Finland vs Philippines - Cost of Living Comparison

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Finland Philippines
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1537
$614
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3664
$1558
🏠 One person rent
$740
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$1287
$588
🍽️ Food expenses
$547
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.5
$31.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2787
$364
💸 GDP per capita
$50916
$3499
😃 Human freedom index
8.7
6.46
❤️ Life expectancy
81.9
69.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
87
34
🌐 English speaking %
70.2%
58.2%
🎓 Higher education
96
59
😀 Quality of life
91
46
🏙️ Population
5.52M
109M

The average cost of living in Finland ($1537) is 151% more expensive than in the Philippines ($614). Finland ranked 31st vs 152nd 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 0.6 months in the Philippines. Ranked 13th and 94th 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
$13.9
$3.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.8
$19.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$3.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.56
$1.4
 Cappuccino
$4.33
$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.6
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$747
$273
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$611
$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1382
$711
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1084
$379
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.4
$73.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.3
$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.07%
6.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4534
$2360
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3055
$1293
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.39
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.8
$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$2.83
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.17
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.5
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.09
$1.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.07
$7.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.6
$6.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.15
$1.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$8.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.84
$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.7
$2.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.5
$3.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$3.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43
$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.2
$5.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90
$13.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.8
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.7
$34.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.5
$65.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$337
$174
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7553
$4971

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Finland

City Cost of living Population
Helsinki
$1825
665K
Espoo
$1907
297K
Tampere
$1521
225K
Oulu
$1484
201K
Turku
$1532
188K
Vantaa
$1736
215K
Jyvaskyla
$1475
141K
Lahti
$1396
118K
Pori
$1262
85.4K
Kuopio
$1363
122K
Hameenlinna
$1317
68K
Joensuu
$1403
75.5K
Kouvola
$1376
85.9K
Lappeenranta
$1358
72.9K
Rovaniemi
$1423
62.4K
Vaasa
$1359
67.6K
Seinajoki
$1256
64.2K
Lohja
$1257
46.8K
Mikkeli
$1330
54.7K
Salo
$1336
53K
Porvoo
$1277
49.9K
Hyvinkaa
$1291
46.7K
Kokkola
$1315
47.6K
Nurmijarvi
$1499
42.7K
Tuusula
$1498
38.6K
Kotka
$1349
53.5K
Kajaani
$1328
37.6K
Nokia
$1462
33.3K
Kerava
$1491
35.3K
Rauma
$1265
39.8K

In the Philippines

City Cost of living Population
Quezon
$759
2.96M
Manila
$781
1.85M
Davao
$614
1.78M
Makati
$842
630K
Taguig
$860
887K
Caloocan
$804
1.66M
Valenzuela
$491
715K
Pasig
$817
803K
Cebu
$735
964K
Las Pinas
$590
606K
Paranaque
$640
690K
Muntinlupa
$681
543K
San Jose del Monte
$496
652K
La Union
$556
822K
Dasmarinas
$441
703K
Marikina
$519
456K
Pasay
$673
441K
Cagayan de Oro
$638
728K
Antipolo
$534
887K
General Trias
$523
451K
Zamboanga
$440
977K
Mandaluyong
$792
426K
Calamba
$483
540K
Imus
$568
497K
Bacoor
$550
665K
Palawan
$584
940K
General Santos
$449
697K
Lapu-Lapu
$651
498K
Angeles
$660
463K
Binan
$511
407K