Finland vs Taiwan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Finland Taiwan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1677
$1024
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3987
$2690
🏠 One person rent
$796
$411
🏘️ Family rent
$1349
$708
🍽️ Food expenses
$600
$401
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$98.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3033
$1514
💸 GDP per capita
$53150
$34430
😃 Human freedom index
8.83
8.72
❤️ Life expectancy
81.7
79.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
88
68
🌐 English speaking %
70.2%
30%
🎓 Higher education
95
90
😀 Quality of life
93
83
🏙️ Population
5.62M
23.3M

The average cost of living in Finland ($1677) is 64% more expensive than in Taiwan ($1024). Finland ranked 31st vs 97th for Taiwan 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 1.5 months in Taiwan. Ranked 13th and 30th best countries to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this infographic!

Prices in Finland vs Taiwan

We calculate prices for Finland and Taiwan as a population-weighted mean of 49 and 17 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 Taiwan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.2
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.3
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.2
$5.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.19
$2.03
 Cappuccino
$4.97
$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$817
$488
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$656
$304
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1549
$1176
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1162
$802
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.3
$53.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$82.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23
$22.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.73%
2.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5303
$8898
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3084
$6023
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.66
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.3
$32.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.4
$9.64
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$3.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.49
$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.49
$2.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.52
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$8.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.9
$19.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$4.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$3.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$3.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.27
$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.3
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.38
$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.2
$4.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.7
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.75
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.31
$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$37.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.5
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$101
$47.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$23
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.2
$75
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$86.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$395
$530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11318
$17202

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

Cities Comparison in Finland vs Taiwan

More countries to compare

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 Taiwan

City Cost of living Population
New Taipei
$1108
4.05M
Taichung
$957
2.87M
Taipei
$1257
2.44M
Kaohsiung
$999
2.72M
Taoyuan
$941
2.35M
Tainan
$910
1.85M
Hsinchu
$937
455K
Keelung
$997
360K
Chiayi
$910
261K
Zhubei
$882
221K
Changhua
$888
221K
Kinmen
$903
140K
Douliu
$889
109K
Miaoli
$709
86K
Taitung
$841
103K
Nantou
$879
96.5K
Yilan
$796
94.7K