Vilnius vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Vilnius	Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1261	$1253
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3008	$2899
🏠 One person rent	$686	$663
🏘️ Family rent	$1176	$1071
🍽️ Food expenses	$387	$383
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1615	$1581
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	62	38
😀 Quality of life	80	76
🏙️ Population	581K	767K

The cost of living in Vilnius is 0.6% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 4316th and 4331st ($1261 vs $1253) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Lithuania and Croatia, respectively. Check Lithuania vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Vilnius compared to 1.3 months in Zagreb. Vilnius ranked 1st best city to live in Lithuania vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 529th and 843rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Vilnius vs Zagreb

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	Vilnius	Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.7	$9.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.1	$50.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.97	$8.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.9	$2.94
☕ Cappuccino	$3.53	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.94	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$687	$624
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$498	$503
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1330	$1087
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$856	$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$211	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.3	$27.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.38%	4.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5319	$4361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3255	$2995
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.95	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.4	$51.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.3	$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.54	$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.39	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.87	$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$9.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.85	$9.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.48	$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.29	$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.19	$5.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.31	$6.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.28	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.91	$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.4	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.1	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.17	$7.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.4	$43
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.5	$86.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.8	$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$582	$394
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8531	$10861

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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

Cities near Zagreb

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Velika Gorica	$1101
46 km or 29 mi	Karlovac	$912
61 km or 38 mi	Novo Mesto	$1080
70 km or 43 mi	Bjelovar	$1008
71 km or 44 mi	Celje	$1116
87 km or 54 mi	Maribor	$1082
90 km or 56 mi	Velenje	$1157
97 km or 60 mi	Murska Sobota	$842
109 km or 68 mi	Nagykanizsa	$711
110 km or 68 mi	Bihac	$556
110 km or 68 mi	Prijedor	$659
114 km or 71 mi	Ljubljana	$1468
128 km or 79 mi	Sanski Most	$558
129 km or 80 mi	Rijeka	$1152
132 km or 82 mi	Kranj	$1261
135 km or 84 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$750
144 km or 89 mi	Wolfsberg	$1303
146 km or 91 mi	Graz	$1594
150 km or 93 mi	Banja Luka	$803
155 km or 96 mi	Kaposvar	$750
156 km or 97 mi	Klagenfurt	$1653
168 km or 104 mi	Trieste	$1421
168 km or 104 mi	Szombathely	$701
176 km or 109 mi	Slavonski Brod	$847
179 km or 111 mi	Nova Gorica	$985
179 km or 111 mi	Pecs	$848
180 km or 112 mi	Izola	$1263
181 km or 113 mi	Gorizia	$1223
186 km or 116 mi	Villach	$1582
188 km or 117 mi	Piran	$1247
188 km or 117 mi	Leoben	$1263
189 km or 118 mi	Kapfenberg	$1323
195 km or 121 mi	Pula	$941
196 km or 122 mi	Zadar	$1122
208 km or 129 mi	Doboj	$603
209 km or 130 mi	Veszprem	$786
212 km or 132 mi	Udine	$1307
213 km or 132 mi	Osijek	$958
215 km or 134 mi	Sopron	$919
221 km or 137 mi	Szekszard	$747