Finland vs Netherlands - Cost of Living Comparison

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Finland Netherlands
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1644
$2377
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3907
$5567
🏠 One person rent
$777
$1451
🏘️ Family rent
$1308
$2409
🍽️ Food expenses
$588
$624
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3033
$3890
💸 GDP per capita
$53150
$67520
😃 Human freedom index
8.83
8.81
❤️ Life expectancy
81.7
81.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
88
78
🌐 English speaking %
70.1%
90.9%
🎓 Higher education
95
96
😀 Quality of life
93
95
🏙️ Population
5.62M
18M

The average cost of living in Finland ($1644) is 31% less expensive than in the Netherlands ($2377). Finland ranked 31st vs 13th 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 1.6 months in the Netherlands. Ranked 11th 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
$14.8
$21.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.1
$89.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$14.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.19
$6.82
 Cappuccino
$4.91
$4.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.04
$3.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$802
$1453
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$640
$1172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1544
$2668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1162
$2061
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.3
$166
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$256
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$52.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.78%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5166
$6609
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2820
$4936
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.5
$3.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.4
$102
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.9
$30.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.05
$2.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.45
$2.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.48
$5.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.55
$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.6
$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.22
$3.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$7.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.35
$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.2
$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.6
$6.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.66
$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.28
$2.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.7
$44.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.4
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$99.3
$60.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.7
$24.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$94.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$408
$2205
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11002
$11192

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Cities Comparison in Finland vs the Netherlands

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Finland

City Cost of living Population
Helsinki
$1970
694K
Espoo
$1974
326K
Tampere
$1407
255K
Vantaa
$1843
248K
Turku
$1560
210K
Oulu
$1672
217K
Jyvaskyla
$1403
150K
Kuopio
$1525
127K
Joensuu
$1550
79.1K
Lahti
$1533
122K
Hameenlinna
$1436
68.6K
Pori
$1416
83K
Vaasa
$1506
71.2K
Rovaniemi
$1486
65.3K
Lappeenranta
$1448
73.2K
Kouvola
$1383
78.8K
Seinajoki
$1445
67.3K
Kotka
$1478
50K
Lohja
$1391
45.6K
Mikkeli
$1445
51.6K
Salo
$1535
51.1K
Jarvenpaa
$1759
46.9K
Kirkkonummi
$1684
41.2K
Nurmijarvi
$1644
44.8K
Hyvinkaa
$1531
47K
Kokkola
$1459
48.3K
Tuusula
$1698
41.5K
Kerava
$1673
38.2K
Nokia
$1439
35.7K
Kaarina
$1529
36.7K

In the Netherlands

City Cost of living Population
Amsterdam
$3165
921K
Rotterdam
$2659
664K
The Hague
$2491
548K
Utrecht
$2608
359K
Eindhoven
$2275
244K
Almere
$2399
215K
Breda
$2112
188K
Tilburg
$2247
228K
Groningen
$1938
238K
Haarlem
$2755
163K
Arnhem
$2253
164K
Nijmegen
$2152
177K
's-Hertogenbosch
$2272
159K
Leiden
$2389
124K
Enschede
$2121
160K
Apeldoorn
$2159
139K
Maastricht
$2202
120K
Delft
$2424
109K
Zwolle
$1942
130K
Venlo
$1968
102K
Hilversum
$2564
91.2K
Deventer
$2082
101K
Purmerend
$2185
81.5K
Emmen
$1720
107K
Zutphen
$1768
47.4K
Roosendaal
$2087
77K
Leeuwarden
$2138
93.8K
Heerlen
$1900
86.9K
Zeist
$2407
65K
Ede
$2053
72.5K