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Tokyo vs. Vilnius Cost of Living Summary

Tokyo is 14.6% more expensive than Vilnius.

Restaurants
pay 49.4% less in Tokyo
Groceries
pay 88.6% more in Tokyo
Transportation
pay 46.2% more in Tokyo
Housing
pay 19.7% more in Tokyo
Childcare
pay 22.3% more in Tokyo
Entertainment and Sports
pay 4.5% more in Tokyo
Clothing
pay 29.9% less in Tokyo

The cost of groceries, transportation, childcare, housing, and entertainment and sports in Tokyo are more expensive than in Vilnius. Expenses including restaurants and clothing are lower in Tokyo. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Tokyo.

Tokyo vs. Vilnius Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tokyo instead of Vilnius, you would:

pay 49.4% less for restaurants

 
Vilnius
Tokyo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $14.02
€11.94
$8.02
¥1,249
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.05
€7.71
$5.01
¥781
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.09
€1.78
$1.16
¥181

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pay 88.6% more for groceries

 
Vilnius
Tokyo
Bread
1 loaf
$1.56
€1.33
$1.55
¥242
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.34
€5.40
$7.21
¥1,123
Milk (1 gallon) $5.83
€4.96
$5.71
¥890

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pay 46.2% more for transportation

 
Vilnius
Tokyo
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.49
€5.53
$4.50
¥701
Monthly public transit pass $35.62
€30.35
$73.51
¥11,449
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $35,068.89
€29,878.90
$22,332.63
¥3,478,419

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pay 19.7% more for housing

 
Vilnius
Tokyo
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$17.63
€15.02
$33.44
¥5,209
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $864.31
€736.40
$1,071.65
¥166,915
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $653.10
€556.45
$642.24
¥100,032

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pay 22.3% more for childcare

 
Vilnius
Tokyo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $630.27
€536.99
$519.69
¥80,944
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,334.18
€7,952.78
$15,131.74
¥2,356,844

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pay 4.5% more for entertainment and sports

 
Vilnius
Tokyo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.84
€4.98
$4.01
¥624
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.69
€3.14
$3.43
¥534
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.90
€5.03
$4.01
¥624

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pay 29.9% less for clothing

 
Vilnius
Tokyo
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$87.70
€74.72
$56.84
¥8,853
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$44.09
€37.57
$40.48
¥6,306
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$107.39
€91.50
$62.67
¥9,762

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025
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