Seattle vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Seattle	Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3015	$1261
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7449	$3008
🏠 One person rent	$1896	$686
🏘️ Family rent	$3549	$1176
🍽️ Food expenses	$746	$387
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$72.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6742	$1615
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	80	62
😀 Quality of life	91	80
🏙️ Population	737K	581K

The cost of living in Seattle is 139% more expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 158th and 4316th ($3015 vs $1261) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 140th 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 2.2 months in Seattle compared to 1.3 months in Vilnius. Seattle ranked 15th best city to live in the United States vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 98th and 529th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Seattle vs Vilnius

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	Seattle	Vilnius
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.9	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.4	$54.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.98	$4.9
☕ Cappuccino	$5.55	$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.97	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2086	$687
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1567	$498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3947	$1330
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3067	$856
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$237	$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.8	$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	4.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6966	$5319
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5351	$3255
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.73	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.7	$30.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.03	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$2.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$6.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.37	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$3.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.8	$9.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$5.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.98	$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.49	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.6	$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$8.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$183	$49.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.9	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.9	$72.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$92.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2185	$582
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$29407	$8531

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Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3273
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2882
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2624
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2642
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2973
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2595
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3239
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2718
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2741
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2625
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2759
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2785
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2606
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2623
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2462
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2784
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2532
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2579
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2338
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2589
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2517
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2604
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2644
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2449
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2598
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2460
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2571
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2406
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2692
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2523
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2093

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