Cost of living comparison
compared to
Australia vs. Finland Cost of Living Summary
Australia is 27.8% more expensive than Finland overall.
Australia vs. Finland Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Australia instead of Finland, you would:
pay 2.0% more for restaurants
|
Finland
|
Australia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.96
€14.32
|
$18.42
A$26.81
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.89
€10.67
|
$10.19
A$14.83
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.80
€2.51
|
$2.88
A$4.19
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.19
€1.96
|
$2.33
A$3.39
|
|
Finland vs. Australia - Cost of restaurants
pay 27.6% more for groceries
|
Finland
|
Australia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.55
€2.29
|
$2.64
A$3.84
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.18
€3.75
|
$4.67
A$6.80
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.89
€4.39
|
$6.28
A$9.14
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.23
€2.90
|
$4.79
A$6.97
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.94
€5.32
|
$4.19
A$6.10
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
€0.96
|
$1.62
A$2.35
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.82
|
$1.32
A$1.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.95
|
$1.35
A$1.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.75
€1.57
|
$2.06
A$3.00
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.50
|
$1.19
A$1.73
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.69
|
$1.05
A$1.53
|
|
Finland vs. Australia - Cost of groceries
pay 18.4% less for transportation
|
Finland
|
Australia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.37
€7.51
|
$4.98
A$7.25
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$69.28
€62.15
|
$91.09
A$132.57
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,392.23
€31,752.14
|
$27,191.77
A$39,574.68
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.22
€17.24
|
$17.22
A$25.07
|
|
Finland vs. Australia - Cost of transportation
pay 61.1% more for housing
|
Finland
|
Australia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.47
€21.05
|
$57.16
A$83.18
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$812.17
€728.64
|
$1,309.09
A$1,905.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$648.17
€581.50
|
$1,073.97
A$1,563.04
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$112.50
€100.93
|
$146.37
A$213.03
|
|
Finland vs. Australia - Cost of housing
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
|
Finland
|
Australia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$343.69
€308.34
|
$1,957.92
A$2,849.54
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,310.70
€11,941.70
|
$18,377.12
A$26,745.91
|
|
Finland vs. Australia - Cost of childcare
pay 7.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Finland
|
Australia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.12
€7.29
|
$7.20
A$10.48
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.71
€4.22
|
$3.95
A$5.75
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.52
€11.23
|
$36.89
A$53.69
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.65
€39.16
|
$56.05
A$81.58
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.16
€15.39
|
$14.44
A$21.01
|
|
Finland vs. Australia - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 1.2% more for clothing
|
Finland
|
Australia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.56
€82.15
|
$77.86
A$113.32
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.36
€36.21
|
$53.33
A$77.62
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.65
€87.61
|
$112.59
A$163.87
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$146.74
€131.65
|
$118.82
A$172.93
|
|
Finland vs. Australia - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated November 2026). How we calculate this
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