Finland vs Philippines - Cost of Living Comparison

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Finland Philippines
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1643
$607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3901
$1445
🏠 One person rent
$776
$269
🏘️ Family rent
$1310
$436
🍽️ Food expenses
$593
$240
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$34.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3104
$318
💸 GDP per capita
$53189
$3985
😃 Human freedom index
8.84
6.54
❤️ Life expectancy
81.7
69.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
88
33
🌐 English speaking %
70.2%
63.7%
🎓 Higher education
96
57
😀 Quality of life
91
48
🏙️ Population
5.64M
116M

The average cost of living in Finland ($1643) is 171% more expensive than in the Philippines ($607). Finland ranked 31st vs 164th for the Philippines in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Finland compared to 0.5 months in the Philippines. Ranked 13th and 100th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Finland vs the Philippines

We calculate prices for Finland and the Philippines as a population-weighted mean of 49 and 86 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 Philippines
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.5
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$3.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.02
$1.25
 Cappuccino
$4.85
$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.86
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$785
$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$640
$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1498
$636
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1117
$355
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.8
$69.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.4
$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.72%
7.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5330
$2439
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3367
$1269
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.58
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$70.5
$16.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.7
$2.94
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.07
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.44
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.36
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.19
$7.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.5
$7.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.22
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$7.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.32
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12
$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.6
$4.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.94
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.28
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$30.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.1
$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$99.7
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.5
$4.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.6
$42.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$73.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$344
$115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10628
$6039

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In Finland

City Cost of living Population
Helsinki
$1947
687K
Espoo
$1937
315K
Tampere
$1422
255K
Turku
$1545
206K
Vantaa
$1881
248K
Oulu
$1660
215K
Jyvaskyla
$1500
148K
Joensuu
$1580
78.2K
Kuopio
$1524
124K
Lahti
$1618
121K
Hameenlinna
$1444
68.3K
Pori
$1363
83.2K
Rovaniemi
$1481
65.3K
Lappeenranta
$1454
73K
Kouvola
$1561
78.8K
Seinajoki
$1356
66.3K
Vaasa
$1479
69K
Lohja
$1383
45.6K
Mikkeli
$1386
51.9K
Salo
$1589
51.1K
Kotka
$1516
50.5K
Nurmijarvi
$1642
44.8K
Hyvinkaa
$1546
46.9K
Tuusula
$1655
41.5K
Kokkola
$1452
48.3K
Nokia
$1437
35.7K
Jarvenpaa
$1783
46.5K
Ylojarvi
$1438
33.7K
Kaarina
$1521
36.4K
Kerava
$1611
38.2K

In the Philippines

City Cost of living Population
Quezon
$717
2.96M
Manila
$790
1.85M
Taguig
$807
887K
Caloocan
$568
1.66M
Pasig
$642
803K
Davao
$633
1.78M
Antipolo
$570
887K
Paranaque
$651
690K
Cebu
$795
964K
San Jose del Monte
$511
652K
Mandaluyong
$742
426K
Pasay
$785
441K
Cagayan de Oro
$595
728K
Dasmarinas
$414
703K
La Union
$578
822K
Valenzuela
$432
715K
Marikina
$555
456K
Zamboanga
$514
977K
Bacoor
$540
665K
Las Pinas
$628
606K
Palawan
$638
940K
General Santos
$514
697K
Cainta
$760
377K
Lapu-Lapu
$720
498K
Muntinlupa
$692
543K
Calamba
$489
540K
Angeles
$624
463K
General Trias
$519
451K
Bacolod
$576
601K
San Fernando
$609
355K