Vilnius - Post Report Question and Answers
What is your housing like? What are typical housing sizes, locations, and commute times for expatriates?
My house is adequate for a single person in the city, but certainly not for a family of four. I have two bedrooms or a bedroom and an office. GSO will not take unwanted furniture so you may be stuck with a second bedroom. I live in the Old Town and it can get LOUD. I wear earplugs to bed. Commute time is 15 minute walk uphill both ways in the snow. Now that the mission has grown, housing in the city center is SOOOO limited. Even my single friends are being kicked to the suburbs, which have fewer restaurants, more parks, but also more spread out from the rest of the mission. It's an unfortunate change, but apartments in the city are getting smaller, less comfortable, and less available since I moved here. - Aug 2023
Housing is spacious, particularly for singles. I am alone and have two floors, two bedrooms, two bathrooms, and a large kitchen. Commute varies from a 10 minute walk to a 40 minute drive. Be specific about commute time in questionnaire. Most housing is close to Old Town. - Dec 2022
We are a family of five and are living in a house not far from Vingis Park. Most families that have four family members should expect to live in an apartment. - Feb 2021
We live in a large home with large yard. The upkeep can be a burden as there really are no gardeners here - most Lithuanians care for their own yards and so the gardeners that we have been able to find were incredibly expensive (ex. 200 euro to trim lavender bushes and seed the lawn - not including supplies). Apartments are centrally-located and for the most part have decent storage, though not all. - Sep 2020
Housing is good. Families 4 and under will get apartments. Larger families live in town homes. Very large families will live in stand alone homes a bit further from the Embassy. The housing is all very nice. - Oct 2019
Eastern European/post-Soviet, with a diverse selection of housing. Some private houses, some apartments. Commute times are reasonable because it's a small city, so some expats live in the country by choice. - Mar 2017
Apartments and a few single-family homes for particularly large families. Commute is 10-45 min by foot and 10-15 min by car. Parking is limited. Most people walk, carpool or take a daily taxi. Apartments are nice but not huge. Not much room for entertaining but space for friends or family to visit. Like most of Europe, smaller kitchens and appliances are standard. ook some adjustment to get used to having a tiny freezer as I've typically cooked and frozen lots of meals periodically. Still, really nothing to complain about. - Mar 2017
We have a two-bedroom, two-bath townhouse in the heart of Old Town with just a 15-minute walk to work. Some singles and couples without kids live closer to work, but father from Old Town (like a 5-minute walk to work), larger houses seem to be within a 10-15 minute drive. People seem happy with housing - nothing in Vilnius is very far from anything. - Aug 2015
Awesome apartments right in Old Town and great single-family homes outside the city. Commute time varies from a 10-minute walk to a 45-minute drive. Traffic can be a bear until you learn the short cuts, but if you get caught in it...oh, well. - Jun 2013
The housing pool is excellent with a mix of apartments within a five to 10 minute walk to the embassy and houses a 15 minute drive. - Feb 2011
The embassy housing pool is great. Many of the apartments are centrally-located and have fabulous views. The houses are large, and some have interesting amenities such as indoor pools and saunas. - May 2009
Apartments are a 5-minute walk from the Embassy. Houses are 10-15 minutes away without traffic, easily 30-45 minutes during rush hour because of poor road conditions and traffic engineering issues. - Nov 2008
