Finland vs Ukraine - Cost of Living Comparison

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Finland Ukraine
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1644
$619
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3907
$1515
🏠 One person rent
$777
$288
🏘️ Family rent
$1308
$481
🍽️ Food expenses
$588
$225
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$43.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3033
$465
💸 GDP per capita
$53150
$5389
😃 Human freedom index
8.83
5.87
❤️ Life expectancy
81.7
73.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
88
36
🌐 English speaking %
70.1%
51%
🎓 Higher education
95
62
😀 Quality of life
93
50
🏙️ Population
5.62M
37.9M

The average cost of living in Finland ($1644) is 166% more expensive than in Ukraine ($619). Finland ranked 31st vs 165th for Ukraine 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 0.8 months in Ukraine. Ranked 11th and 96th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Finland vs Ukraine

We calculate prices for Finland and Ukraine as a population-weighted mean of 49 and 34 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 Ukraine
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.8
$7.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.1
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$5.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.19
$1.21
 Cappuccino
$4.91
$1.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.04
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$802
$321
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$640
$201
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1544
$627
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1162
$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.3
$56
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$86.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$6.11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.78%
18.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5166
$1402
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2820
$823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.5
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.4
$13.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.9
$5.04
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.05
$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.45
$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.48
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.55
$8.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.6
$7.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$2.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.22
$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$4.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.35
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.2
$2.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.6
$3.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.66
$2.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.28
$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.7
$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.4
$4.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$99.3
$9.42
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.7
$4.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$55
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$78.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$408
$295
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11002
$6277

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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 Ukraine

City Cost of living Population
Kyiv
$853
2.95M
Kharkiv
$501
1.42M
Dnipro
$749
969K
Odesa
$641
1.01M
Donetsk
$525
902K
Zaporizhia
$471
710K
Lviv
$800
717K
Kryvyi Rih
$454
604K
Luhansk
$790
418K
Mykolaiv
$529
470K
Makiivka
$534
339K
Vinnytsia
$572
370K
Mariupol
$518
250K
Chernivtsi
$579
265K
Poltava
$475
283K
Chernihiv
$479
287K
Horlivka
$621
240K
Cherkasy
$448
270K
Kremenchuk
$490
215K
Kamianske
$628
227K
Ternopil
$458
225K
Khmelnytskyi
$541
274K
Sumy
$518
266K
Rivne
$397
245K
Zhytomyr
$591
262K
Ivano-Frankivsk
$498
238K
Kherson
$409
279K
Bila Tserkva
$464
209K
Kropyvnytskyi
$577
220K
Lutsk
$543
216K