Finland vs Slovakia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Finland Slovakia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1644
$1348
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3907
$3136
🏠 One person rent
$777
$770
🏘️ Family rent
$1308
$1286
🍽️ Food expenses
$588
$400
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$62
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3033
$1460
💸 GDP per capita
$53150
$25993
😃 Human freedom index
8.83
8.14
❤️ Life expectancy
81.7
78
👮 Corruption perceptions index
88
48
🌐 English speaking %
70.1%
25.7%
🎓 Higher education
95
77
😀 Quality of life
93
73
🏙️ Population
5.62M
5.42M

The average cost of living in Finland ($1644) is 22% more expensive than in Slovakia ($1348). Finland ranked 31st vs 49th for Slovakia 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 1.1 months in Slovakia. Ranked 11th and 47th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Finland vs Slovakia

We calculate prices for Finland and Slovakia as a population-weighted mean of 49 and 23 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 Slovakia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.8
$9.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.1
$49.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$9.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.19
$2.59
 Cappuccino
$4.91
$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.04
$2.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$802
$738
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$640
$561
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1544
$1324
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1162
$980
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.3
$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.78%
3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5166
$4358
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2820
$3033
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.5
$1.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.4
$34.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.9
$15.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.05
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.45
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.48
$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.55
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$8.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.6
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.22
$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$6.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.35
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.2
$6.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.6
$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.66
$3.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.28
$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.7
$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.4
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$99.3
$37
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.7
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$78.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$89.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$408
$537
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11002
$12394

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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 Slovakia

City Cost of living Population
Bratislava
$1590
481K
Kosice
$1512
222K
Petrzalka
$1475
112K
Nitra
$1218
75.3K
Zilina
$1184
79.9K
Presov
$1044
81.2K
Trnava
$1308
63.2K
Banska Bystrica
$1117
73.1K
Martin
$1160
50.2K
Trencin
$1255
54.1K
Prievidza
$1032
42K
Povazska Bystrica
$1252
36.7K
Poprad
$1281
48K
Zvolen
$1340
38.7K
Liptovsky Mikulas
$1209
29.7K
Komarno
$1156
31.6K
Nove Zamky
$1126
35.6K
Michalovce
$1162
34.9K
Spisska Nova Ves
$1088
34K
Levice
$928
30.2K
Piestany
$967
26.1K
Lucenec
$1031
24.4K
Ruzomberok
$1271
26.1K