Finland vs Philippines - Cost of Living Comparison

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Finland Philippines
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1644
$608
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3907
$1441
🏠 One person rent
$777
$279
🏘️ Family rent
$1308
$456
🍽️ Food expenses
$588
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$36.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3033
$264
💸 GDP per capita
$53150
$3985
😃 Human freedom index
8.83
6.6
❤️ Life expectancy
81.7
69.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
88
32
🌐 English speaking %
70.1%
63.7%
🎓 Higher education
95
58
😀 Quality of life
93
48
🏙️ Population
5.62M
116M

The average cost of living in Finland ($1644) is 170% more expensive than in the Philippines ($608). Finland ranked 31st vs 166th 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 1.8 months in Finland compared to 0.4 months in the Philippines. Ranked 11th and 108th 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
$14.8
$4.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.1
$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$3.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.19
$1.28
 Cappuccino
$4.91
$2.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.04
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$802
$267
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$640
$173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1544
$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1162
$393
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.3
$71.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$27.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.78%
7.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5166
$2744
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2820
$1349
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.5
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.4
$19.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.9
$2.81
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.05
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.45
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.48
$1.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.55
$6.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.6
$7.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.22
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$7.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.35
$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.2
$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.6
$3.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.66
$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.28
$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.7
$30.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.4
$5.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$99.3
$12.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.7
$5.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$69.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$408
$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11002
$7264

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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 Philippines

City Cost of living Population
Quezon
$710
3.08M
Manila
$829
1.9M
Caloocan
$555
1.71M
Davao
$646
1.85M
Taguig
$885
1.31M
Cebu
$795
965K
Antipolo
$517
914K
Dasmarinas
$410
745K
Pasig
$588
853K
Cagayan de Oro
$636
742K
Palawan
$606
969K
Zamboanga
$509
1.02M
Bacoor
$548
661K
Paranaque
$671
703K
San Jose del Monte
$505
686K
Marikina
$581
471K
La Union
$609
825K
General Santos
$530
722K
Valenzuela
$485
725K
Las Pinas
$584
616K
Muntinlupa
$671
552K
Calamba
$498
575K
Angeles
$614
483K
Binan
$582
584K
Binangonan
$491
321K
Bacolod
$599
625K
Mandaluyong
$765
466K
General Trias
$481
482K
Pasay
$785
453K
Cainta
$693
386K