Finland vs Italy - Cost of Living Comparison

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Finland Italy
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1521
$1427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3634
$3478
🏠 One person rent
$719
$713
🏘️ Family rent
$1248
$1249
🍽️ Food expenses
$556
$480
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.3
$94.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2732
$1682
💸 GDP per capita
$52926
$39003
😃 Human freedom index
8.84
8.26
❤️ Life expectancy
81.2
82.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
88
54
🌐 English speaking %
70.2%
13.6%
🎓 Higher education
97
92
😀 Quality of life
90
77
🏙️ Population
5.61M
58.9M

The average cost of living in Finland ($1521) is 7% more expensive than in Italy ($1427). Finland ranked 30th vs 36th 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 14th and 36th 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
$13.7
$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$81.7
$63.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.51
$5.13
 Cappuccino
$4.42
$1.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.63
$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$726
$726
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$601
$526
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1369
$1388
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1054
$950
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.2
$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$184
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.7
$28.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.67%
4.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4844
$4184
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3155
$2409
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.19
$1.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.6
$38.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.1
$19.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.5
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.15
$3.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.89
$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.93
$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.2
$6.39
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.7
$6.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.1
$10.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$3.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.82
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.27
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.6
$51
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$9.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.5
$89.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.8
$15.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.1
$78.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.4
$88.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$307
$511
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8342
$10713

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In Finland

City Cost of living Population
Helsinki
$1816
676K
Espoo
$1879
315K
Tampere
$1464
255K
Turku
$1495
202K
Oulu
$1475
215K
Vantaa
$1671
248K
Jyvaskyla
$1445
148K
Joensuu
$1471
78.2K
Kuopio
$1382
124K
Hameenlinna
$1309
68.3K
Lahti
$1398
121K
Pori
$1239
83.2K
Rovaniemi
$1380
65.3K
Lappeenranta
$1295
73K
Kouvola
$1355
78.8K
Vaasa
$1372
69K
Seinajoki
$1225
66.3K
Lohja
$1220
45.6K
Mikkeli
$1308
51.9K
Salo
$1396
51.1K
Tuusula
$1509
41.5K
Kokkola
$1307
48.3K
Nurmijarvi
$1479
44.8K
Nokia
$1432
35.7K
Kaarina
$1450
36.4K
Jarvenpaa
$1533
46.5K
Ylojarvi
$1426
33.7K
Kerava
$1486
38.2K
Porvoo
$1327
51.5K
Kotka
$1286
50.5K

In Italy

City Cost of living Population
Rome
$1718
2.75M
Milan
$2022
1.35M
Turin
$1424
842K
Naples
$1396
913K
Genoa
$1470
559K
Palermo
$1137
630K
Bologna
$1555
388K
Florence
$1601
361K
Bari
$1337
316K
Catania
$1161
312K
Venice
$1522
250K
Verona
$1459
256K
Prato
$1423
196K
Padua
$1581
206K
Messina
$1130
219K
Parma
$1403
197K
Brescia
$1410
196K
Trieste
$1421
198K
Modena
$1506
184K
Reggio Emilia
$1323
170K
Taranto
$1033
188K
Rimini
$1390
149K
Ravenna
$1216
156K
Perugia
$1100
162K
Bergamo
$1450
120K
Foggia
$1161
145K
Trento
$1509
118K
Forli
$1485
116K
Monza
$1586
122K
Cagliari
$1455
148K