San Diego vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	San Diego	Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3486	$1434
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7909	$3415
🏠 One person rent	$2368	$773
🏘️ Family rent	$4139	$1289
🍽️ Food expenses	$735	$442
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5217	$1987
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	86	59
😀 Quality of life	91	84
🏙️ Population	1.39M	581K

The cost of living in San Diego is 143% more expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 52nd and 4201st ($3486 vs $1434) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th 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 1.4 months in Vilnius. San Diego ranked 38th best city to live in the United States vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 155th and 502nd 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	$22.2	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.5	$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15	$8.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.97	$5.44
☕ Cappuccino	$6.34	$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.17	$2.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2489	$767
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2046	$562
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4508	$1364
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3643	$955
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$251	$235
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.3	$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8050	$6138
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6577	$3459
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$1.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.5	$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$12.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.32	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.04	$3.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$8.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$3.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$2.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.6	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$6.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15.2	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.97	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.48	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.47	$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.2	$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.1	$9.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$131	$53.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.2	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.2	$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$95.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1937	$668
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22295	$12428

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Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3269
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$3094
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$3023
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$3033
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2997
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2984
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$3065
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$3077
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1276
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2956
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$3012
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3265
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1126
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1108
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3274
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$3008
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3269
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$3011
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3221
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2984
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2690
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2994
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3137
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$3051
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2799
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3075
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2850
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3492
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$3129
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2646
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$967
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2663
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3520
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3064
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2984
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3503
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2598
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2768
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2738
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2826

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