Finland vs Kazakhstan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Finland Kazakhstan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1677
$690
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3987
$1667
🏠 One person rent
$796
$325
🏘️ Family rent
$1349
$546
🍽️ Food expenses
$600
$252
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$39.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3033
$624
💸 GDP per capita
$53150
$14155
😃 Human freedom index
8.83
6.38
❤️ Life expectancy
81.7
74.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
88
38
🌐 English speaking %
70.2%
15.4%
🎓 Higher education
95
50
😀 Quality of life
93
55
🏙️ Population
5.62M
20.6M

The average cost of living in Finland ($1677) is 143% more expensive than in Kazakhstan ($690). Finland ranked 31st vs 151st for Kazakhstan 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 0.9 months in Kazakhstan. Ranked 13th and 81st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Finland vs Kazakhstan

We calculate prices for Finland and Kazakhstan as a population-weighted mean of 49 and 29 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 Kazakhstan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.2
$7.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.3
$29.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.2
$5.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.19
$1.46
 Cappuccino
$4.97
$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$817
$381
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$656
$249
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1549
$704
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1162
$480
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.3
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$58
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23
$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.73%
19.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5303
$1209
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3084
$859
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.66
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.3
$15.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.4
$6.64
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$0.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.49
$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.49
$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.52
$8.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.9
$7.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.27
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.3
$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.38
$1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.2
$1.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.7
$4.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.75
$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.31
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$41.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.5
$4.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$101
$13.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$23
$5.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.2
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$99.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$395
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11318
$7032

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Cities Comparison in Finland vs Kazakhstan

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Finland

City Cost of living Population
Helsinki
$1990
687K
Espoo
$2062
315K
Tampere
$1445
255K
Vantaa
$1927
248K
Turku
$1597
206K
Oulu
$1731
215K
Jyvaskyla
$1443
148K
Joensuu
$1592
78.2K
Kuopio
$1546
124K
Lahti
$1571
121K
Hameenlinna
$1451
68.3K
Pori
$1375
83.2K
Rovaniemi
$1522
65.3K
Lappeenranta
$1482
73K
Kouvola
$1474
78.8K
Seinajoki
$1379
66.3K
Vaasa
$1518
69K
Lohja
$1406
45.6K
Mikkeli
$1454
51.9K
Salo
$1583
51.1K
Kotka
$1514
50.5K
Hyvinkaa
$1533
46.9K
Nurmijarvi
$1673
44.8K
Jarvenpaa
$1750
46.5K
Kokkola
$1472
48.3K
Tuusula
$1693
41.5K
Nokia
$1471
35.7K
Ylojarvi
$1467
33.7K
Kaarina
$1568
36.4K
Kerava
$1659
38.2K

In Kazakhstan

City Cost of living Population
Almaty
$974
2.23M
Nur-Sultan
$732
1.08M
Shymkent
$562
1.19M
Aktobe
$579
388K
Karaganda
$550
516K
Oskemen
$595
333K
Semey
$553
350K
Oral
$604
236K
Pavlodar
$576
333K
Taraz
$477
418K
Atyrau
$750
295K
Kostanay
$690
259K
Petropavl
$564
223K
Kyzylorda
$484
271K
Taldiqorgan
$738
162K
Temirtau
$530
185K
Ekibastuz
$570
160K
Aktau
$598
183K
Kokshetau
$747
139K
Turkistan
$521
165K
Zhanaozen
$613
113K
Jezkazgan
$517
86.2K
Balkhash
$661
78K
Aksu
$571
69.4K
Kapchagay
$842
61.8K
Kaskelen
$866
58.4K
Kentau
$505
72.6K
Satbayev
$530
61.9K
Kulsary
$690
53.7K