Australia vs Finland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Australia Finland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2121
$1521
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4963
$3634
🏠 One person rent
$1235
$719
🏘️ Family rent
$2059
$1248
🍽️ Food expenses
$522
$556
🚐 Transport expenses
$226
$89.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3791
$2732
💸 GDP per capita
$64821
$52926
😃 Human freedom index
8.8
8.84
❤️ Life expectancy
83.2
81.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
77
88
🌐 English speaking %
92.8%
70.2%
🎓 Higher education
98
97
😀 Quality of life
95
90
🏙️ Population
26.5M
5.61M

The average cost of living in Australia ($2121) is 39% more expensive than in Finland ($1521). Australia ranked 12th vs 30th 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 1.8 months in Australia compared to 1.8 months in Finland. Ranked 3rd 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
$14
$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.8
$81.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.58
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.26
$7.51
 Cappuccino
$3.38
$4.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1377
$726
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1014
$601
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2515
$1369
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1692
$1054
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$71.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.8
$21.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
3.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7979
$4844
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5396
$3155
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.65
$3.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$92
$61.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$19.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.14
$2.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.4
$3.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.79
$7.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.79
$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$3.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.44
$2.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$14.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.42
$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.8
$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.25
$13.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.28
$3.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.83
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.96
$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.4
$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.2
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.9
$85.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.4
$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.1
$84.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$88.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1641
$307
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14725
$8342

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Australia

City Cost of living Population
Sydney
$2539
4.84M
Melbourne
$2194
5.03M
Brisbane
$2016
2.71M
Perth
$2075
2.14M
Adelaide
$1978
1.39M
Gold Coast
$2239
608K
Canberra
$2023
381K
Wollongong
$1416
262K
Sunshine Coast
$1709
284K
Ipswich
$1677
233K
Hobart
$2106
197K
Townsville
$1667
174K
Geelong
$1981
180K
Newcastle
$1448
153K
Darwin
$1617
140K
Cairns
$1335
147K
Ballarat
$1390
116K
Bunbury
$1643
75.2K
Toowoomba
$1504
108K
Bendigo
$1291
103K
Melton
$1668
76.3K
Launceston
$1651
80.9K
Coffs Harbour
$1963
74.2K
Rockhampton
$1411
63.2K
Pakenham
$1654
54.1K
Tarneit
$1625
56.4K
Hervey Bay
$1638
57.7K
Berwick
$1643
50.3K
Frankston
$1671
37.3K
Kalgoorlie
$1440
30.8K

In Finland

City Cost of living Population
Helsinki
$1816
676K
Espoo
$1879
315K
Tampere
$1464
255K
Turku
$1495
202K
Oulu
$1475
215K
Vantaa
$1671
248K
Jyvaskyla
$1445
148K
Joensuu
$1471
78.2K
Kuopio
$1382
124K
Hameenlinna
$1309
68.3K
Lahti
$1398
121K
Pori
$1239
83.2K
Rovaniemi
$1380
65.3K
Lappeenranta
$1295
73K
Kouvola
$1355
78.8K
Vaasa
$1372
69K
Seinajoki
$1225
66.3K
Lohja
$1220
45.6K
Mikkeli
$1308
51.9K
Salo
$1396
51.1K
Tuusula
$1509
41.5K
Kokkola
$1307
48.3K
Nurmijarvi
$1479
44.8K
Nokia
$1432
35.7K
Kaarina
$1450
36.4K
Jarvenpaa
$1533
46.5K
Ylojarvi
$1426
33.7K
Kerava
$1486
38.2K
Porvoo
$1327
51.5K
Kotka
$1286
50.5K