Finland vs Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

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Finland Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1521
$1402
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3634
$3156
🏠 One person rent
$719
$801
🏘️ Family rent
$1248
$1277
🍽️ Food expenses
$556
$398
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.3
$84.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2732
$1822
💸 GDP per capita
$52926
$33509
😃 Human freedom index
8.84
8.34
❤️ Life expectancy
81.2
83.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
88
56
🌐 English speaking %
70.2%
22%
🎓 Higher education
97
90
😀 Quality of life
90
78
🏙️ Population
5.61M
47.4M

The average cost of living in Finland ($1521) is 8% more expensive than in Spain ($1402). Finland ranked 30th vs 38th 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 14th and 30th 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
$13.7
$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$81.7
$47.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$9.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.51
$3.35
 Cappuccino
$4.42
$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.63
$2.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$726
$846
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$601
$653
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1369
$1444
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1054
$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.2
$78.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.7
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.67%
3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4844
$3979
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3155
$2578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.19
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.6
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.1
$15.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$1.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.5
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.15
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.89
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$2.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.93
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.2
$6.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.7
$5.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.1
$8.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$3.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.82
$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.27
$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.6
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$8.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.5
$63.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.8
$14.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.1
$74.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.4
$82.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$307
$466
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8342
$8661

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In Finland

City Cost of living Population
Helsinki
$1816
676K
Espoo
$1879
315K
Tampere
$1464
255K
Turku
$1495
202K
Oulu
$1475
215K
Vantaa
$1671
248K
Jyvaskyla
$1445
148K
Joensuu
$1471
78.2K
Kuopio
$1382
124K
Hameenlinna
$1309
68.3K
Lahti
$1398
121K
Pori
$1239
83.2K
Rovaniemi
$1380
65.3K
Lappeenranta
$1295
73K
Kouvola
$1355
78.8K
Vaasa
$1372
69K
Seinajoki
$1225
66.3K
Lohja
$1220
45.6K
Mikkeli
$1308
51.9K
Salo
$1396
51.1K
Tuusula
$1509
41.5K
Kokkola
$1307
48.3K
Nurmijarvi
$1479
44.8K
Nokia
$1432
35.7K
Kaarina
$1450
36.4K
Jarvenpaa
$1533
46.5K
Ylojarvi
$1426
33.7K
Kerava
$1486
38.2K
Porvoo
$1327
51.5K
Kotka
$1286
50.5K

In Spain

City Cost of living Population
Madrid
$1781
3.42M
Barcelona
$1841
1.7M
Valencia
$1522
826K
Seville
$1255
687K
Tenerife
$1612
932K
Zaragoza
$1101
687K
Murcia
$1138
673K
Malaga
$1430
592K
Bilbao
$1455
348K
Palma de Mallorca
$1696
432K
Las Palmas
$1268
380K
Alicante
$1300
359K
Cordoba
$1100
323K
Vigo
$1227
294K
Terrassa
$1361
229K
Gijon
$1233
269K
Valladolid
$1212
301K
Sabadell
$1431
222K
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1567
280K
Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1532
258K
Pamplona
$1422
208K
San Sebastian
$1477
189K
Badalona
$1747
227K
A Coruna
$1196
249K
Granada
$1164
233K
Jerez de la Frontera
$892
214K
Oviedo
$1129
186K
Cartagena
$1068
220K
Elche
$1154
243K
Burgos
$1107
176K