Finland vs Israel - Cost of Living Comparison

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Finland Israel
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1643
$2120
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3901
$4932
🏠 One person rent
$776
$1185
🏘️ Family rent
$1310
$1951
🍽️ Food expenses
$593
$664
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$83.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3104
$3258
💸 GDP per capita
$53189
$54177
😃 Human freedom index
8.84
7.54
❤️ Life expectancy
81.7
83.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
88
64
🌐 English speaking %
70.2%
85%
🎓 Higher education
96
93
😀 Quality of life
91
84
🏙️ Population
5.64M
9.97M

The average cost of living in Finland ($1643) is 22% less expensive than in Israel ($2120). Finland ranked 31st vs 16th for Israel 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 1.5 months in Israel. Ranked 13th and 25th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Finland vs Israel

We calculate prices for Finland and Israel as a population-weighted mean of 49 and 67 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 Israel
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15
$22.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.5
$90.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$17.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.02
$9.48
 Cappuccino
$4.85
$4.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.86
$3.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$785
$1153
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$640
$963
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1498
$2032
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1117
$1661
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.8
$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$235
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.4
$30.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.72%
4.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5330
$9722
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3367
$7252
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.58
$2.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$70.5
$67.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.7
$14.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.07
$2.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.44
$2.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$3.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.36
$4.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.19
$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.5
$22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$3.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$2.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.22
$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.32
$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.6
$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.94
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.28
$4.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$73.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.1
$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$99.7
$118
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.5
$16.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.6
$102
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$133
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$344
$1082
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10628
$15010

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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 Israel

City Cost of living Population
Jerusalem
$2447
936K
Tel Aviv
$2492
468K
Haifa
$1840
283K
Petah Tikva
$2124
236K
Bnei Brak
$2286
194K
Rishon LeZion
$2233
250K
Ramat Gan
$2440
159K
Holon
$1937
194K
Beersheba
$1645
209K
Netanya
$2247
217K
Ashkelon
$1850
134K
Rehovot
$1947
133K
Bat Yam
$2040
129K
Beit Shemesh
$1747
119K
Herzliya
$2937
94K
Hadera
$1786
95.7K
Kfar Saba
$2214
101K
Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2100
97.1K
Afula
$1817
60K
Ra'anana
$2290
74K
Nazareth
$1850
83.4K
Lod
$1998
75.7K
Ramat HaSharon
$1974
46.7K
Rahat
$1879
64.5K
Eilat
$1734
51.9K
Rosh HaAyin
$2153
56.3K
Kiryat Ono
$2135
41.9K
Nahariya
$1775
60K
Kiryat Gat
$2032
55K
Umm al-Fahm
$1954
55.3K