San Diego vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	San Diego	Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3469	$1414
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7890	$3338
🏠 One person rent	$2370	$764
🏘️ Family rent	$4148	$1283
🍽️ Food expenses	$726	$436
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$86.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5254	$1836
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	86	61
😀 Quality of life	93	83
🏙️ Population	1.39M	581K

The cost of living in San Diego is 145% more expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 43rd and 4221st ($3469 vs $1414) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd 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 1.5 months in San Diego compared to 1.3 months in Vilnius. San Diego ranked 26th best city to live in the United States vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 97th and 544th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Diego vs Vilnius

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	San Diego	Vilnius
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.5	$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.1	$63.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.1	$8.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.63	$5.39
☕ Cappuccino	$6.32	$3.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2499	$763
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2053	$547
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4569	$1376
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3654	$933
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$159
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$240	$246
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71	$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.43%	4.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9580	$6130
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7151	$3717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.49	$1.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71	$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.92	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.16	$3.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$7.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$1.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$2.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$3.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.6	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.91	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$5.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14.9	$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.97	$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.53	$2.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.47	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.1	$38.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.9	$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$131	$54.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.4	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.2	$78.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1745	$609
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28967	$9582

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Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3195
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$3013
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2932
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2972
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2943
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2996
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2988
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1210
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2887
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2922
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3066
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1063
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1055
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3215
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2931
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3252
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2930
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3274
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2873
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2681
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2967
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3049
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2994
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2715
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3057
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2776
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3490
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$3075
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2626
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$903
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2671
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3585
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3037
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$3014
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3450
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2539
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2742
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2691
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2782

Cities near Vilnius

Distance	City	Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi	Jonava	$865
86 km or 53 mi	Alytus	$883
90 km or 56 mi	Kaunas	$1334
93 km or 58 mi	Utena	$974
125 km or 78 mi	Marijampole	$920
130 km or 81 mi	Panevezys	$988
148 km or 92 mi	Grodno	$349
153 km or 95 mi	Daugavpils	$929
166 km or 103 mi	Suwalki	$1113
171 km or 107 mi	Minsk	$735
180 km or 112 mi	Baranavichy	$517
186 km or 116 mi	Siauliai	$967
205 km or 127 mi	Jekabpils	$894
214 km or 133 mi	Elk	$1125
215 km or 133 mi	Barysaw	$561
223 km or 138 mi	Bialystok	$1148
240 km or 149 mi	Jelgava	$889
240 km or 149 mi	Rezekne	$840
241 km or 150 mi	Ogre	$1046
259 km or 161 mi	Mazeikiai	$864
262 km or 163 mi	Riga	$1270
269 km or 167 mi	Lomza	$993
271 km or 168 mi	Jurmala	$1419
286 km or 178 mi	Klaipeda	$1057
290 km or 180 mi	Pinsk	$426
301 km or 187 mi	Ostroleka	$1113
307 km or 191 mi	Kaliningrad	$829
308 km or 192 mi	Brest	$528
310 km or 192 mi	Babruysk	$406
317 km or 197 mi	Vitebsk	$293
318 km or 197 mi	Valmiera	$928
327 km or 203 mi	Olsztyn	$1182
328 km or 204 mi	Biala Podlaska	$1079
336 km or 209 mi	Liepaja	$1034
339 km or 211 mi	Mogilev	$545
342 km or 212 mi	Siedlce	$1009
366 km or 228 mi	Ciechanow	$1241
379 km or 236 mi	Ventspils	$968
385 km or 239 mi	Elblag	$1074
390 km or 242 mi	Otwock	$1522