Seattle vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Seattle	Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3154	$1461
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7508	$3425
🏠 One person rent	$1981	$800
🏘️ Family rent	$3422	$1319
🍽️ Food expenses	$796	$439
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$91.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6532	$1925
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	80	59
😀 Quality of life	95	84
🏙️ Population	737K	581K

The cost of living in Seattle is 116% more expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 142nd and 4193rd ($3154 vs $1461) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 101st 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 2.1 months in Seattle compared to 1.3 months in Vilnius. Seattle ranked 5th best city to live in the United States vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 32nd and 543rd 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	$22.3	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$96.5	$64.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.6	$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.73	$5.55
☕ Cappuccino	$6.45	$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.97	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2110	$757
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1647	$575
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3872	$1394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2891	$949
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$172
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$262	$264
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$72.8	$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.53%	4.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7394	$6285
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5077	$3555
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$111	$42.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.9	$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.47	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.95	$3.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.9	$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.6	$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.09	$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.47	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.2	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.65	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.5	$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.04	$4.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.86	$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.42	$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$83.5	$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.8	$9.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$56.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.7	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.7	$82.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$99.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2521	$639
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28950	$10967

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Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2896
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3292
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$3041
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2681
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2717
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2855
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2778
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2604
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3559
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2702
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2807
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2737
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2915
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2739
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2798
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2677
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2734
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2475
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2814
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2717
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2587
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2656
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2674
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2325
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2641
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2519
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2720
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2828
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2641
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2582
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2628
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2362
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2584
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2558
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2710
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2754
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2456
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2539
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2747
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2173

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