Finland vs Portugal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Finland Portugal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1643
$1424
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3901
$3242
🏠 One person rent
$776
$856
🏘️ Family rent
$1310
$1421
🍽️ Food expenses
$593
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$55.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3104
$1305
💸 GDP per capita
$53189
$28844
😃 Human freedom index
8.84
8.57
❤️ Life expectancy
81.7
82.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
88
57
🌐 English speaking %
70.2%
27.3%
🎓 Higher education
96
88
😀 Quality of life
91
77
🏙️ Population
5.64M
10.7M

The average cost of living in Finland ($1643) is 15% more expensive than in Portugal ($1424). Finland ranked 31st vs 40th for Portugal 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 0.9 months in Portugal. Ranked 13th and 38th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Finland vs Portugal

We calculate prices for Finland and Portugal as a population-weighted mean of 49 and 124 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 Portugal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15
$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.5
$47.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$9.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.02
$2.57
 Cappuccino
$4.85
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.86
$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$785
$866
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$640
$703
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1498
$1622
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1117
$1243
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.8
$80.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.4
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.72%
4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5330
$3740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3367
$2697
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.58
$2.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$70.5
$40.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.7
$13
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.07
$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.44
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.36
$3.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.19
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$7.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.5
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$2.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.22
$2.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$5.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.32
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12
$6.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.6
$6.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$4.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.94
$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.28
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$42.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.1
$8.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$99.7
$73.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.5
$12.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.6
$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$90.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$344
$517
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10628
$10582

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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 Portugal

City Cost of living Population
Lisbon
$1889
546K
Sintra
$1577
386K
Cascais
$1656
214K
Vila Nova de Gaia
$1457
304K
Porto
$1499
232K
Seixal
$1394
167K
Braga
$1337
193K
Vila Franca de Xira
$1216
138K
Oeiras
$1756
172K
Gondomar
$1457
164K
Matosinhos
$1565
173K
Maia
$1852
135K
Amadora
$1481
171K
Coimbra
$1260
141K
Almada
$1701
177K
Loures
$1509
202K
Odivelas
$1505
148K
Guimaraes
$1426
157K
Santa Maria da Feira
$1231
137K
Vila Nova de Famalicao
$1208
134K
Leiria
$1277
127K
Valongo
$1462
93.9K
Torres Vedras
$1589
79.5K
Setubal
$1390
123K
Funchal
$1561
106K
Vila do Conde
$1206
79.5K
Barcelos
$998
117K
Paredes
$1299
86.9K
Viana do Castelo
$1185
88.7K
Agualva-Cacem
$1533
81.8K