Finland vs Ireland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Finland Ireland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1643
$2626
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3901
$5800
🏠 One person rent
$776
$1723
🏘️ Family rent
$1310
$2971
🍽️ Food expenses
$593
$622
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3104
$3715
💸 GDP per capita
$53189
$107K
😃 Human freedom index
8.84
8.91
❤️ Life expectancy
81.7
82.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
88
77
🌐 English speaking %
70.2%
98.4%
🎓 Higher education
96
88
😀 Quality of life
91
93
🏙️ Population
5.64M
5.38M

The average cost of living in Finland ($1643) is 37% less expensive than in Ireland ($2626). Finland ranked 31st vs 8th for Ireland 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 1.4 months in Ireland. Ranked 13th and 6th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Finland vs Ireland

We calculate prices for Finland and Ireland as a population-weighted mean of 49 and 12 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 Ireland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15
$20.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.5
$88.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.02
$7.73
 Cappuccino
$4.85
$4.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.86
$2.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$785
$1802
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$640
$1455
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1498
$3203
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1117
$2583
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.8
$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$226
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.4
$51.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.72%
4.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5330
$6339
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3367
$5130
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.58
$2.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$70.5
$91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.7
$20.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.07
$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.44
$2.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.36
$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.19
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$11.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.5
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$4.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.22
$3.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.32
$3.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12
$20.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.6
$9.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$6.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.94
$2.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.28
$3.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.1
$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$99.7
$72.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.5
$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.6
$104
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$344
$1238
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10628
$7481

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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 Ireland

City Cost of living Population
Dublin
$2858
593K
Cork
$2472
222K
Galway
$2768
83.5K
Limerick
$2159
62.7K
Waterford
$2359
48.4K
Swords
$2402
40.8K
Drogheda
$2902
41K
Dundalk
$1955
39K
Tralee
$1997
26.1K
Naas
$2443
21.4K
Kilkenny
$2010
22.2K
Wexford
$1912
20.2K