Finland vs Italy - Cost of Living Comparison

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Finland Italy
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1644
$1624
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3907
$3873
🏠 One person rent
$777
$819
🏘️ Family rent
$1308
$1379
🍽️ Food expenses
$588
$548
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3033
$1952
💸 GDP per capita
$53150
$40385
😃 Human freedom index
8.83
8.28
❤️ Life expectancy
81.7
83.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
88
53
🌐 English speaking %
70.1%
28.2%
🎓 Higher education
95
92
😀 Quality of life
93
82
🏙️ Population
5.62M
59M

The average cost of living in Finland ($1644) is 1% more expensive than in Italy ($1624). Finland ranked 31st vs 35th for Italy 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 1.2 months in Italy. Ranked 11th and 33rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Finland vs Italy

We calculate prices for Finland and Italy as a population-weighted mean of 49 and 148 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 Italy
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.8
$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.1
$71.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.19
$5.97
 Cappuccino
$4.91
$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.04
$3.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$802
$834
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$640
$613
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1544
$1556
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1162
$1097
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.3
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$201
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$30.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.78%
3.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5166
$4759
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2820
$2544
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.5
$1.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.4
$43.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.9
$20.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.05
$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.45
$2.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$2.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.48
$4.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.55
$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.6
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.22
$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.35
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.2
$6.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.6
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.66
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.28
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.7
$58.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.4
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$99.3
$95.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.7
$17.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$89.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$408
$564
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11002
$11665

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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 Italy

City Cost of living Population
Rome
$1972
2.75M
Milan
$2328
1.35M
Turin
$1659
842K
Naples
$1570
913K
Genoa
$1613
559K
Palermo
$1176
630K
Bologna
$1749
388K
Florence
$1891
361K
Bari
$1617
315K
Catania
$1336
312K
Verona
$1724
256K
Venice
$1734
250K
Prato
$1586
196K
Padua
$1876
206K
Parma
$1620
197K
Brescia
$1893
196K
Modena
$1653
184K
Messina
$1238
219K
Trieste
$1659
198K
Reggio Emilia
$1488
170K
Ravenna
$1396
156K
Taranto
$1326
188K
Bergamo
$1497
120K
Foggia
$1355
145K
Cagliari
$1624
147K
Reggio Calabria
$1164
171K
Perugia
$1212
162K
Monza
$1835
122K
Livorno
$1669
153K
Rimini
$1601
149K