Cost of living comparison
Finland is 29.9% more expensive than Greece.
If you lived in Finland instead of Greece, you would:
pay 54.0% more for restaurants
Greece
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.71
€11.88
|
$13.74
€12.85
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.10
€7.57
|
$9.50
€8.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.86
|
$2.59
€2.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$1.76
€1.65
|
|
pay 31.2% more for groceries
Greece
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
$2.40
€2.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
€4.65
|
$4.01
€3.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.63
€5.26
|
$4.08
€3.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.81
€3.56
|
$2.96
€2.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.64
€3.40
|
$4.85
€4.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$1.08
€1.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.58
|
$1.08
€1.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$1.79
€1.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$0.53
€0.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.45
|
$0.75
€0.70
|
|
pay 34.5% more for transportation
Greece
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.80
€8.23
|
$8.90
€8.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.24
€37.62
|
$58.04
€54.26
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,158.38
€20,715.54
|
$29,560.99
€27,636.13
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.03
€12.18
|
$20.72
€19.37
|
|
pay 17.0% more for housing
Greece
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.83
€32.57
|
$23.03
€21.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$429.23
€401.28
|
$744.51
€696.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$358.56
€335.21
|
$617.65
€577.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$172.07
€160.86
|
$96.36
€90.08
|
|
pay 9.8% more for childcare
Greece
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$341.10
€318.89
|
$346.47
€323.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,725.16
€6,287.25
|
$7,931.98
€7,415.49
|
|
pay 52.6% more for entertainment and sports
Greece
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.08
€3.82
|
$7.11
€6.65
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.33
€3.11
|
$4.18
€3.91
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.12
€4.79
|
$9.96
€9.31
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.22
€42.28
|
$43.96
€41.10
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.85
€8.27
|
$15.18
€14.19
|
|
pay 9.9% more for clothing
Greece
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.36
€71.39
|
$89.09
€83.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.41
€34.04
|
$36.28
€33.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.82
€72.75
|
$81.40
€76.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.20
€92.74
|
$117.91
€110.23
|
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