Austria vs Finland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Austria Finland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1973
$1643
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4769
$3901
🏠 One person rent
$1011
$776
🏘️ Family rent
$1742
$1310
🍽️ Food expenses
$637
$593
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3212
$3104
💸 GDP per capita
$56833
$53189
😃 Human freedom index
8.48
8.84
❤️ Life expectancy
81.5
81.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
67
88
🌐 English speaking %
73.1%
70.2%
🎓 Higher education
93
96
😀 Quality of life
89
91
🏙️ Population
9.18M
5.64M

The average cost of living in Austria ($1973) is 20% more expensive than in Finland ($1643). Austria ranked 19th vs 31st 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 1.6 months in Austria compared to 1.9 months in Finland. Ranked 17th and 13th 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
$17.6
$15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.4
$86.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.73
$8.02
 Cappuccino
$4.85
$4.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.85
$2.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$991
$785
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$746
$640
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2031
$1498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1469
$1117
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$177
$84.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$271
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.6
$22.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.63%
3.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8831
$5330
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5831
$3367
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.89
$3.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.5
$70.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.5
$21.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.78
$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.89
$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.78
$3.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$9.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.5
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$2.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$4.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$1.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.75
$3.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.93
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$3.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.44
$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$17.3
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.18
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.92
$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.79
$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$133
$99.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$21
$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.6
$96.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$491
$344
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19045
$10628

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In Austria

City Cost of living Population
Vienna
$2132
1.97M
Graz
$1685
293K
Linz
$1760
212K
Salzburg
$1904
155K
Innsbruck
$1917
131K
Klagenfurt
$1683
101K
Wels
$1553
65.3K
Sankt Polten
$1774
55.5K
Villach
$1756
65.1K
Dornbirn
$2029
48.1K
Wiener Neustadt
$2019
44.5K
Feldkirch
$2108
33.4K
Steyr
$1651
38K
Amstetten
$1468
23.6K
Leonding
$1707
28.7K
Baden bei Wien
$1917
26.3K
Bregenz
$1830
29.6K
Leoben
$1378
24.6K
Krems an der Donau
$1759
25.3K
Wolfsberg
$1416
25K
Lustenau
$1944
23.6K
Traun
$1660
24.5K
Kapfenberg
$1574
22.8K
Modling
$1976
20.6K
Hallein
$1880
21.2K
Klosterneuburg
$1859
27.1K

In Finland

City Cost of living Population
Helsinki
$1947
687K
Espoo
$1937
315K
Tampere
$1422
255K
Turku
$1545
206K
Vantaa
$1881
248K
Oulu
$1660
215K
Jyvaskyla
$1500
148K
Joensuu
$1580
78.2K
Kuopio
$1524
124K
Lahti
$1618
121K
Hameenlinna
$1444
68.3K
Pori
$1363
83.2K
Rovaniemi
$1481
65.3K
Lappeenranta
$1454
73K
Kouvola
$1561
78.8K
Seinajoki
$1356
66.3K
Vaasa
$1479
69K
Lohja
$1383
45.6K
Mikkeli
$1386
51.9K
Salo
$1589
51.1K
Kotka
$1516
50.5K
Nurmijarvi
$1642
44.8K
Hyvinkaa
$1546
46.9K
Tuusula
$1655
41.5K
Kokkola
$1452
48.3K
Nokia
$1437
35.7K
Jarvenpaa
$1783
46.5K
Ylojarvi
$1438
33.7K
Kaarina
$1521
36.4K
Kerava
$1611
38.2K