Cost of living comparison
Spain is 14.3% cheaper than Finland.
If you lived in Spain instead of Finland, you would:
pay 15.9% less for restaurants
Finland
|
Spain
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.74
€12.66
|
$12.45
€11.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.50
€8.75
|
$8.47
€7.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.59
€2.39
|
$1.99
€1.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
€1.62
|
$1.40
€1.29
|
|
pay 15.9% less for groceries
Finland
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.40
€2.21
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
€3.69
|
$5.73
€5.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.08
€3.76
|
$3.55
€3.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
€2.73
|
$2.35
€2.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.85
€4.46
|
$3.11
€2.86
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.00
|
$0.88
€0.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.83
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
€0.99
|
$0.74
€0.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
€1.64
|
$0.91
€0.84
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$0.63
€0.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.69
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
pay 26.4% less for transportation
Finland
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.90
€8.20
|
$6.67
€6.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.04
€53.45
|
$39.84
€36.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,560.99
€27,224.20
|
$24,357.72
€22,432.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.72
€19.08
|
$14.14
€13.02
|
|
pay 18.3% more for housing
Finland
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.03
€21.21
|
$40.62
€37.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$744.51
€685.66
|
$697.48
€642.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$617.65
€568.83
|
$570.67
€525.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.36
€88.74
|
$106.79
€98.35
|
|
pay 4.1% less for childcare
Finland
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$346.47
€319.09
|
$342.46
€315.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,931.98
€7,304.96
|
$7,368.05
€6,785.60
|
|
pay 41.7% less for entertainment and sports
Finland
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.11
€6.55
|
$2.66
€2.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
€3.85
|
$1.85
€1.70
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.96
€9.17
|
$5.55
€5.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.96
€40.49
|
$43.33
€39.90
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.18
€13.98
|
$8.42
€7.75
|
|
pay 14.4% less for clothing
Finland
|
Spain
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.09
€82.05
|
$73.58
€67.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.28
€33.41
|
$33.02
€30.41
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.40
€74.97
|
$74.35
€68.47
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.91
€108.59
|
$91.35
€84.13
|
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