Finland vs France - Cost of Living Comparison

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Finland France
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1615
$1616
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3851
$4015
🏠 One person rent
$768
$831
🏘️ Family rent
$1330
$1616
🍽️ Food expenses
$587
$553
🚐 Transport expenses
$94.8
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2875
$2667
💸 GDP per capita
$53756
$44461
😃 Human freedom index
8.7
7.86
❤️ Life expectancy
81.2
82.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
87
71
🌐 English speaking %
70.2%
57.3%
🎓 Higher education
96
86
😀 Quality of life
90
84
🏙️ Population
5.61M
68.4M

The average cost of living in Finland ($1615) is 0.1% less expensive than in France ($1616). Finland ranked 27th vs 26th for France 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 Finland compared to 1.7 months in France. Ranked 14th and 24th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Finland vs France

We calculate prices for Finland and France as a population-weighted mean of 49 and 151 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.

Finland France
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.7
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.4
$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.01
$6.8
 Cappuccino
$4.57
$3.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$3.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$774
$824
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$641
$641
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1458
$1663
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1119
$1332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.2
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.5
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.59%
3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4889
$6369
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3208
$4720
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.44
$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.5
$61.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.4
$20.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.11
$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.62
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.3
$4.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.37
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.2
$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$3.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.08
$2.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$8.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.08
$2.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.2
$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.7
$7.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.66
$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.39
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.7
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$91.5
$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.2
$18.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.5
$98.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.7
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$316
$679
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9041
$11512

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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

In France

City Cost of living Population
Paris
$2357
2.15M
Marseille
$1607
873K
Lyon
$1608
522K
Toulouse
$1551
504K
Nice
$1721
348K
Nantes
$1547
323K
Strasbourg
$1497
291K
Montpellier
$1531
302K
Bordeaux
$1575
262K
Rennes
$1394
225K
Boulogne-Billancourt
$2158
120K
Lille
$1547
237K
Angers
$1383
157K
Villeurbanne
$1622
157K
Clermont-Ferrand
$1363
147K
Nanterre
$1725
97.4K
Aix-en-Provence
$1654
147K
Le Mans
$1261
145K
Rueil-Malmaison
$1701
78.2K
Saint-Etienne
$1139
173K
Argenteuil
$1826
107K
Grenoble
$1473
157K
Reims
$1448
179K
Saint-Denis
$1799
114K
Le Havre
$1249
166K
Brest
$1152
140K
Tours
$1192
138K
Saint-Denis
$1397
155K
Versailles
$1894
83.6K
Montreuil
$1743
111K