San Diego vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	San Diego	Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3428	$1261
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7974	$3008
🏠 One person rent	$2311	$686
🏘️ Family rent	$4175	$1176
🍽️ Food expenses	$743	$387
🚐 Transport expenses	$180	$72.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5531	$1615
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	87	62
😀 Quality of life	91	80
🏙️ Population	1.39M	581K

The cost of living in San Diego is 172% more expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 36th and 4316th ($3428 vs $1261) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd 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 1.3 months in Vilnius. San Diego ranked 13th best city to live in the United States vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 95th and 529th 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	$22.1	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.1	$54.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15	$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.3	$4.9
☕ Cappuccino	$6.04	$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.96	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2424	$687
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1978	$498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4583	$1330
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3654	$856
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$269	$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.3	$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	4.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9086	$5319
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7072	$3255
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.51	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.1	$30.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.4	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.95	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$2.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$6.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$3.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.7	$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.6	$9.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.85	$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$5.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$17.4	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$13.1	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.87	$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75	$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17	$8.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$130	$49.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$31.9	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.6	$72.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.3	$92.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1785	$582
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28706	$8531

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Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3065
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2962
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2914
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$3017
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2916
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2911
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2964
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$3043
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1047
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2898
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2930
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3124
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$912
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$910
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3279
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2917
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3273
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2834
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3199
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2907
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2637
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2945
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3109
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2936
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2732
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2950
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2763
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3188
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2996
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2578
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$880
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2694
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3496
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3082
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2971
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3326
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$3020
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2764
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2682
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2759

Cities near Vilnius

Distance	City	Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi	Jonava	$847
86 km or 53 mi	Alytus	$850
90 km or 56 mi	Kaunas	$1150
93 km or 58 mi	Utena	$936
125 km or 78 mi	Marijampole	$882
130 km or 81 mi	Panevezys	$950
148 km or 92 mi	Grodno	$385
153 km or 95 mi	Daugavpils	$843
166 km or 103 mi	Suwalki	$1016
171 km or 107 mi	Minsk	$727
180 km or 112 mi	Baranavichy	$517
186 km or 116 mi	Siauliai	$953
205 km or 127 mi	Jekabpils	$840
214 km or 133 mi	Elk	$1025
215 km or 133 mi	Barysaw	$570
223 km or 138 mi	Bialystok	$935
240 km or 149 mi	Jelgava	$804
240 km or 149 mi	Rezekne	$761
241 km or 150 mi	Ogre	$933
259 km or 161 mi	Mazeikiai	$983
262 km or 163 mi	Riga	$1113
269 km or 167 mi	Lomza	$964
271 km or 168 mi	Jurmala	$1299
286 km or 178 mi	Klaipeda	$969
290 km or 180 mi	Pinsk	$435
301 km or 187 mi	Ostroleka	$1025
307 km or 191 mi	Kaliningrad	$741
308 km or 192 mi	Brest	$469
310 km or 192 mi	Babruysk	$438
317 km or 197 mi	Vitebsk	$300
318 km or 197 mi	Valmiera	$835
327 km or 203 mi	Olsztyn	$1093
328 km or 204 mi	Biala Podlaska	$965
336 km or 209 mi	Liepaja	$953
339 km or 211 mi	Mogilev	$474
342 km or 212 mi	Siedlce	$882
366 km or 228 mi	Ciechanow	$1095
379 km or 236 mi	Ventspils	$869
385 km or 239 mi	Elblag	$977
390 km or 242 mi	Otwock	$1302