Finland vs Romania - Cost of Living Comparison

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Finland Romania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1521
$834
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3634
$2100
🏠 One person rent
$719
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$1248
$689
🍽️ Food expenses
$556
$313
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.3
$39.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2732
$968
💸 GDP per capita
$52926
$18404
😃 Human freedom index
8.84
8.03
❤️ Life expectancy
81.2
75.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
88
46
🌐 English speaking %
70.2%
31%
🎓 Higher education
97
72
😀 Quality of life
90
64
🏙️ Population
5.61M
19.1M

The average cost of living in Finland ($1521) is 82% more expensive than in Romania ($834). Finland ranked 30th vs 113th 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 1.2 months in Romania. Ranked 14th 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
$13.7
$9.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$81.7
$40.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$6.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.51
$2.38
 Cappuccino
$4.42
$2.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.63
$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$726
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$601
$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1369
$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1054
$503
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.2
$87.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.7
$8.63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.67%
6.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4844
$2284
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3155
$1535
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.19
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.6
$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.1
$6.21
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.5
$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.15
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.89
$7.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$6.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.93
$1.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.2
$6.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.7
$5.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.1
$6.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.82
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.27
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.6
$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$7.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.5
$36.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.8
$6.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.1
$62.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.4
$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$307
$438
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8342
$8337

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In Finland

City Cost of living Population
Helsinki
$1816
676K
Espoo
$1879
315K
Tampere
$1464
255K
Turku
$1495
202K
Oulu
$1475
215K
Vantaa
$1671
248K
Jyvaskyla
$1445
148K
Joensuu
$1471
78.2K
Kuopio
$1382
124K
Hameenlinna
$1309
68.3K
Lahti
$1398
121K
Pori
$1239
83.2K
Rovaniemi
$1380
65.3K
Lappeenranta
$1295
73K
Kouvola
$1355
78.8K
Vaasa
$1372
69K
Seinajoki
$1225
66.3K
Lohja
$1220
45.6K
Mikkeli
$1308
51.9K
Salo
$1396
51.1K
Tuusula
$1509
41.5K
Kokkola
$1307
48.3K
Nurmijarvi
$1479
44.8K
Nokia
$1432
35.7K
Kaarina
$1450
36.4K
Jarvenpaa
$1533
46.5K
Ylojarvi
$1426
33.7K
Kerava
$1486
38.2K
Porvoo
$1327
51.5K
Kotka
$1286
50.5K

In Romania

City Cost of living Population
Bucharest
$988
1.72M
Cluj-Napoca
$1003
287K
Timisoara
$816
251K
Iasi
$840
272K
Craiova
$848
234K
Brasov
$938
238K
Constanta
$1002
264K
Ploiesti
$796
181K
Galati
$786
218K
Braila
$741
155K
Oradea
$788
183K
Bacau
$650
136K
Sibiu
$698
134K
Targu Mures
$758
116K
Arad
$623
145K
Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$663
79.9K
Pitesti
$743
141K
Buzau
$729
103K
Botosani
$727
90K
Piatra Neamt
$676
79.7K
Baia Mare
$638
109K
Ramnicu Valcea
$770
93.2K
Bistrita
$663
78.9K
Suceava
$709
84.3K
Deva
$636
53.1K
Satu Mare
$657
91.5K
Alba Iulia
$674
64.2K
Targoviste
$704
67K
Focsani
$752
66.6K
Resita
$716
58.4K