Finland vs Greece - Cost of Living Comparison

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Finland Greece
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1643
$1237
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3901
$2944
🏠 One person rent
$776
$594
🏘️ Family rent
$1310
$1000
🍽️ Food expenses
$593
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3104
$1114
💸 GDP per capita
$53189
$24752
😃 Human freedom index
8.84
7.58
❤️ Life expectancy
81.7
81.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
88
49
🌐 English speaking %
70.2%
51%
🎓 Higher education
96
87
😀 Quality of life
91
72
🏙️ Population
5.64M
10.4M

The average cost of living in Finland ($1643) is 33% more expensive than in Greece ($1237). Finland ranked 31st vs 57th for Greece in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Finland compared to 0.9 months in Greece. Ranked 13th and 45th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Finland vs Greece

We calculate prices for Finland and Greece as a population-weighted mean of 49 and 50 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 Greece
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15
$14.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.5
$56.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$9.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.02
$5.23
 Cappuccino
$4.85
$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.86
$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$785
$525
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$640
$410
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1498
$1006
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1117
$800
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.8
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.4
$32.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.72%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5330
$3421
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3367
$2765
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.58
$1.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$70.5
$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.7
$14.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.07
$2.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.44
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.36
$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.19
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.5
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$2.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.22
$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$8.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.32
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12
$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.6
$6.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.94
$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.28
$2.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$50.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.1
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$99.7
$45.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.5
$11.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.6
$89.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$91.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$344
$450
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10628
$7464

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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

In Greece

City Cost of living Population
Athens
$1436
643K
Crete
$1303
623K
Thessaloniki
$1225
310K
Piraeus
$1177
168K
Patras
$1111
174K
Heraklion
$1256
145K
Larissa
$1149
146K
Glyfada
$1636
89.6K
Peristeri
$1192
134K
Kallithea
$1291
97.6K
Kifissia
$1415
48.7K
Nikaia
$1170
88.1K
Volos
$1101
85.8K
Nea Ionia
$1265
64.6K
Nea Smyrni
$1281
72.9K
Ioannina
$1045
64.9K
Rhodes
$1284
54.6K
Katerini
$1036
59.2K
Chania
$1245
54.6K
Chalcis
$1224
64.5K
Serres
$1080
58.4K
Komotini
$1013
51.7K
Trikala
$1092
61.6K
Alexandroupoli
$1006
59.5K
Palaio Faliro
$1386
64.9K
Xanthi
$1048
58.8K
Lamia
$930
47.5K
Kalamata
$1162
57.7K
Agrinio
$976
50.7K
Drama
$964
44.3K