Cost of living comparison
Finland is 45.1% cheaper than Switzerland overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 46.8% less in Finland
- Groceries
-
pay 42.4% less in Finland
- Transportation
-
pay 29.8% less in Finland
- Housing
-
pay 54.1% less in Finland
- Childcare
-
pay 80.0% less in Finland
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 20.8% less in Finland
- Clothing
-
pay 41.5% less in Finland
Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, groceries, clothing, and transportation are lower in Finland.
If you lived in Finland instead of Switzerland, you would:
pay 46.8% less for restaurants
Switzerland
|
Finland
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$27.66
CHF22.88
|
$14.18
€12.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.97
CHF14.03
|
$10.44
€9.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.67
CHF3.87
|
$2.58
€2.28
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$4.13
CHF3.41
|
$1.86
€1.65
|
|
pay 42.4% less for groceries
Switzerland
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.64
CHF3.01
|
$2.29
€2.02
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.22
CHF10.93
|
$3.70
€3.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.31
CHF6.05
|
$4.27
€3.78
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.80
CHF5.62
|
$3.02
€2.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.89
CHF10.66
|
$5.38
€4.76
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.52
CHF1.25
|
$0.99
€0.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
CHF0.85
|
$0.82
€0.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
CHF1.09
|
$0.98
€0.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.85
CHF2.36
|
$1.67
€1.48
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
CHF0.92
|
$0.56
€0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.07
CHF0.88
|
$0.75
€0.66
|
|
pay 29.8% less for transportation
Switzerland
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.83
CHF6.48
|
$7.64
€6.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$114.11
CHF94.38
|
$60.52
€53.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,806.66
CHF30,440.80
|
$31,800.37
€28,135.38
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$42.03
CHF34.76
|
$18.35
€16.24
|
|
pay 54.1% less for housing
Switzerland
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.46
CHF44.21
|
$22.24
€19.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,622.75
CHF1,342.09
|
$734.49
€649.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,411.84
CHF1,167.66
|
$604.75
€535.06
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$180.02
CHF148.89
|
$96.90
€85.73
|
|
pay 80.0% less for childcare
Switzerland
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,587.05
CHF2,139.61
|
$291.42
€257.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$30,321.56
CHF25,077.33
|
$8,693.67
€7,691.73
|
|
pay 20.8% less for entertainment and sports
Switzerland
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.82
CHF6.47
|
$7.29
€6.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.42
CHF4.48
|
$4.21
€3.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.09
CHF8.35
|
$10.54
€9.32
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$88.49
CHF73.18
|
$41.73
€36.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$21.15
CHF17.49
|
$15.60
€13.80
|
|
pay 41.5% less for clothing
Switzerland
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$121.70
CHF100.65
|
$75.15
€66.49
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.65
CHF50.99
|
$31.18
€27.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$136.06
CHF112.53
|
$82.09
€72.63
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$176.75
CHF146.18
|
$108.56
€96.05
|
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