Finland vs United Kingdom - Cost of Living Comparison

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Finland United Kingdom
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1677
$2432
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3987
$5701
🏠 One person rent
$796
$1515
🏘️ Family rent
$1349
$2540
🍽️ Food expenses
$600
$573
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3033
$3269
💸 GDP per capita
$53150
$53246
😃 Human freedom index
8.83
8.6
❤️ Life expectancy
81.7
81.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
88
70
🌐 English speaking %
70.2%
98.3%
🎓 Higher education
95
100
😀 Quality of life
93
91
🏙️ Population
5.62M
69.2M

The average cost of living in Finland ($1677) is 31% less expensive than in the United Kingdom ($2432). Finland ranked 31st vs 11th for the United Kingdom 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 the United Kingdom. Ranked 13th and 16th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Finland vs the United Kingdom

We calculate prices for Finland and the United Kingdom as a population-weighted mean of 49 and 277 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 United Kingdom
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.2
$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.3
$87.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.2
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.19
$7.24
 Cappuccino
$4.97
$5.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3
$2.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$817
$1589
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$656
$1223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1549
$2759
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1162
$2247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.3
$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23
$43.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.73%
5.07%
🏙️ 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
$5803
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.66
$3.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.3
$95.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.4
$24
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.49
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.49
$4.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.52
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$9.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.9
$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$3.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.27
$3.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.3
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.38
$3.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.2
$22.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.7
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.75
$5.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.31
$2.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.5
$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$101
$99.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$23
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.2
$96.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$395
$1842
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11318
$23184

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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 the United Kingdom

City Cost of living Population
London
$3740
8.8M
Birmingham
$2219
1.14M
Glasgow
$2121
626K
Manchester
$2365
548K
Edinburgh
$2331
488K
Sheffield
$1940
518K
Leeds
$2087
536K
Liverpool
$1998
513K
Bristol
$2592
472K
Cardiff
$2194
384K
Bolton
$2079
285K
Coventry
$2010
363K
Newcastle upon Tyne
$2012
300K
Bradford
$1787
293K
Leicester
$1838
369K
Nottingham
$1891
289K
Belfast
$1954
345K
Sunderland
$1573
277K
Derby
$1733
255K
Brighton and Hove
$2204
277K
Southampton
$2286
271K
Milton Keynes
$2310
264K
Northampton
$1894
246K
Plymouth
$1849
268K
Kingston upon Hull
$1667
260K
Swansea
$1753
247K
Portsmouth
$2044
248K
Solihull
$1957
207K
Croydon
$2564
192K
Wolverhampton
$1836
251K