San Jose, United States vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	San Jose	Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3962	$1461
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8268	$3425
🏠 One person rent	$2809	$800
🏘️ Family rent	$4461	$1319
🍽️ Food expenses	$768	$439
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$91.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5742	$1925
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	87	59
😀 Quality of life	91	84
🏙️ Population	1.01M	581K

The cost of living in San Jose, United States is 171% more expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 8th and 4193rd ($3962 vs $1461) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 1.4 months in San Jose, United States compared to 1.3 months in Vilnius. San Jose, United States ranked 31st best city to live in the United States vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 148th and 543rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Jose, United States vs Vilnius

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	San Jose	Vilnius
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.2	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$100	$64.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9	$5.55
☕ Cappuccino	$5.63	$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.41	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3015	$757
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2454	$575
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4507	$1394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4037	$949
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$172
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$256	$264
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.3	$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	4.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9481	$6285
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9796	$3555
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$89.6	$42.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.2	$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.69	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.55	$3.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.5	$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.41	$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.8	$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.84	$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.29	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.5	$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$4.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.98	$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$130	$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.6	$9.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$150	$56.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$82.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.5	$99.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1802	$639
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23160	$10967

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Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3488
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3608
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4273
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3379
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3257
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2871
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3508
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3603
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3254
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3805
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3181
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3589
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3261
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3382
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3395
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3137
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3771
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3489
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3359
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3520
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3017
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3065
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3676
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3593
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3604
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2910
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3094
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3831
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2983
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3007
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3346
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2859
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3282
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3778
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3264
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3277
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2089
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3245
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3212

Cities near Vilnius

Distance	City	Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi	Jonava	$890
86 km or 53 mi	Alytus	$907
90 km or 56 mi	Kaunas	$1279
93 km or 58 mi	Utena	$1003
125 km or 78 mi	Marijampole	$947
130 km or 81 mi	Panevezys	$1012
148 km or 92 mi	Grodno	$399
153 km or 95 mi	Daugavpils	$952
166 km or 103 mi	Suwalki	$1133
171 km or 107 mi	Minsk	$836
180 km or 112 mi	Baranavichy	$568
186 km or 116 mi	Siauliai	$1001
205 km or 127 mi	Jekabpils	$912
214 km or 133 mi	Elk	$1184
215 km or 133 mi	Barysaw	$628
223 km or 138 mi	Bialystok	$1214
240 km or 149 mi	Jelgava	$908
240 km or 149 mi	Rezekne	$853
241 km or 150 mi	Ogre	$1027
259 km or 161 mi	Mazeikiai	$903
262 km or 163 mi	Riga	$1248
269 km or 167 mi	Lomza	$1062
271 km or 168 mi	Jurmala	$1423
286 km or 178 mi	Klaipeda	$1106
290 km or 180 mi	Pinsk	$484
301 km or 187 mi	Ostroleka	$1188
307 km or 191 mi	Kaliningrad	$919
308 km or 192 mi	Brest	$589
310 km or 192 mi	Babruysk	$450
317 km or 197 mi	Vitebsk	$335
318 km or 197 mi	Valmiera	$944
327 km or 203 mi	Olsztyn	$1343
328 km or 204 mi	Biala Podlaska	$1109
336 km or 209 mi	Liepaja	$1060
339 km or 211 mi	Mogilev	$622
342 km or 212 mi	Siedlce	$1028
366 km or 228 mi	Ciechanow	$1262
379 km or 236 mi	Ventspils	$994
385 km or 239 mi	Elblag	$1068
390 km or 242 mi	Otwock	$1569