Lithuania
Cost of Living in Lithuania
A quick read on net pay, neighborhoods you can actually afford, and what's left at the end of the month.
Living in Lithuania costs from roughly €1,471/month for one person (rent plus essentials) in its most affordable city, while the median local salary is about €2,100/month.
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What it costs to live in Lithuania
Across AffordWhere's Lithuania dataset, average 1-bedroom rent ranges from about €569 per month in Klaipeda to €832 in Vilnius — a 46% difference for the same apartment size. A single person's all-in monthly budget (rent plus tracked essentials) starts around €1,471 in Klaipeda and reaches about €1,918 in Vilnius. On the median gross salary of €2,100 per month, take-home pay in Lithuania is roughly €1,270 after an effective 39.5% in tax and contributions.
| City | Avg 1BR rent /mo | Est. monthly budget (solo) |
|---|---|---|
| Klaipeda | €569 | €1,471 |
| Kaunas | €612 | €1,552 |
| Vilnius | €832 | €1,918 |
Budget = average 1-bedroom rent across tracked neighborhoods plus tracked monthly essentials (groceries, transport, utilities, and more). Sources on our data sources page.
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Figures use 2026 tax rates from official Lithuania government sources. Full attribution lives on our data sources page.