Finland vs Vietnam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Finland Vietnam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1643
$614
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3901
$1575
🏠 One person rent
$776
$295
🏘️ Family rent
$1310
$514
🍽️ Food expenses
$593
$197
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$51.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3104
$342
💸 GDP per capita
$53189
$4717
😃 Human freedom index
8.84
5.43
❤️ Life expectancy
81.7
74.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
88
40
🌐 English speaking %
70.2%
16%
🎓 Higher education
96
55
😀 Quality of life
91
47
🏙️ Population
5.64M
101M

The average cost of living in Finland ($1643) is 168% more expensive than in Vietnam ($614). Finland ranked 31st vs 163rd for Vietnam in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Finland compared to 0.6 months in Vietnam. Ranked 13th and 102nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Finland vs Vietnam

We calculate prices for Finland and Vietnam as a population-weighted mean of 49 and 38 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 Vietnam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15
$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.5
$22.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.02
$0.99
 Cappuccino
$4.85
$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.86
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$785
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$640
$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1498
$820
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1117
$559
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.8
$43.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.4
$8.93
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.72%
8.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5330
$2769
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3367
$1536
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.58
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$70.5
$8.37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.7
$5.77
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.07
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.44
$0.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.36
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.19
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.5
$10
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.22
$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.32
$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12
$1.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.6
$1.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.94
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.28
$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$22
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.1
$3.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$99.7
$32.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.5
$5.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.6
$39.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$85.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$344
$240
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10628
$11417

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In Finland

City Cost of living Population
Helsinki
$1947
687K
Espoo
$1937
315K
Tampere
$1422
255K
Turku
$1545
206K
Vantaa
$1881
248K
Oulu
$1660
215K
Jyvaskyla
$1500
148K
Joensuu
$1580
78.2K
Kuopio
$1524
124K
Lahti
$1618
121K
Hameenlinna
$1444
68.3K
Pori
$1363
83.2K
Rovaniemi
$1481
65.3K
Lappeenranta
$1454
73K
Kouvola
$1561
78.8K
Seinajoki
$1356
66.3K
Vaasa
$1479
69K
Lohja
$1383
45.6K
Mikkeli
$1386
51.9K
Salo
$1589
51.1K
Kotka
$1516
50.5K
Nurmijarvi
$1642
44.8K
Hyvinkaa
$1546
46.9K
Tuusula
$1655
41.5K
Kokkola
$1452
48.3K
Nokia
$1437
35.7K
Jarvenpaa
$1783
46.5K
Ylojarvi
$1438
33.7K
Kaarina
$1521
36.4K
Kerava
$1611
38.2K

In Vietnam

City Cost of living Population
Ho Chi Minh
$734
9.39M
Hanoi
$652
8.44M
Haiphong
$562
2.09M
Bien Hoa
$410
1.1M
Da Nang
$615
1.22M
Can Tho
$439
1.25M
Bac Ninh
$558
520K
Hue
$372
653K
Hai Duong
$558
507K
Vinh
$560
490K
Thanh Hoa
$568
393K
Nam Dinh
$570
352K
Nha Trang
$508
392K
Ha Tinh
$539
380K
Vung Tau
$493
357K
Buon Ma Thuot
$516
340K
Thai Nguyen
$461
330K
Ha Long
$559
270K
Thai Binh
$556
268K
Viet Tri
$569
278K
Thu Dau Mot
$519
322K
Qui Nhon
$501
311K
Ca Mau
$507
315K
Da Lat
$572
204K
Phan Thiet
$482
205K
Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$523
196K
Cam Pha
$551
156K
Long Xuyen
$498
279K
Dong Hoi
$483
160K
Rach Gia
$515
251K