Finland vs Germany - Cost of Living Comparison

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Finland Germany
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1677
$1777
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3987
$4212
🏠 One person rent
$796
$928
🏘️ Family rent
$1349
$1581
🍽️ Food expenses
$600
$563
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3033
$3481
💸 GDP per capita
$53150
$56104
😃 Human freedom index
8.83
8.67
❤️ Life expectancy
81.7
80.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
88
77
🌐 English speaking %
70.2%
56.3%
🎓 Higher education
95
94
😀 Quality of life
93
93
🏙️ Population
5.62M
83.5M

The average cost of living in Finland ($1677) is 6% less expensive than in Germany ($1777). Finland ranked 31st vs 26th for Germany 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 2 months in Germany. Ranked 13th and 12th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Finland vs Germany

We calculate prices for Finland and Germany as a population-weighted mean of 49 and 662 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 Germany
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.2
$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.3
$74.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.2
$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.19
$5.35
 Cappuccino
$4.97
$4.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3
$3.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$817
$884
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$656
$676
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1549
$1758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1162
$1371
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.3
$164
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$252
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23
$46.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.73%
3.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5303
$6063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3084
$4133
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.66
$3.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.3
$66.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.4
$28
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.49
$2.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$3.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.49
$3.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.52
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.9
$21.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$4.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.27
$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.3
$6.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.38
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.2
$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.7
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.75
$3.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.31
$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.5
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$101
$72.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$23
$19
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.2
$93.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$395
$545
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11318
$16625

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Cities Comparison in Finland vs Germany

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In Finland

City Cost of living Population
Helsinki
$1990
687K
Espoo
$2062
315K
Tampere
$1445
255K
Vantaa
$1927
248K
Turku
$1597
206K
Oulu
$1731
215K
Jyvaskyla
$1443
148K
Joensuu
$1592
78.2K
Kuopio
$1546
124K
Lahti
$1571
121K
Hameenlinna
$1451
68.3K
Pori
$1375
83.2K
Rovaniemi
$1522
65.3K
Lappeenranta
$1482
73K
Kouvola
$1474
78.8K
Seinajoki
$1379
66.3K
Vaasa
$1518
69K
Lohja
$1406
45.6K
Mikkeli
$1454
51.9K
Salo
$1583
51.1K
Kotka
$1514
50.5K
Hyvinkaa
$1533
46.9K
Nurmijarvi
$1673
44.8K
Jarvenpaa
$1750
46.5K
Kokkola
$1472
48.3K
Tuusula
$1693
41.5K
Nokia
$1471
35.7K
Ylojarvi
$1467
33.7K
Kaarina
$1568
36.4K
Kerava
$1659
38.2K

In Germany

City Cost of living Population
Berlin
$2302
3.78M
Hamburg City
$2194
1.91M
Munich
$2499
1.51M
Cologne
$1990
1.09M
Frankfurt
$2230
776K
Dusseldorf
$1944
631K
Stuttgart
$2169
633K
Dortmund
$1637
595K
Bremen City
$1752
577K
Essen
$1561
587K
Nuremberg
$1777
526K
Leipzig
$1652
620K
Dresden
$1531
566K
Hanover
$1792
548K
Duisburg
$1467
504K
Mannheim
$1783
317K
Bonn
$1908
336K
Wuppertal
$1486
359K
Bielefeld
$1653
338K
Munster
$1835
323K
Augsburg
$1983
303K
Bochum
$1561
366K
Wiesbaden
$1939
286K
Karlsruhe
$1933
310K
Braunschweig
$1566
252K
Aachen
$1644
253K
Freiburg im Breisgau
$1747
237K
Monchengladbach
$1669
269K
Lubeck
$1767
219K
Kiel
$1588
249K