🇱🇹 Lithuania · #298 of 546 cities · 2026

Cost of Living in Vilnius

2.6% above the Lithuania average

Ranked #298 of 546 cities · More expensive than 45.4% of cities worldwide

Compared to Lithuania average

Rent Prices

Rent Prices in Vilnius

Apartment City Centre Outside Centre You Save
1-Bedroom EUR 737/mo ≈ $843 EUR 571/mo ≈ $653 23%
3-Bedroom EUR 1,261/mo ≈ $1,444 EUR 868/mo ≈ $994 23%
Numbeo · 2026-03-12

Multi-Source Comparison

★★ Medium Confidence

Vilnius has a composite cost index of 35.8 from 3 independent data sources.

35.8
Composite
3
Sources
2.2
Spread

Source Values (NYC = 100)

Numbeo
35.8
Expatistan
32.4
LivingCost
No data
SIM
33.5
Eurostat Validation (EU27 = 100) Gov. Data
Eurostat
81.9

Based on 78 country PLI x 1.05 city factor

View all 127 cities | Data last updated: 2026-03-18

Cost Indices

Cost of Living
+2.6% Average
Rent
+4.3% Average
Groceries
0.0% Average
Restaurants
+4.3% Average
Purchasing Power
+1.6% Average

Living in Vilnius: What to Expect

Vilnius is average by global standards (ranked #298 of 546 cities). It is 2.6% more expensive than the Lithuania average, based on 3 cities.

Groceries are average, while dining out is average. Groceries offers the best value, while Restaurants is the priciest.

Local purchasing power is limited — residents can afford fewer goods and services than in most cities.

Workers in Lithuania earning EUR 50,000 gross take home EUR 2,683/month after tax (35.6% effective rate). See full Lithuania tax calculator →

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