Finland vs Greece - Cost of Living Comparison

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Finland Greece
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1677
$1267
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3987
$3028
🏠 One person rent
$796
$610
🏘️ Family rent
$1349
$1033
🍽️ Food expenses
$600
$468
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$70.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3033
$1200
💸 GDP per capita
$53150
$24626
😃 Human freedom index
8.83
7.74
❤️ Life expectancy
81.7
81.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
88
50
🌐 English speaking %
70.2%
51%
🎓 Higher education
95
87
😀 Quality of life
93
74
🏙️ Population
5.62M
10.4M

The average cost of living in Finland ($1677) is 32% more expensive than in Greece ($1267). Finland ranked 31st vs 58th 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 1.8 months in Finland compared to 0.9 months in Greece. Ranked 13th and 44th 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
$15.2
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.3
$57.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.2
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.19
$5.47
 Cappuccino
$4.97
$4.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3
$2.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$817
$550
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$656
$427
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1549
$1055
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1162
$847
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.3
$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.73%
4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5303
$3462
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3084
$2747
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.66
$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.3
$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.4
$14.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.49
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.49
$4.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.52
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.9
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.27
$2.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.3
$9.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.38
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.2
$5.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.7
$6.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.75
$4.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.31
$3.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$51.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.5
$9.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$101
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$23
$11.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.2
$87.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$395
$478
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11318
$8343

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Cities Comparison in Finland vs Greece

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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 Greece

City Cost of living Population
Athens
$1462
643K
Crete
$1360
623K
Thessaloniki
$1272
310K
Patras
$1104
174K
Piraeus
$1240
168K
Heraklion
$1329
145K
Larissa
$1150
146K
Glyfada
$1663
89.6K
Kallithea
$1318
97.6K
Peristeri
$1192
134K
Kifissia
$1426
48.7K
Nikaia
$1187
88.1K
Volos
$1130
85.8K
Nea Ionia
$1286
64.6K
Nea Smyrni
$1304
72.9K
Rhodes
$1322
54.6K
Chania
$1320
54.6K
Ioannina
$1075
64.9K
Chalcis
$1199
64.5K
Serres
$1108
58.4K
Katerini
$1047
59.2K
Xanthi
$1069
58.8K
Trikala
$1110
61.6K
Alexandroupoli
$1029
59.5K
Palaio Faliro
$1410
64.9K
Kalamata
$1169
57.7K
Lamia
$954
47.5K
Komotini
$1041
51.7K
Kavala
$1031
52.1K
Drama
$1002
44.3K