Finland vs Poland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Finland Poland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1537
$1137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3664
$2593
🏠 One person rent
$740
$674
🏘️ Family rent
$1287
$1161
🍽️ Food expenses
$547
$310
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.5
$55.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2787
$1368
💸 GDP per capita
$50916
$18688
😃 Human freedom index
8.7
7.69
❤️ Life expectancy
81.9
75.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
87
54
🌐 English speaking %
70.2%
49.1%
🎓 Higher education
96
83
😀 Quality of life
91
71
🏙️ Population
5.52M
38.4M

The average cost of living in Finland ($1537) is 35% more expensive than in Poland ($1137). Finland ranked 31st vs 60th 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 1.2 months in Poland. Ranked 13th and 42nd 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
$13.9
$8.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.8
$39.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$7.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.56
$3.24
 Cappuccino
$4.33
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.6
$1.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$747
$613
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$611
$484
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1382
$1116
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1084
$868
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.4
$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.3
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.07%
6.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4534
$3437
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3055
$2511
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.39
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.8
$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$8.09
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.17
$1.65
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.5
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.09
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.07
$8.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$6.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.6
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$2.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.15
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$6.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.84
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.7
$4.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.5
$5.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$3.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.2
$6.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90
$36.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.8
$8.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.7
$79.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.5
$85.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$337
$327
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7553
$6922

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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 Poland

City Cost of living Population
Warsaw
$1464
1.86M
Krakow
$1380
801K
Wroclaw
$1310
673K
Lodz
$1161
671K
Poznan
$1151
547K
Gdansk
$1349
486K
Szczecin
$1196
396K
Lublin
$1016
335K
Katowice
$1123
286K
Bydgoszcz
$1118
338K
Gdynia
$1336
245K
Bialystok
$949
294K
Rzeszow
$1050
196K
Kielce
$863
187K
Torun
$1024
198K
Gliwice
$962
174K
Radom
$907
202K
Czestochowa
$943
213K
Sosnowiec
$921
194K
Ruda Slaska
$1022
134K
Olsztyn
$1006
170K
Bytom
$966
153K
Zielona Gora
$895
140K
Opole
$993
127K
Bielsko-Biala
$1024
169K
Dabrowa Gornicza
$1011
117K
Gorzow Wielkopolski
$848
120K
Chorzow
$987
104K
Zabrze
$953
158K
Rybnik
$773
134K