Australia vs Finland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Australia Finland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2363
$1615
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5533
$3851
🏠 One person rent
$1378
$768
🏘️ Family rent
$2308
$1330
🍽️ Food expenses
$563
$587
🚐 Transport expenses
$274
$94.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4107
$2875
💸 GDP per capita
$64712
$53756
😃 Human freedom index
8.52
8.7
❤️ Life expectancy
83.2
81.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
75
87
🌐 English speaking %
92.8%
70.2%
🎓 Higher education
98
96
😀 Quality of life
95
90
🏙️ Population
26.5M
5.61M

The average cost of living in Australia ($2363) is 46% more expensive than in Finland ($1615). Australia ranked 12th vs 27th for Finland in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Australia compared to 1.8 months in Finland. Ranked 4th and 14th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Australia vs Finland

We calculate prices for Australia and Finland as a population-weighted mean of 64 and 49 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Australia Finland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.2
$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.2
$90.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.74
$8.01
 Cappuccino
$3.63
$4.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.72
$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1488
$774
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1139
$641
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2800
$1458
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1894
$1119
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$78.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$179
$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.9
$22.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9162
$4889
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6144
$3208
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.26
$3.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$117
$65.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$20.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$2.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.53
$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.45
$3.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$8.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.08
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$2.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$4.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$3.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.95
$3.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.5
$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.96
$13.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.87
$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.05
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.25
$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51
$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.9
$91.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.3
$23.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$79
$86.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$92.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1814
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16573
$9041

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Australia

City Cost of living Population
Melbourne
$2397
5.03M
Sydney
$2801
4.84M
Brisbane
$2491
2.36M
Perth
$2345
2.14M
Adelaide
$2246
1.3M
Gold Coast
$2300
608K
Canberra
$2393
381K
Wollongong
$1532
262K
Sunshine Coast
$1733
284K
Ipswich
$1877
233K
Hobart
$2265
197K
Townsville
$1303
174K
Geelong
$1892
180K
Newcastle
$1833
153K
Darwin
$1756
140K
Cairns
$1442
147K
Ballarat
$1357
116K
Bunbury
$2136
75.2K
Toowoomba
$1635
108K
Bendigo
$1397
103K
Melton
$1795
76.3K
Launceston
$1798
80.9K
Coffs Harbour
$1913
74.2K
Rockhampton
$1514
63.2K
Pakenham
$1805
54.1K
Tarneit
$1757
56.4K
Berwick
$1800
50.3K
Hervey Bay
$1835
57.7K
Frankston
$1799
37.3K
Kalgoorlie
$1571
30.8K

In Finland

City Cost of living Population
Helsinki
$1936
676K
Espoo
$2023
315K
Tampere
$1527
255K
Vantaa
$1782
248K
Oulu
$1601
215K
Turku
$1591
202K
Jyvaskyla
$1466
148K
Joensuu
$1499
78.2K
Lahti
$1453
121K
Kuopio
$1414
124K
Hameenlinna
$1431
68.3K
Pori
$1325
83.2K
Rovaniemi
$1441
65.3K
Lappeenranta
$1378
73K
Kouvola
$1447
78.8K
Seinajoki
$1301
66.3K
Vaasa
$1446
69K
Lohja
$1363
45.6K
Mikkeli
$1389
51.9K
Salo
$1571
51.1K
Tuusula
$1570
41.5K
Nurmijarvi
$1562
44.8K
Kokkola
$1384
48.3K
Jarvenpaa
$1631
46.5K
Nokia
$1499
35.7K
Kaarina
$1546
36.4K
Porvoo
$1453
51.5K
Kerava
$1532
38.2K
Ylojarvi
$1496
33.7K
Kajaani
$1410
36.5K