Sydney vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Sydney	Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2741	$1303
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6649	$3208
🏠 One person rent	$1620	$693
🏘️ Family rent	$3006	$1293
🍽️ Food expenses	$559	$422
🚐 Transport expenses	$408	$67.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3743	$1540
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	99	61
😀 Quality of life	98	79
🏙️ Population	4.84M	581K

The cost of living in Sydney is 110% more expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 318th and 4167th ($2741 vs $1303) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Australia and Lithuania, respectively. Check Australia vs Lithuania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Sydney compared to 1.2 months in Vilnius. Sydney ranked 2nd best city to live in Australia vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 3rd and 511th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sydney vs Vilnius

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	Sydney	Vilnius
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.4	$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.9	$65.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$8.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.69	$4.81
☕ Cappuccino	$3.3	$3.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.46	$2.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1859	$734
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1319	$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3954	$1459
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2433	$979
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$215	$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.7	$17.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	4.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17057	$4830
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10833	$3067
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.27	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$145	$31.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.3	$8.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.74	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.43	$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.51	$7.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$3.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.58	$2.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$8.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.19	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$28.6	$5.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.26	$4.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.68	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.57	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.3	$35
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.4	$8.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.3	$57.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.1	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.7	$77
👟 Brand Sneakers	$118	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2005	$534
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17934	$8246

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Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$1998
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2348
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1903
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1691
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1430
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1461
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1610
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1723
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1463
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2604
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1404
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1354
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1669
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1672
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1862
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1707
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2152
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2011
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1719
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1716
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1317
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1552
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1693
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1785
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1701
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1702
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2356
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1746
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1707
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1708
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2356
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1658
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1881
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1688
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1327
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1816

Cities near Vilnius

Distance	City	Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi	Jonava	$835
86 km or 53 mi	Alytus	$850
90 km or 56 mi	Kaunas	$1080
93 km or 58 mi	Utena	$928
125 km or 78 mi	Marijampole	$922
130 km or 81 mi	Panevezys	$877
148 km or 92 mi	Grodno	$385
153 km or 95 mi	Daugavpils	$864
166 km or 103 mi	Suwalki	$1028
171 km or 107 mi	Minsk	$649
180 km or 112 mi	Baranavichy	$490
186 km or 116 mi	Siauliai	$827
205 km or 127 mi	Jekabpils	$927
214 km or 133 mi	Elk	$1013
215 km or 133 mi	Barysaw	$528
223 km or 138 mi	Bialystok	$949
240 km or 149 mi	Jelgava	$827
240 km or 149 mi	Rezekne	$831
241 km or 150 mi	Ogre	$1088
259 km or 161 mi	Mazeikiai	$985
262 km or 163 mi	Riga	$1135
269 km or 167 mi	Lomza	$1027
271 km or 168 mi	Jurmala	$1362
286 km or 178 mi	Klaipeda	$981
290 km or 180 mi	Pinsk	$423
301 km or 187 mi	Ostroleka	$1029
307 km or 191 mi	Kaliningrad	$622
308 km or 192 mi	Brest	$415
310 km or 192 mi	Babruysk	$426
317 km or 197 mi	Vitebsk	$299
318 km or 197 mi	Valmiera	$860
327 km or 203 mi	Olsztyn	$1006
328 km or 204 mi	Biala Podlaska	$969
336 km or 209 mi	Liepaja	$976
339 km or 211 mi	Mogilev	$472
342 km or 212 mi	Siedlce	$842
366 km or 228 mi	Ciechanow	$1040
379 km or 236 mi	Ventspils	$893
385 km or 239 mi	Elblag	$791
390 km or 242 mi	Otwock	$1218