Sacramento vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Sacramento	Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2846	$1461
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6548	$3425
🏠 One person rent	$1798	$800
🏘️ Family rent	$3108	$1319
🍽️ Food expenses	$723	$439
🚐 Transport expenses	$146	$91.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4529	$1925
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	54	59
😀 Quality of life	87	84
🏙️ Population	525K	581K

The cost of living in Sacramento is 95% more expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 346th and 4193rd ($2846 vs $1461) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 285th 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 1.6 months in Sacramento compared to 1.3 months in Vilnius. Sacramento ranked 116th best city to live in the United States vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 376th and 543rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sacramento vs Vilnius

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	Sacramento	Vilnius
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.6	$64.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8	$5.55
☕ Cappuccino	$5.6	$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.83	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1821	$757
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1445	$575
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3355	$1394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2567	$949
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$172
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$306	$264
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$77.7	$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	4.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4818	$6285
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3673	$3555
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.51	$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.2	$42.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.23	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.98	$3.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.02	$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.17	$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.8	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.16	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.67	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.95	$4.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.19	$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.28	$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.2	$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.2	$9.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$56.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.9	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.5	$82.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.3	$99.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1458	$639
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23546	$10967

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Cities near Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2693
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2733
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2691
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2807
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2786
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2962
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2933
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2781
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2736
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2649
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2906
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2687
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2813
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3187
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2687
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3097
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3339
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2776
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2162
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2962
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2280
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3136
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2939
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$3004
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3454
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2807
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2783
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2929
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2380
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2780
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2658
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2651
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$2984
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3064
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2089
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2893
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2929
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$3778
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$2859

Cities near Vilnius

Distance	City	Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi	Jonava	$890
86 km or 53 mi	Alytus	$907
90 km or 56 mi	Kaunas	$1279
93 km or 58 mi	Utena	$1003
125 km or 78 mi	Marijampole	$947
130 km or 81 mi	Panevezys	$1012
148 km or 92 mi	Grodno	$399
153 km or 95 mi	Daugavpils	$952
166 km or 103 mi	Suwalki	$1133
171 km or 107 mi	Minsk	$836
180 km or 112 mi	Baranavichy	$568
186 km or 116 mi	Siauliai	$1001
205 km or 127 mi	Jekabpils	$912
214 km or 133 mi	Elk	$1184
215 km or 133 mi	Barysaw	$628
223 km or 138 mi	Bialystok	$1214
240 km or 149 mi	Jelgava	$908
240 km or 149 mi	Rezekne	$853
241 km or 150 mi	Ogre	$1027
259 km or 161 mi	Mazeikiai	$903
262 km or 163 mi	Riga	$1248
269 km or 167 mi	Lomza	$1062
271 km or 168 mi	Jurmala	$1423
286 km or 178 mi	Klaipeda	$1106
290 km or 180 mi	Pinsk	$484
301 km or 187 mi	Ostroleka	$1188
307 km or 191 mi	Kaliningrad	$919
308 km or 192 mi	Brest	$589
310 km or 192 mi	Babruysk	$450
317 km or 197 mi	Vitebsk	$335
318 km or 197 mi	Valmiera	$944
327 km or 203 mi	Olsztyn	$1343
328 km or 204 mi	Biala Podlaska	$1109
336 km or 209 mi	Liepaja	$1060
339 km or 211 mi	Mogilev	$622
342 km or 212 mi	Siedlce	$1028
366 km or 228 mi	Ciechanow	$1262
379 km or 236 mi	Ventspils	$994
385 km or 239 mi	Elblag	$1068
390 km or 242 mi	Otwock	$1569