.4	$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.16%	4.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7056	$5319
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3427	$3255
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.57	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.6	$30.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.71	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.06	$2.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$6.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$3.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.12	$9.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.92	$5.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.17	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.88	$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.4	$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.3	$8.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$49.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.1	$72.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$92.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$502	$582
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9864	$8531

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Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$964
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1562
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1324
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1270
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1289
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1250
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1543
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1224
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1004
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1046
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1058
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1208
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1340
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1241
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1171
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1100
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1128
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1294
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1312
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1101
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1239
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1133
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1181
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1267
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1518
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$955
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1204
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1396
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1270
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1165
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1061
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1229
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1201

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