Cost of living comparison
Finland is 12.5% cheaper than Norway overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 19.8% less in Finland
- Groceries
-
pay 24.2% less in Finland
- Transportation
-
pay 7.4% less in Finland
- Housing
-
pay 36.5% less in Finland
- Childcare
-
pay 24.7% more in Finland
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 7.1% less in Finland
- Clothing
-
pay 17.2% less in Finland
Expenses including housing, groceries, restaurants, clothing, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Finland.
If you lived in Finland instead of Norway, you would:
pay 19.8% less for restaurants
|
Norway
|
Finland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.52
NOK194.31
|
$14.18
€13.04
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.17
NOK127.65
|
$10.44
€9.60
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.88
NOK30.20
|
$2.58
€2.37
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
NOK28.35
|
$1.86
€1.71
|
|
pay 24.2% less for groceries
|
Norway
|
Finland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.03
NOK31.78
|
$2.29
€2.10
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.10
NOK53.48
|
$3.70
€3.40
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.41
NOK77.79
|
$4.27
€3.93
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
NOK38.92
|
$3.02
€2.77
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.92
NOK62.16
|
$5.38
€4.95
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
NOK13.80
|
$0.99
€0.91
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
NOK10.32
|
$0.82
€0.75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
NOK13.54
|
$0.98
€0.90
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.82
NOK19.08
|
$1.67
€1.54
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
NOK10.02
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.05
NOK11.05
|
$0.75
€0.69
|
|
pay 7.4% less for transportation
|
Norway
|
Finland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.32
NOK76.82
|
$7.64
€7.03
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$67.29
NOK705.98
|
$60.52
€55.64
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,441.53
NOK340,365.39
|
$31,800.37
€29,240.38
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.50
NOK246.54
|
$18.35
€16.88
|
|
pay 36.5% less for housing
|
Norway
|
Finland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.97
NOK555.70
|
$22.24
€20.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,030.17
NOK10,808.18
|
$734.49
€675.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$803.77
NOK8,432.85
|
$604.75
€556.07
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.13
NOK1,554.16
|
$96.90
€89.10
|
|
pay 24.7% more for childcare
|
Norway
|
Finland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$272.16
NOK2,855.43
|
$291.42
€267.96
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,113.04
NOK64,135.95
|
$8,693.67
€7,993.81
|
|
pay 7.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Norway
|
Finland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.83
NOK92.62
|
$7.29
€6.70
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.64
NOK48.66
|
$4.21
€3.87
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.25
NOK139.01
|
$10.54
€9.69
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.21
NOK453.31
|
$41.73
€38.37
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.55
NOK142.20
|
$15.60
€14.34
|
|
pay 17.2% less for clothing
|
Norway
|
Finland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$87.77
NOK920.90
|
$75.15
€69.10
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.11
NOK420.79
|
$31.18
€28.67
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.53
NOK1,054.70
|
$82.09
€75.48
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.05
NOK1,322.50
|
$108.56
€99.82
|
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