Finland vs Iran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Finland Iran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1537
$630
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3664
$1675
🏠 One person rent
$740
$282
🏘️ Family rent
$1287
$591
🍽️ Food expenses
$547
$201
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.5
$31.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2787
$216
💸 GDP per capita
$50916
$4670
😃 Human freedom index
8.7
4.03
❤️ Life expectancy
81.9
73.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
87
24
🌐 English speaking %
70.2%
12%
🎓 Higher education
96
79
😀 Quality of life
91
33
🏙️ Population
5.52M
86.8M

The average cost of living in Finland ($1537) is 144% more expensive than in Iran ($630). Finland ranked 31st vs 148th for Iran 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 0.3 months in Iran. Ranked 13th and 141st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Finland vs Iran

We calculate prices for Finland and Iran as a population-weighted mean of 49 and 102 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 Iran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.9
$3.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.8
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$3.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.56
$0.82
 Cappuccino
$4.33
$1.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.6
$0.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$747
$350
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$611
$230
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1382
$746
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1084
$516
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.4
$16.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$25.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.3
$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.07%
22.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4534
$1493
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3055
$949
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.39
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.8
$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$3.09
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.17
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.5
$0.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.09
$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.07
$3.68
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$3.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.6
$9.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$0.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.15
$4.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$0.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.84
$0.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.7
$2.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.5
$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$8.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43
$16.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.2
$1.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90
$98
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.8
$16.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.7
$34.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.5
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$337
$115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7553
$1343

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In Finland

City Cost of living Population
Helsinki
$1825
665K
Espoo
$1907
297K
Tampere
$1521
225K
Oulu
$1484
201K
Turku
$1532
188K
Vantaa
$1736
215K
Jyvaskyla
$1475
141K
Lahti
$1396
118K
Pori
$1262
85.4K
Kuopio
$1363
122K
Hameenlinna
$1317
68K
Joensuu
$1403
75.5K
Kouvola
$1376
85.9K
Lappeenranta
$1358
72.9K
Rovaniemi
$1423
62.4K
Vaasa
$1359
67.6K
Seinajoki
$1256
64.2K
Lohja
$1257
46.8K
Mikkeli
$1330
54.7K
Salo
$1336
53K
Porvoo
$1277
49.9K
Hyvinkaa
$1291
46.7K
Kokkola
$1315
47.6K
Nurmijarvi
$1499
42.7K
Tuusula
$1498
38.6K
Kotka
$1349
53.5K
Kajaani
$1328
37.6K
Nokia
$1462
33.3K
Kerava
$1491
35.3K
Rauma
$1265
39.8K

In Iran

City Cost of living Population
Tehran
$700
8.69M
Tabriz
$1148
1.56M
Mashhad
$532
3M
Isfahan
$599
1.96M
Ahvaz
$559
1.18M
Karaj
$693
1.59M
Shiraz
$606
1.57M
Kermanshah
$827
946K
Qom
$454
1.2M
Kashan
$561
304K
Rasht
$530
680K
Urmia
$461
736K
Arak
$456
521K
Yazd
$575
530K
Qazvin
$595
403K
Bandar Abbas
$758
527K
Hamadan
$656
554K
Sari
$640
347K
Eslamshahr
$655
448K
Kerman
$457
538K
Zanjan
$451
433K
Sanandaj
$426
413K
Abadan
$543
231K
Qods
$655
310K
Shahriar
$653
310K
Zahedan
$822
588K
Malard
$654
281K
Ray
$653
250K
Khorramabad
$550
373K
Golestan
$655
240K