Finland vs Romania - Cost of Living Comparison

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Finland Romania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1537
$821
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3664
$2056
🏠 One person rent
$740
$382
🏘️ Family rent
$1287
$660
🍽️ Food expenses
$547
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.5
$40.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2787
$823
💸 GDP per capita
$50916
$15787
😃 Human freedom index
8.7
7.9
❤️ Life expectancy
81.9
73
👮 Corruption perceptions index
87
46
🌐 English speaking %
70.2%
31%
🎓 Higher education
96
73
😀 Quality of life
91
62
🏙️ Population
5.52M
19.1M

The average cost of living in Finland ($1537) is 87% more expensive than in Romania ($821). Finland ranked 31st vs 106th for Romania 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 months in Romania. Ranked 13th and 53rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Finland vs Romania

We calculate prices for Finland and Romania as a population-weighted mean of 49 and 47 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 Romania
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.9
$8.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.8
$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.56
$2.26
 Cappuccino
$4.33
$2.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.6
$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$747
$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$611
$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1382
$672
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1084
$481
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.4
$87
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.3
$8.94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.07%
7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4534
$2022
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3055
$1447
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.39
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.8
$19.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$6.04
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.17
$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.5
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.09
$3.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.07
$8.17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.6
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.15
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$6.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.84
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.7
$5.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.5
$7.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.2
$6.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.8
$6.71
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.7
$62.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.5
$72.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$337
$412
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7553
$7145

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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 Romania

City Cost of living Population
Bucharest
$961
1.72M
Cluj-Napoca
$988
287K
Timisoara
$807
251K
Iasi
$839
272K
Brasov
$928
238K
Constanta
$962
264K
Craiova
$813
234K
Ploiesti
$868
181K
Galati
$743
218K
Oradea
$820
183K
Sibiu
$800
134K
Braila
$639
155K
Arad
$678
145K
Bacau
$670
136K
Pitesti
$758
141K
Buzau
$758
103K
Targu Mures
$678
116K
Bistrita
$654
78.9K
Ramnicu Valcea
$595
93.2K
Botosani
$758
90K
Baia Mare
$619
109K
Suceava
$704
84.3K
Focsani
$748
66.6K
Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$713
79.9K
Satu Mare
$623
91.5K
Targoviste
$702
67K
Voluntari
$846
47.4K
Resita
$673
58.4K
Alba Iulia
$599
64.2K
Slatina
$610
63.5K