San Diego vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	San Diego	Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3427	$1303
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7903	$3208
🏠 One person rent	$2366	$693
🏘️ Family rent	$4375	$1293
🍽️ Food expenses	$686	$422
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$67.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5439	$1540
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	87	61
😀 Quality of life	91	79
🏙️ Population	1.39M	581K

The cost of living in San Diego is 163% more expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 26th and 4167th ($3427 vs $1303) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd 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 San Diego compared to 1.2 months in Vilnius. San Diego ranked 15th best city to live in the United States vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 107th and 511th 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	$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.6	$65.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$8.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.8	$4.81
☕ Cappuccino	$5.63	$3.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.87	$2.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2498	$734
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2064	$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4740	$1459
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3919	$979
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$218	$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73.6	$17.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	4.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11408	$4830
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8035	$3067
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.4	$31.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.2	$8.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.69	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$2.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.13	$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$7.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$3.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.64	$2.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$8.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$5.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$16.1	$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$4.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.91	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.3	$35
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.2	$8.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$129	$57.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.8	$77
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.2	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1701	$534
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18429	$8246

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Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3051
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2907
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2844
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2969
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2868
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2867
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2910
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1184
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2788
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2784
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$2879
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1032
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1029
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$2884
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2722
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3046
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2732
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3094
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2709
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2597
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$3070
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3155
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2751
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2684
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2681
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2803
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$2461
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2755
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2637
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$1027
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2730
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3513
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$2957
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2960
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3180
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2944
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2879
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2609
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2606

Cities near Vilnius

Distance	City	Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi	Jonava	$835
86 km or 53 mi	Alytus	$850
90 km or 56 mi	Kaunas	$1080
93 km or 58 mi	Utena	$928
125 km or 78 mi	Marijampole	$922
130 km or 81 mi	Panevezys	$877
148 km or 92 mi	Grodno	$385
153 km or 95 mi	Daugavpils	$864
166 km or 103 mi	Suwalki	$1028
171 km or 107 mi	Minsk	$649
180 km or 112 mi	Baranavichy	$490
186 km or 116 mi	Siauliai	$827
205 km or 127 mi	Jekabpils	$927
214 km or 133 mi	Elk	$1013
215 km or 133 mi	Barysaw	$528
223 km or 138 mi	Bialystok	$949
240 km or 149 mi	Jelgava	$827
240 km or 149 mi	Rezekne	$831
241 km or 150 mi	Ogre	$1088
259 km or 161 mi	Mazeikiai	$985
262 km or 163 mi	Riga	$1135
269 km or 167 mi	Lomza	$1027
271 km or 168 mi	Jurmala	$1362
286 km or 178 mi	Klaipeda	$981
290 km or 180 mi	Pinsk	$423
301 km or 187 mi	Ostroleka	$1029
307 km or 191 mi	Kaliningrad	$622
308 km or 192 mi	Brest	$415
310 km or 192 mi	Babruysk	$426
317 km or 197 mi	Vitebsk	$299
318 km or 197 mi	Valmiera	$860
327 km or 203 mi	Olsztyn	$1006
328 km or 204 mi	Biala Podlaska	$969
336 km or 209 mi	Liepaja	$976
339 km or 211 mi	Mogilev	$472
342 km or 212 mi	Siedlce	$842
366 km or 228 mi	Ciechanow	$1040
379 km or 236 mi	Ventspils	$893
385 km or 239 mi	Elblag	$791
390 km or 242 mi	Otwock	$1218