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

Updated: October 10, 2024

	San Jose	Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3674	$1341
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8354	$3192
🏠 One person rent	$2553	$726
🏘️ Family rent	$4614	$1252
🍽️ Food expenses	$756	$415
🚐 Transport expenses	$175	$75
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6972	$1594
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	87	61
😀 Quality of life	93	80
🏙️ Population	1.01M	581K

The cost of living in San Jose, United States is 174% more expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 13th and 4248th ($3674 vs $1341) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th 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 1.9 months in San Jose, United States compared to 1.2 months in Vilnius. San Jose, United States ranked 9th best city to live in the United States vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 57th and 531st 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	$25.2	$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$99.6	$57.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.02	$4.87
☕ Cappuccino	$6.07	$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.37	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2518	$741
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2244	$527
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4974	$1406
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4085	$920
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$275	$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.3	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.65%	4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11099	$5601
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11117	$3443
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.5	$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.5	$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.64	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.98	$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$7.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.9	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.75	$3.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$2.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.5	$5.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.28	$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.04	$4.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.62	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.28	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$113	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.9	$8.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$151	$53.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.2	$82.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.3	$97
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1894	$570
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23974	$8624

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Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3322
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3417
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4181
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3147
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3083
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2799
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3305
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3220
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3085
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3610
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3094
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3159
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3010
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3228
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3288
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2986
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3584
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3433
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3442
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3578
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3118
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3085
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3527
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3804
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3473
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2981
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3091
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3672
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2931
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3023
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3293
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2851
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3224
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$2922
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3196
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3274
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2250
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3146

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