San Diego vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	San Diego	Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3346	$1341
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7719	$3192
🏠 One person rent	$2248	$726
🏘️ Family rent	$4052	$1252
🍽️ Food expenses	$722	$415
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$75
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5772	$1594
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	87	61
😀 Quality of life	92	80
🏙️ Population	1.39M	581K

The cost of living in San Diego is 150% more expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 45th and 4248th ($3346 vs $1341) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th 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 1.7 months in San Diego compared to 1.2 months in Vilnius. San Diego ranked 12th best city to live in the United States vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 75th and 531st 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	$20.9	$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.8	$57.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.25	$4.87
☕ Cappuccino	$5.51	$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.62	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2399	$741
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1894	$527
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4351	$1406
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3534	$920
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$184	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$286	$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.1	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.53%	4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9294	$5601
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7063	$3443
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.52	$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.6	$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.2	$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.98	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.72	$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$7.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$3.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.2	$2.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.3	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.3	$5.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$16.2	$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10.9	$4.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.94	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.4	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18	$8.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$53.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$28	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$82.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.1	$97
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1752	$570
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21468	$8624

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Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$2973
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2877
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2783
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2893
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2775
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2786
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2821
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2936
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1050
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2799
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2765
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$2853
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$922
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$922
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$2795
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2718
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$2997
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2783
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$2926
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2767
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2579
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2886
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3006
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2828
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2650
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2842
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2717
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3001
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2928
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2587
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$912
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2654
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3444
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3035
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2950
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3330
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$3047
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2789
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2595
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2647

Cities near Vilnius

Distance	City	Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi	Jonava	$856
86 km or 53 mi	Alytus	$871
90 km or 56 mi	Kaunas	$1191
93 km or 58 mi	Utena	$950
125 km or 78 mi	Marijampole	$886
130 km or 81 mi	Panevezys	$902
148 km or 92 mi	Grodno	$390
153 km or 95 mi	Daugavpils	$899
166 km or 103 mi	Suwalki	$1061
171 km or 107 mi	Minsk	$717
180 km or 112 mi	Baranavichy	$516
186 km or 116 mi	Siauliai	$999
205 km or 127 mi	Jekabpils	$946
214 km or 133 mi	Elk	$1057
215 km or 133 mi	Barysaw	$563
223 km or 138 mi	Bialystok	$1002
240 km or 149 mi	Jelgava	$856
240 km or 149 mi	Rezekne	$817
241 km or 150 mi	Ogre	$1111
259 km or 161 mi	Mazeikiai	$1042
262 km or 163 mi	Riga	$1169
269 km or 167 mi	Lomza	$916
271 km or 168 mi	Jurmala	$1377
286 km or 178 mi	Klaipeda	$1016
290 km or 180 mi	Pinsk	$437
301 km or 187 mi	Ostroleka	$1042
307 km or 191 mi	Kaliningrad	$578
308 km or 192 mi	Brest	$527
310 km or 192 mi	Babruysk	$437
317 km or 197 mi	Vitebsk	$298
318 km or 197 mi	Valmiera	$893
327 km or 203 mi	Olsztyn	$1134
328 km or 204 mi	Biala Podlaska	$1113
336 km or 209 mi	Liepaja	$1029
339 km or 211 mi	Mogilev	$467
342 km or 212 mi	Siedlce	$931
366 km or 228 mi	Ciechanow	$1136
379 km or 236 mi	Ventspils	$923
385 km or 239 mi	Elblag	$977
390 km or 242 mi	Otwock	$1406