Austria vs Finland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Austria Finland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1731
$1521
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4241
$3634
🏠 One person rent
$903
$719
🏘️ Family rent
$1654
$1248
🍽️ Food expenses
$527
$556
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$89.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2564
$2732
💸 GDP per capita
$56034
$52926
😃 Human freedom index
8.48
8.84
❤️ Life expectancy
81.1
81.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
67
88
🌐 English speaking %
73.1%
70.2%
🎓 Higher education
93
97
😀 Quality of life
87
90
🏙️ Population
8.98M
5.61M

The average cost of living in Austria ($1731) is 14% more expensive than in Finland ($1521). Austria ranked 22nd 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 1.5 months in Austria compared to 1.8 months in Finland. Ranked 18th and 14th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Austria vs Finland

We calculate prices for Austria and Finland as a population-weighted mean of 26 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.

Austria Finland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.4
$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.5
$81.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.02
$7.51
 Cappuccino
$4
$4.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.93
$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$857
$726
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$645
$601
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1674
$1369
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1257
$1054
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$181
$71.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$279
$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.4
$21.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.65%
3.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8352
$4844
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5595
$3155
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.57
$3.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50.6
$61.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.2
$19.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.68
$1.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.41
$2.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$3.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$7.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$3.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$1.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.5
$2.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.77
$14.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.52
$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.5
$13.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$3.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.83
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.2
$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$85.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.2
$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.3
$84.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.7
$88.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$352
$307
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16618
$8342

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In Austria

City Cost of living Population
Vienna
$1844
1.97M
Graz
$1594
293K
Linz
$1593
210K
Salzburg
$1672
155K
Innsbruck
$1636
131K
Klagenfurt
$1653
101K
Wels
$1393
65.3K
Villach
$1582
65.1K
Wiener Neustadt
$1586
44.5K
Dornbirn
$1660
48.1K
Feldkirch
$1818
33.4K
Steyr
$1474
38K
Baden bei Wien
$1627
26.3K
Amstetten
$1335
23.6K
Sankt Polten
$1559
55.5K
Leonding
$1555
28.7K
Leoben
$1263
24.6K
Bregenz
$1690
29.6K
Traun
$1549
24.5K
Kapfenberg
$1323
22.8K
Lustenau
$1641
23.6K
Modling
$1719
20.6K
Hallein
$1692
21.2K
Krems an der Donau
$1553
25.3K
Klosterneuburg
$1582
27.1K
Wolfsberg
$1303
25K

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