Finland vs Netherlands - Cost of Living Comparison

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Finland Netherlands
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1615
$2088
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3851
$4890
🏠 One person rent
$768
$1266
🏘️ Family rent
$1330
$2100
🍽️ Food expenses
$587
$559
🚐 Transport expenses
$94.8
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2875
$3622
💸 GDP per capita
$53756
$62537
😃 Human freedom index
8.7
8.57
❤️ Life expectancy
81.2
81.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
87
79
🌐 English speaking %
70.2%
90.9%
🎓 Higher education
96
95
😀 Quality of life
90
93
🏙️ Population
5.61M
17.9M

The average cost of living in Finland ($1615) is 23% less expensive than in the Netherlands ($2088). Finland ranked 27th vs 14th for the Netherlands 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 1.7 months in the Netherlands. Ranked 14th and 8th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Finland vs the Netherlands

We calculate prices for Finland and the Netherlands as a population-weighted mean of 49 and 70 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 Netherlands
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.7
$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.4
$76.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.01
$5.78
 Cappuccino
$4.57
$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$3.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$774
$1257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$641
$1024
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1458
$2134
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1119
$1745
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.2
$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.5
$44.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.59%
4.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4889
$5819
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3208
$4471
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.44
$3.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.5
$85.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.4
$24.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.11
$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.62
$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.3
$4.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.37
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$15.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.2
$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.08
$3.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$6.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.08
$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.2
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.7
$6.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.66
$4.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.39
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45
$38.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.7
$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$91.5
$55.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.2
$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.5
$83.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.7
$97.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$316
$1910
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9041
$9328

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In Finland

City Cost of living Population
Helsinki
$1936
676K
Espoo
$2023
315K
Tampere
$1527
255K
Vantaa
$1782
248K
Oulu
$1601
215K
Turku
$1591
202K
Jyvaskyla
$1466
148K
Joensuu
$1499
78.2K
Lahti
$1453
121K
Kuopio
$1414
124K
Hameenlinna
$1431
68.3K
Pori
$1325
83.2K
Rovaniemi
$1441
65.3K
Lappeenranta
$1378
73K
Kouvola
$1447
78.8K
Seinajoki
$1301
66.3K
Vaasa
$1446
69K
Lohja
$1363
45.6K
Mikkeli
$1389
51.9K
Salo
$1571
51.1K
Tuusula
$1570
41.5K
Nurmijarvi
$1562
44.8K
Kokkola
$1384
48.3K
Jarvenpaa
$1631
46.5K
Nokia
$1499
35.7K
Kaarina
$1546
36.4K
Porvoo
$1453
51.5K
Kerava
$1532
38.2K
Ylojarvi
$1496
33.7K
Kajaani
$1410
36.5K

In the Netherlands

City Cost of living Population
Amsterdam
$2859
921K
Rotterdam
$2219
664K
The Hague
$2094
548K
Utrecht
$2184
359K
Eindhoven
$2023
244K
Groningen
$1814
238K
Tilburg
$1865
228K
Arnhem
$1661
164K
Breda
$1750
183K
Almere
$2076
215K
Nijmegen
$1827
177K
's-Hertogenbosch
$1953
159K
Enschede
$1973
160K
Haarlem
$2373
163K
Leiden
$2228
124K
Apeldoorn
$2027
139K
Maastricht
$1940
120K
Venlo
$1751
102K
Zwolle
$1841
130K
Emmen
$1900
107K
Delft
$1991
109K
Hilversum
$2180
91.2K
Purmerend
$2064
81.5K
Zutphen
$1769
47.4K
Deventer
$2006
101K
Zeist
$2375
65K
Heerlen
$1515
86.9K
Roosendaal
$1920
77K
Leeuwarden
$1625
93.8K
Assen
$1798
68.8K