Cost of living comparison
Finland is 23.6% more expensive than Greece overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 64.4% more in Finland
- Groceries
-
pay 19.5% more in Finland
- Transportation
-
pay 24.2% more in Finland
- Housing
-
pay 4.3% more in Finland
- Childcare
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pay 3.9% more in Finland
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 52.3% more in Finland
- Clothing
-
pay 3.2% less in Finland
The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, groceries, housing, and childcare in Finland are more expensive than in Greece.
If you lived in Finland instead of Greece, you would:
pay 64.4% more for restaurants
|
Greece
|
Finland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.17
€12.07
|
$14.18
€12.99
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.11
€8.34
|
$10.44
€9.56
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.90
|
$2.58
€2.36
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
€0.55
|
$1.86
€1.71
|
|
pay 19.5% more for groceries
|
Greece
|
Finland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
€1.22
|
$2.29
€2.09
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.30
€5.77
|
$3.70
€3.39
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.99
€5.49
|
$4.27
€3.91
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.02
€3.69
|
$3.02
€2.76
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.23
€3.87
|
$5.38
€4.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.81
|
$0.99
€0.90
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.78
|
$0.82
€0.75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.53
|
$0.98
€0.90
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$1.67
€1.53
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.47
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.52
|
$0.75
€0.69
|
|
pay 24.2% more for transportation
|
Greece
|
Finland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.55
€6.92
|
$7.64
€7.00
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.19
€36.82
|
$60.52
€55.44
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,316.80
€25,939.46
|
$31,800.37
€29,130.57
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.82
€12.66
|
$18.35
€16.81
|
|
pay 4.3% more for housing
|
Greece
|
Finland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.82
€30.06
|
$22.24
€20.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$524.36
€480.34
|
$734.49
€672.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$392.21
€359.28
|
$604.75
€553.98
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.68
€160.93
|
$96.90
€88.77
|
|
pay 3.9% more for childcare
|
Greece
|
Finland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$413.12
€378.44
|
$291.42
€266.95
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,332.60
€5,800.95
|
$8,693.67
€7,963.80
|
|
pay 52.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Greece
|
Finland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.03
|
$7.29
€6.68
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
€3.20
|
$4.21
€3.86
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.94
€4.53
|
$10.54
€9.65
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.72
€44.63
|
$41.73
€38.23
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.82
€8.08
|
$15.60
€14.29
|
|
pay 3.2% less for clothing
|
Greece
|
Finland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.64
€76.61
|
$75.15
€68.84
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.83
€34.65
|
$31.18
€28.57
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.15
€76.17
|
$82.09
€75.20
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.42
€85.58
|
$108.56
€99.45
|
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