Czech Republic vs Finland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Czech Republic Finland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1478
$1644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3409
$3907
🏠 One person rent
$872
$777
🏘️ Family rent
$1441
$1308
🍽️ Food expenses
$412
$588
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.6
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1859
$3033
💸 GDP per capita
$31823
$53150
😃 Human freedom index
8.82
8.83
❤️ Life expectancy
79.9
81.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
59
88
🌐 English speaking %
50.7%
70.1%
🎓 Higher education
91
95
😀 Quality of life
83
93
🏙️ Population
10.9M
5.62M

The average cost of living in the Czech Republic ($1478) is 10% less expensive than in Finland ($1644). the Czech Republic ranked 40th 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 1.3 months in the Czech Republic compared to 1.8 months in Finland. Ranked 32nd and 11th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in the Czech Republic vs Finland

We calculate prices for the Czech Republic and Finland as a population-weighted mean of 58 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.

Czech Republic Finland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.64
$14.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.5
$83.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.54
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$8.19
 Cappuccino
$3.35
$4.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.86
$3.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$776
$802
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$644
$640
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1518
$1544
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1150
$1162
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$181
$83.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$277
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.8
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.98%
3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6208
$5166
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4585
$2820
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.42
$3.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.3
$71.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.2
$22.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$2.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.68
$3.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$9.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.52
$13.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$21.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.84
$3.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.22
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$3.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.57
$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.9
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.21
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.86
$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.9
$44.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11
$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35
$99.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$22.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.4
$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$688
$408
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12906
$11002

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Cities Comparison in the Czech Republic vs Finland

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In the Czech Republic

City Cost of living Population
Prague
$1899
1.4M
Brno
$1628
403K
Ostrava
$1280
283K
Plzen
$1397
188K
Liberec
$1174
108K
Olomouc
$1293
103K
Hradec Kralove
$1256
94.3K
Ceske Budejovice
$1278
97.2K
Usti nad Labem
$1141
90.9K
Pardubice
$1258
92.3K
Zizkov
$1685
58.3K
Kladno
$1402
69.7K
Zlin
$1430
74.7K
Mlada Boleslav
$1195
47.3K
Havirov
$982
68.7K
Jihlava
$1108
54.6K
Smichov
$1696
35K
Most
$1094
63.5K
Frydek-Mistek
$1096
53.6K
Opava
$1104
55.1K
Decin
$1216
46.4K
Karlovy Vary
$1218
49.1K
Teplice
$1006
50.9K
Karvina
$1059
48.9K
Chomutov
$1174
46.8K
Jablonec nad Nisou
$1112
46.2K
Prostejov
$1201
43.4K
Chrudim
$1412
23.6K
Tabor
$1107
34.4K
Ceska Lipa
$1332
36.8K

In Finland

City Cost of living Population
Helsinki
$1970
694K
Espoo
$1974
326K
Tampere
$1407
255K
Vantaa
$1843
248K
Turku
$1560
210K
Oulu
$1672
217K
Jyvaskyla
$1403
150K
Kuopio
$1525
127K
Joensuu
$1550
79.1K
Lahti
$1533
122K
Hameenlinna
$1436
68.6K
Pori
$1416
83K
Vaasa
$1506
71.2K
Rovaniemi
$1486
65.3K
Lappeenranta
$1448
73.2K
Kouvola
$1383
78.8K
Seinajoki
$1445
67.3K
Kotka
$1478
50K
Lohja
$1391
45.6K
Mikkeli
$1445
51.6K
Salo
$1535
51.1K
Jarvenpaa
$1759
46.9K
Kirkkonummi
$1684
41.2K
Nurmijarvi
$1644
44.8K
Hyvinkaa
$1531
47K
Kokkola
$1459
48.3K
Tuusula
$1698
41.5K
Kerava
$1673
38.2K
Nokia
$1439
35.7K
Kaarina
$1529
36.7K