Finland vs Romania - Cost of Living Comparison

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Finland Romania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1677
$973
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3987
$2438
🏠 One person rent
$796
$461
🏘️ Family rent
$1349
$775
🍽️ Food expenses
$600
$361
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$47.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3033
$1159
💸 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 %
70.2%
31%
🎓 Higher education
95
71
😀 Quality of life
93
71
🏙️ Population
5.62M
19.1M

The average cost of living in Finland ($1677) is 72% more expensive than in Romania ($973). Finland ranked 31st vs 103rd 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 13th and 48th 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
$15.2
$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.3
$50.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.2
$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.19
$2.8
 Cappuccino
$4.97
$3.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3
$2.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$817
$459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$656
$330
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1549
$857
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1162
$604
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.3
$99.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23
$9.73
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.73%
7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5303
$2815
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3084
$1875
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.66
$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.3
$24.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.4
$7.27
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.49
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.49
$3.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.52
$9.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$6.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.9
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$2.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.27
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.3
$6.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.38
$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.2
$6.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.7
$7.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.75
$4.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.31
$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.5
$8.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$101
$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$23
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.2
$74.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$89.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$395
$590
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11318
$10186

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Cities Comparison in Finland vs Romania

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Finland

City Cost of living Population
Helsinki
$1990
687K
Espoo
$2062
315K
Tampere
$1445
255K
Vantaa
$1927
248K
Turku
$1597
206K
Oulu
$1731
215K
Jyvaskyla
$1443
148K
Joensuu
$1592
78.2K
Kuopio
$1546
124K
Lahti
$1571
121K
Hameenlinna
$1451
68.3K
Pori
$1375
83.2K
Rovaniemi
$1522
65.3K
Lappeenranta
$1482
73K
Kouvola
$1474
78.8K
Seinajoki
$1379
66.3K
Vaasa
$1518
69K
Lohja
$1406
45.6K
Mikkeli
$1454
51.9K
Salo
$1583
51.1K
Kotka
$1514
50.5K
Hyvinkaa
$1533
46.9K
Nurmijarvi
$1673
44.8K
Jarvenpaa
$1750
46.5K
Kokkola
$1472
48.3K
Tuusula
$1693
41.5K
Nokia
$1471
35.7K
Ylojarvi
$1467
33.7K
Kaarina
$1568
36.4K
Kerava
$1659
38.2K

In Romania

City Cost of living Population
Bucharest
$1138
1.72M
Cluj-Napoca
$1243
287K
Timisoara
$1029
251K
Iasi
$1042
272K
Brasov
$1150
238K
Constanta
$1132
264K
Craiova
$983
234K
Galati
$950
218K
Ploiesti
$926
181K
Oradea
$894
183K
Sibiu
$840
134K
Braila
$871
155K
Bacau
$773
136K
Targu Mures
$795
116K
Pitesti
$970
141K
Arad
$734
145K
Suceava
$873
120K
Piatra Neamt
$740
79.7K
Buzau
$831
103K
Botosani
$869
90K
Baia Mare
$755
109K
Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$759
79.9K
Bistrita
$737
78.9K
Ramnicu Valcea
$826
93.2K
Targu Jiu
$844
73.5K
Satu Mare
$777
91.5K
Vaslui
$871
63K
Alba Iulia
$800
64.2K
Targoviste
$800
67K
Giurgiu
$956
54.6K