Finland vs Malaysia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Finland Malaysia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1677
$824
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3987
$1956
🏠 One person rent
$796
$386
🏘️ Family rent
$1349
$637
🍽️ Food expenses
$600
$292
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$67.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3033
$917
💸 GDP per capita
$53150
$11874
😃 Human freedom index
8.83
7.11
❤️ Life expectancy
81.7
76.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
88
52
🌐 English speaking %
70.2%
57.3%
🎓 Higher education
95
78
😀 Quality of life
93
68
🏙️ Population
5.62M
35.6M

The average cost of living in Finland ($1677) is 103% more expensive than in Malaysia ($824). Finland ranked 31st vs 128th for Malaysia 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 1.1 months in Malaysia. Ranked 13th and 55th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Finland vs Malaysia

We calculate prices for Finland and Malaysia as a population-weighted mean of 49 and 34 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 Malaysia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.2
$3.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.3
$22.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.2
$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.19
$4.5
 Cappuccino
$4.97
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$817
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$656
$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1549
$726
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1162
$470
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.3
$34
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$53.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23
$28.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.73%
4.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5303
$1946
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3084
$1201
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.66
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.3
$17.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.4
$7.84
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.49
$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.49
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.52
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$4.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.9
$9.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.27
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.3
$19.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.38
$3.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.2
$4.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.7
$4.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.75
$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.31
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$38.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.5
$4.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$101
$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$23
$6.68
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.2
$62.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$79.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$395
$203
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11318
$7160

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Cities Comparison in Finland vs Malaysia

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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 Malaysia

City Cost of living Population
Kuala Lumpur
$981
9M
Ipoh
$696
867K
Klang
$762
878K
George Town
$792
794K
Subang Jaya
$831
708K
Johor Bahru
$838
798K
Shah Alam
$750
741K
Petaling Jaya
$813
639K
Kuantan
$588
608K
Kota Bharu
$551
491K
Sandakan
$562
396K
Kota Kinabalu
$734
452K
Seremban
$678
420K
Kluang
$770
324K
Sungai Petani
$663
545K
Alor Setar
$564
217K
Chukai
$640
256K
Teluk Intan
$701
233K
Muar
$788
315K
Malacca
$736
455K
Kuching
$709
325K
Miri
$711
235K
Lahad Datu
$600
200K
Taiping
$572
245K
Kuala Terengganu
$572
255K
Sibu
$627
248K
Batu Pahat
$780
140K
Putrajaya
$627
109K
Tawau
$621
114K
Butterworth
$740
80.4K