How Much Does It Cost To Live In Vilnius, Lithuania?

Today we’re going to go over some of the main costs of living for Vilnius, Lithuania. While some of these costs might be similar to other parts of Lithuania, the research will be most centered around Vilnius. We’re going to go over costs like rent, food, and transportation. If you’re watching this and you live in Vilnius, leave a comment down below if you have anything else to add!
00:00 Introduction
00:25 Housing/Rent
02:26 Utilities (heat, water, electricity)
02:39 Internet and phone
02:55 Public transportation and taxi
03:34 Long-distance ground travel (bus and train)
04:02 Restaurant dining
04:19 Groceries (supermarkets)
04:50 Coffee, beeer, etc
05:04 The Big Mac Index
05:56 Conclusion
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[@dinozauriukas100]

I look forward to every single one of your videos, they give an inside view - which is hard to find on youtube because there's not too many youtubers in Lithuania.

[@LithuaniaExplained]

Thanks so much for the kind words! I hope to continue making more of these videos 😃

[@markust7709]

You meant not too many youtubers in Lithuania who make blogs in English? Because there are thousands and thousands of youtubers in Lithuania. On different topics.

[@lirendz]

live in Kaunas, been in Vilnius 2 times, it's pretty good here in Kaunas, I recommend to visit it, if you haven't

[@lattenoisette]

You mentioned that a higher-quality imported food might be more expensive. But I would say that Lithuanians perceive that a lot of foreign products are worse quality than the Lithuania production. (I don't say that it's better or not, but that's how people perceive it). That's why on so many products you have the Lithuanian flag saying "pagaminta Lietuvoje" because it is like a quality sign. A good 15 years ago, or even a bit more, it started some kind of craziness about the "natural food" and people would be reading the etiquettes of every single food product to check whether there are any artificial preservatives or flavours and the food industry reacted accordingly creating massively food products with no or very few artificial components and promoting it as a "good and natural Lithuanian production". I remember, my first time living abroad was in Spain, and the first time when I came to a Spanish supermarket (it was the good old MERCADONA!) and I started to read etiquettes, I was frustrated because I didn't know what to buy, as all of the products had so many different artificial components :D :) . The ecological sections had not been so widespread yet. If you pay attention, Lithuanian production can even sometimes be more expensive than the foreign one. It's always the case with Polish production, but also with other foreign products recently. The only thing that is really clearly cheaper would be the fruits and vegetables, I think? And a more expensive foreign brands are basically the posh brands, I would say?

[@LithuaniaExplained]

Interesting! Thanks for the information!

[@katerina1919]

From a volunteer perspective getting no more than 250 eur/month, when accommodation (+/- food) is provided, I would say it would still be possible to survive here, but not to splurge for sure😅

[@juanpauloconcha5327]

This is exactly what i needed.. thankssssss!!

[@LithuaniaExplained]

Glad to hear it! Although be warned that prices for everything continue to go up 🙈 it’s probably not only in Vilnius though.

[@catmuch4569]

Actually, for students long term bus tickets are 80% off, and short term tickets like day long etc are 50% off

[@maverickwillz3953]

I love your videos, Please make one on kaunas.

[@LithuaniaExplained]

Thanks. You want a Kaunas cost-of-living video specifically?

[@therichtershow]

great detailed explanation

[@LithuaniaExplained]

I worry this one's a bit out of date; but thanks! Probably still cheaper than other parts of Europe.

[@markust7709]

Hello and thank you for the video. Correct, in Lith we don't say "bedrooms", we just say "rooms". 2 rooms apartment, 3 room, 4 room, 5 room - not bedrooms. Because they don't have to be the actual bedrooms for sleeping. If we would tell to a local person (in our language) that an apartment in post-communism multifloor has 3 bedroom [triju miegamuju butas], he could be confused for a while 🙂 When we buy houses or flats, no 1 cares what you will put in each room - a bed or a couch with tv. Also, one room apartment is not really a studio. We have studios, too. Studio is one (1) space with no inner walls except for toilet. And 1 room apartment will have these: separated entrance, separate kitchen with walls and a door, separated toilet and bath, sometimes a walk-thru space called "hall" and then the actual living room. Balcony, too. It is absolutely not a studio! I used to live for few months in a studio in Northern Ireland. I know what studio is. These one-room apartments in Lithuania are WAY better than just a studio. Personal experience 🙂

[@028lakshay]

Thanks

[@diogocardoso9327]

Hello, I m going in erasmus to Lithuania , what web sites can I use to rent houses?

[@UhhOlivia]

I can't believe how much things cost even just a few months after this video was published :'D

[@GoldenHue]

Did prices jump or something?

[@LonelyBoy1305]

Hey. I am from India and i am coming vilnius for ny studies. Will you help me with that? Btw. Love your vids and keep the good work up

[@LithuaniaExplained]

Hi Prashant! Thanks for the kind words and for subscribing! I would suggest first checking this website for any information you might be wanting to know: www.renkuosilietuva.lt/en/ You can message through the Lithuania explained instagram channel and I can try to answer any additional questions! Good luck 😄

[@vishnup4264]

Hey , when will you come ? Which intake ??

[@LonelyBoy1305]

@@vishnup4264 i am already in vilnius now

[@sumanth786]

@@LonelyBoy1305 am planning for studies

[@erdemkucuk3471]

I was an erasmus student in vilnius nine years ago in 2013. And lithuania used to use litas. I am from Türkiye 1 litas was equals to 0,75 türkish liras 9 years ago and it means ı could buy one beer for 1 türkish liras. As your saying one beer is like 3 euros the chipest one it means at least 50 türkish liras. What happened to Lietuva and the Türkiye 1 beer got up 50 times. I am very very shcokking it cant be real for sure!

[@xEroxSennin]

Euro happened :D wages increased too tough. Not enough, of course.

[@kaolinka137]

Maybe check more Turkish inflation rate in past few years than Lithuanian..

[@antasosam8486]

Ok, beer in a shop may be less 1€

[@divacroft1034]

1 room is not a studio....literally grew up in 1 room appartment with whole family...

[@lattenoisette]

well you grew up in a studio appartment with the whole family, no?

[@soutasiantraveller6493]

Are foreign students able to survive the cost of living there?

[@LithuaniaExplained]

Definitely. Sharing an apartment and living a little bit further away from the city centre are easy ways to reduce monthly expenses.

[@eglunasklimavicius9771]

❤Aciu

[@kahaniyaanzindagiki8983]

How much a studio apartment would cost near Vilnius University?

[@LithuaniaExplained]

You can check aruodas.lt for current prices

[@kahaniyaanzindagiki8983]

@@LithuaniaExplained thanks a lot dear... You are truly a gem 💎

[@Hugo.Pearce]

Prices have really gone up lately ...

[@crixttian8922]

Good cost only to live, apartaments is to high.

[@UhOhUmm]

Salaries in Vilnius are skyrocketing so apartments follow, because that's where people invest.

[@dinozauriukas100]

I think the best bet is to work IT in Vilnius or Kaunas and live in a refurbished commie block apartment, good wages and a nice apartment that doesn't cost as much as the new modern ones. That's my plan.

[@Vhisper]

@@dinozauriukas100 I think that's the best scenario for the lithuanian student staying in Lithuania

[@akalion213]

@@dinozauriukas100 Also the commie blocks are actually the best planned neighborhoods lmao

[@diprajmistry]

If you please sum up all the money and at the end, you say it, it will be better I guess.