Finland vs Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

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Finland Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1644
$1627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3907
$3691
🏠 One person rent
$777
$928
🏘️ Family rent
$1308
$1503
🍽️ Food expenses
$588
$469
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$94.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3033
$2076
💸 GDP per capita
$53150
$35327
😃 Human freedom index
8.83
8.37
❤️ Life expectancy
81.7
83.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
88
55
🌐 English speaking %
70.1%
39%
🎓 Higher education
95
90
😀 Quality of life
93
83
🏙️ Population
5.62M
48.8M

The average cost of living in Finland ($1644) is 1% more expensive than in Spain ($1627). Finland ranked 31st vs 34th for Spain 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 1.3 months in Spain. Ranked 11th and 31st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Finland vs Spain

We calculate prices for Finland and Spain as a population-weighted mean of 49 and 153 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 Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.8
$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.1
$57.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.19
$3.94
 Cappuccino
$4.91
$2.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.04
$2.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$802
$980
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$640
$757
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1544
$1688
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1162
$1251
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.3
$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$32.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.78%
3.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5166
$4946
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2820
$3068
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.5
$1.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.4
$34.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.9
$17.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.05
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.45
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.48
$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.55
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$8.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.6
$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$2.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.22
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.35
$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.2
$6.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.6
$9.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.66
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$2.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.28
$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.7
$48.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.4
$9.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$99.3
$72.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.7
$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$88.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$408
$568
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11002
$10763

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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 Spain

City Cost of living Population
Madrid
$2109
3.51M
Barcelona
$2129
1.73M
Valencia
$1812
841K
Tenerife
$1739
955K
Zaragoza
$1436
693K
Seville
$1343
689K
Malaga
$1705
599K
Palma de Mallorca
$2017
435K
Bilbao
$1790
351K
Alicante
$1513
366K
Valladolid
$1415
303K
Las Palmas
$1508
382K
Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1697
261K
Cordoba
$1291
323K
Vigo
$1439
294K
San Sebastian
$1778
190K
A Coruna
$1410
252K
Terrassa
$1367
233K
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1773
290K
Gijon
$1508
270K
Sabadell
$1623
225K
Badalona
$2084
232K
Burgos
$1242
177K
Pamplona
$1622
209K
Granada
$1350
234K
Cartagena
$1195
221K
Elche
$1268
246K
Santa Cruz de Tenerife
$1642
212K
Marbella
$2004
160K
Albacete
$1303
175K