Finland vs Romania - Cost of Living Comparison

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Finland Romania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1644
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3907
$2377
🏠 One person rent
$777
$461
🏘️ Family rent
$1308
$772
🍽️ Food expenses
$588
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$46.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3033
$1126
💸 GDP per capita
$53150
$20080
😃 Human freedom index
8.83
8.06
❤️ Life expectancy
81.7
76.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
88
45
🌐 English speaking %
70.1%
31%
🎓 Higher education
95
71
😀 Quality of life
93
71
🏙️ Population
5.62M
19.1M

The average cost of living in Finland ($1644) is 72% more expensive than in Romania ($958). Finland ranked 31st vs 104th 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 11th and 50th 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
$14.8
$11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.1
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$7.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.19
$2.72
 Cappuccino
$4.91
$2.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.04
$2.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$802
$452
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$640
$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1544
$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1162
$589
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.3
$99.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$154
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$9.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.78%
7.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5166
$2724
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2820
$1856
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.5
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.4
$23.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.9
$6.86
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.05
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.45
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.48
$3.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.55
$8.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$6.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.6
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$2.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.22
$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$6.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.35
$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.2
$6.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.6
$7.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.66
$3.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.28
$2.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.7
$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.4
$7.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$99.3
$43.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.7
$7.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$71.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$408
$530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11002
$9182

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In Finland

City Cost of living Population
Helsinki
$1970
694K
Espoo
$1974
326K
Tampere
$1407
255K
Vantaa
$1843
248K
Turku
$1560
210K
Oulu
$1672
217K
Jyvaskyla
$1403
150K
Kuopio
$1525
127K
Joensuu
$1550
79.1K
Lahti
$1533
122K
Hameenlinna
$1436
68.6K
Pori
$1416
83K
Vaasa
$1506
71.2K
Rovaniemi
$1486
65.3K
Lappeenranta
$1448
73.2K
Kouvola
$1383
78.8K
Seinajoki
$1445
67.3K
Kotka
$1478
50K
Lohja
$1391
45.6K
Mikkeli
$1445
51.6K
Salo
$1535
51.1K
Jarvenpaa
$1759
46.9K
Kirkkonummi
$1684
41.2K
Nurmijarvi
$1644
44.8K
Hyvinkaa
$1531
47K
Kokkola
$1459
48.3K
Tuusula
$1698
41.5K
Kerava
$1673
38.2K
Nokia
$1439
35.7K
Kaarina
$1529
36.7K

In Romania

City Cost of living Population
Bucharest
$1148
1.72M
Cluj-Napoca
$1230
287K
Iasi
$1048
272K
Timisoara
$1000
251K
Constanta
$1119
264K
Brasov
$1120
238K
Craiova
$953
234K
Galati
$906
218K
Ploiesti
$896
181K
Oradea
$847
183K
Sibiu
$818
134K
Bacau
$807
136K
Braila
$870
155K
Pitesti
$1018
141K
Arad
$719
145K
Targu Mures
$725
116K
Suceava
$834
120K
Piatra Neamt
$712
79.7K
Baia Mare
$738
109K
Buzau
$801
103K
Botosani
$840
90K
Bistrita
$716
78.9K
Ramnicu Valcea
$801
93.2K
Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$709
79.9K
Targu Jiu
$824
73.5K
Satu Mare
$719
91.5K
Vaslui
$855
63K
Targoviste
$776
67K
Alba Iulia
$760
64.2K
Giurgiu
$920
54.6K