Finland vs Russia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Finland Russia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1537
$652
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3664
$1669
🏠 One person rent
$740
$310
🏘️ Family rent
$1287
$594
🍽️ Food expenses
$547
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.5
$51
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2787
$632
💸 GDP per capita
$50916
$15271
😃 Human freedom index
8.7
5.81
❤️ Life expectancy
81.9
69.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
87
26
🌐 English speaking %
70.2%
3.5%
🎓 Higher education
96
85
😀 Quality of life
91
44
🏙️ Population
5.52M
147M

The average cost of living in Finland ($1537) is 136% more expensive than in Russia ($652). Finland ranked 31st vs 143rd for Russia 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 Russia. Ranked 13th and 107th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Finland vs Russia

We calculate prices for Finland and Russia as a population-weighted mean of 49 and 122 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 Russia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.9
$6.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.8
$27.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.56
$1.94
 Cappuccino
$4.33
$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.6
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$747
$358
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$611
$226
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1382
$737
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1084
$450
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.4
$52.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$80.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.3
$5.94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.07%
11.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4534
$2325
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3055
$1510
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.39
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.8
$20.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$5.49
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.17
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.5
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.09
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.07
$8.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$3.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.6
$7.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$2.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.15
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$6.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.84
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.7
$2.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.5
$5.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43
$29.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.2
$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90
$17.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.8
$5.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.7
$63.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.5
$80.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$337
$262
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7553
$6135

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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 Russia

City Cost of living Population
Moscow
$1021
12.5M
Saint Petersburg
$811
5.38M
Yekaterinburg
$676
1.47M
Novosibirsk
$657
1.63M
Nizhny Novgorod
$596
1.25M
Kazan
$646
1.24M
Rostov-on-Don
$601
1.14M
Ufa
$547
1.12M
Chelyabinsk
$467
1.2M
Samara
$623
1.17M
Krasnoyarsk
$634
1.08M
Voronezh
$420
1.05M
Krasnodar
$553
949K
Omsk
$402
1.17M
Perm
$537
1.05M
Tyumen
$636
745K
Volgograd
$505
1M
Saratov
$513
845K
Sevastopol
$628
522K
Surgut
$614
396K
Vladivostok
$765
597K
Kemerovo
$487
559K
Khabarovsk
$623
616K
Balashikha
$645
468K
Irkutsk
$607
624K
Izhevsk
$567
646K
Naberezhnye Chelny
$501
534K
Yaroslavl
$496
601K
Orenburg
$494
565K
Yakutsk
$696
312K