Rome vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Rome	Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1972	$1434
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4629	$3415
🏠 One person rent	$1099	$773
🏘️ Family rent	$1926	$1289
🍽️ Food expenses	$525	$442
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2041	$1987
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	91	59
😀 Quality of life	91	84
🏙️ Population	2.75M	581K

The cost of living in Rome is 38% more expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 2104th and 4201st ($1972 vs $1434) 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 months in Rome compared to 1.4 months in Vilnius. Rome ranked 1st best city to live in Italy vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 134th and 502nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Rome	Vilnius
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.9	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.4	$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$8.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.2	$5.44
☕ Cappuccino	$2.27	$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.88	$2.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1246	$767
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$861	$562
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2194	$1364
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1571	$955
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$235
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.3	$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8628	$6138
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3484	$3459
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$1.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.1	$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.1	$12.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.14	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.19	$3.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$8.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$3.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.42	$2.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.81	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.52	$6.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.3	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.46	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.04	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.9	$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$9.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$107	$53.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.5	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.7	$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.7	$95.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$499	$668
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14156	$12428

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Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$1179
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1779
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1707
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1512
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1425
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1417
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1400
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1683
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1436
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1367
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1128
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1166
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1173
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1322
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1474
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1421
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1316
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1212
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1383
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1473
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1296
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1217
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1215
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1395
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1240
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1407
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1346
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1429
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1385
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1645
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1048
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1480
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1570
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1413
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1305
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1476
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1201
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1431
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1685
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1330

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