Finland vs Greece - Cost of Living Comparison

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Finland Greece
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1644
$1253
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3907
$2992
🏠 One person rent
$777
$604
🏘️ Family rent
$1308
$1022
🍽️ Food expenses
$588
$463
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$69.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3033
$1176
💸 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 %
70.1%
51%
🎓 Higher education
95
87
😀 Quality of life
93
74
🏙️ Population
5.62M
10.4M

The average cost of living in Finland ($1644) is 31% more expensive than in Greece ($1253). Finland ranked 31st vs 61st 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 11th and 43rd 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
$14.8
$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.1
$57.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.19
$5.26
 Cappuccino
$4.91
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.04
$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$802
$543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$640
$422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1544
$1039
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1162
$827
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.3
$125
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$31.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.78%
4.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5166
$3391
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2820
$2635
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.5
$1.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.4
$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.9
$14.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.05
$2.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.45
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$2.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.48
$4.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.55
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.6
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.22
$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$8.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.35
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.2
$5.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.6
$6.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.66
$4.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.28
$2.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.7
$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.4
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$99.3
$45.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.7
$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$84.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$408
$469
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11002
$8295

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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

In Greece

City Cost of living Population
Athens
$1439
643K
Crete
$1324
623K
Thessaloniki
$1285
310K
Patras
$1109
174K
Piraeus
$1228
168K
Larissa
$1171
146K
Heraklion
$1291
145K
Glyfada
$1636
89.6K
Kallithea
$1307
97.6K
Peristeri
$1160
134K
Nikaia
$1182
88.1K
Kifissia
$1403
48.7K
Volos
$1126
85.8K
Nea Ionia
$1264
64.6K
Nea Smyrni
$1298
72.9K
Rhodes
$1311
54.6K
Chania
$1302
54.6K
Ioannina
$1098
64.9K
Trikala
$1100
61.6K
Chalcis
$1179
64.5K
Katerini
$1039
59.2K
Serres
$1107
58.4K
Alexandroupoli
$1030
59.5K
Palaio Faliro
$1386
64.9K
Xanthi
$1053
58.8K
Kavala
$1045
52.1K
Kalamata
$1146
57.7K
Lamia
$932
47.5K
Drama
$988
44.3K
Komotini
$1020
51.7K