Finland vs Lithuania - Cost of Living Comparison

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Finland Lithuania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1521
$1117
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3634
$2736
🏠 One person rent
$719
$566
🏘️ Family rent
$1248
$982
🍽️ Food expenses
$556
$384
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.3
$56.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2732
$1387
💸 GDP per capita
$52926
$27786
😃 Human freedom index
8.84
8.38
❤️ Life expectancy
81.2
75.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
88
63
🌐 English speaking %
70.2%
38%
🎓 Higher education
97
78
😀 Quality of life
90
73
🏙️ Population
5.61M
2.86M

The average cost of living in Finland ($1521) is 36% more expensive than in Lithuania ($1117). Finland ranked 30th vs 63rd for Lithuania 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 Lithuania. Ranked 14th and 39th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Finland vs Lithuania

We calculate prices for Finland and Lithuania as a population-weighted mean of 49 and 10 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 Lithuania
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.7
$11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$81.7
$54.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$7.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.51
$4.8
 Cappuccino
$4.42
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.63
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$726
$540
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$601
$391
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1369
$1047
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1054
$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.2
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.7
$14.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.67%
4.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4844
$3727
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3155
$2340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.19
$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.6
$29.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.1
$11
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.5
$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.15
$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.89
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$6.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$3.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.93
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.2
$8.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.7
$5.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.1
$8.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.82
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.27
$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.6
$37.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$8.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.5
$44.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.8
$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.1
$80
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.4
$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$307
$564
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8342
$8321

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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 Lithuania

City Cost of living Population
Vilnius
$1261
581K
Kaunas
$1150
305K
Klaipeda
$969
158K
Siauliai
$953
104K
Panevezys
$950
87.9K
Alytus
$850
51.9K
Marijampole
$882
36.8K
Mazeikiai
$983
33.2K
Jonava
$847
27.1K
Utena
$936
25.6K