Finland vs Poland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Finland Poland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1644
$1367
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3907
$3110
🏠 One person rent
$777
$795
🏘️ Family rent
$1308
$1300
🍽️ Food expenses
$588
$384
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3033
$1718
💸 GDP per capita
$53150
$25104
😃 Human freedom index
8.83
7.76
❤️ Life expectancy
81.7
78.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
88
53
🌐 English speaking %
70.1%
50%
🎓 Higher education
95
84
😀 Quality of life
93
77
🏙️ Population
5.62M
36.6M

The average cost of living in Finland ($1644) is 20% more expensive than in Poland ($1367). Finland ranked 31st vs 47th for Poland 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 1.3 months in Poland. Ranked 11th and 41st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Finland vs Poland

We calculate prices for Finland and Poland as a population-weighted mean of 49 and 79 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 Poland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.8
$11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.1
$46.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$9.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.19
$4.06
 Cappuccino
$4.91
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.04
$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$802
$727
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$640
$561
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1544
$1308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1162
$978
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.3
$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$18.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.78%
6.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5166
$3785
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2820
$2691
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.5
$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.4
$34.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.9
$10.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.05
$1.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.45
$1.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.48
$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.55
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$6.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.6
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$3.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.22
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.35
$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.2
$5.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.6
$9.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.66
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.28
$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.7
$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.4
$8.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$99.3
$53.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.7
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$88.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$408
$468
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11002
$10261

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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 Poland

City Cost of living Population
Warsaw
$1979
1.86M
Krakow
$1636
804K
Wroclaw
$1576
674K
Lodz
$1322
649K
Poznan
$1430
547K
Gdansk
$1607
488K
Szczecin
$1190
388K
Gdynia
$1424
245K
Lublin
$1305
335K
Bydgoszcz
$1102
325K
Katowice
$1204
278K
Bialystok
$1229
290K
Rzeszow
$1240
196K
Torun
$925
198K
Zielona Gora
$1189
140K
Kielce
$1170
187K
Czestochowa
$1043
205K
Gliwice
$1047
174K
Olsztyn
$1454
170K
Zabrze
$1115
157K
Bielsko-Biala
$1235
165K
Sosnowiec
$1103
186K
Bytom
$1053
153K
Radom
$1030
202K
Ruda Slaska
$1136
134K
Opole
$1251
127K
Rybnik
$1007
134K
Tychy
$1098
125K
Elblag
$1010
115K
Chorzow
$1077
104K