Finland vs Poland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Finland Poland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1643
$1342
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3901
$3037
🏠 One person rent
$776
$782
🏘️ Family rent
$1310
$1267
🍽️ Food expenses
$593
$372
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$68.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3104
$1602
💸 GDP per capita
$53189
$25023
😃 Human freedom index
8.84
7.72
❤️ Life expectancy
81.7
78.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
88
53
🌐 English speaking %
70.2%
49.1%
🎓 Higher education
96
84
😀 Quality of life
91
74
🏙️ Population
5.64M
36.6M

The average cost of living in Finland ($1643) is 22% more expensive than in Poland ($1342). 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 1.9 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
$15
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.5
$45.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$8.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.02
$3.83
 Cappuccino
$4.85
$3.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.86
$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$785
$707
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$640
$555
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1498
$1242
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1117
$944
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.8
$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$276
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.4
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.72%
6.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5330
$3707
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3367
$2730
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.58
$1.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$70.5
$33.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.7
$10.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.07
$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.44
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.36
$3.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.19
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$6.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.5
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$2.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.22
$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$7.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.32
$1.19
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12
$5.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.6
$9.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$3.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.94
$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.28
$2.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.1
$7.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$99.7
$55.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.5
$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.6
$87.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$90.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$344
$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10628
$9523

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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 Poland

City Cost of living Population
Warsaw
$1978
1.86M
Krakow
$1580
804K
Wroclaw
$1592
674K
Lodz
$1338
649K
Poznan
$1420
547K
Gdansk
$1519
488K
Szczecin
$1166
388K
Gdynia
$1478
245K
Lublin
$1323
335K
Katowice
$1137
278K
Bydgoszcz
$1103
325K
Rzeszow
$1200
196K
Bialystok
$1148
290K
Torun
$926
198K
Kielce
$1097
187K
Czestochowa
$1033
205K
Gliwice
$1026
174K
Zabrze
$1147
157K
Sosnowiec
$1093
186K
Olsztyn
$1182
170K
Bytom
$1043
153K
Radom
$1008
202K
Bielsko-Biala
$1201
169K
Ruda Slaska
$1085
134K
Zielona Gora
$1107
140K
Opole
$1230
127K
Tychy
$1054
125K
Rybnik
$1010
134K
Elblag
$1074
115K
Chorzow
$1038
104K