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Finland vs. Japan Cost of Living Summary

Finland is 52.1% more expensive than Japan overall.

Restaurants
pay 2.5 times more in Finland
Groceries
pay 0.5% more in Finland
Transportation
pay 33.7% more in Finland
Housing
pay 24.0% more in Finland
Childcare
pay 1.8% less in Finland
Entertainment and Sports
pay 97.0% more in Finland
Clothing
pay 62.9% more in Finland

The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, clothing, transportation, housing, and groceries in Finland are more expensive than in Japan. Notably, restaurants and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Finland.

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Finland vs. Japan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Finland instead of Japan, you would:

pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

 
Japan
Finland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $6.60
¥1,052
$15.68
€13.44
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $5.10
¥812
$11.56
€9.91
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.07
¥170
$2.65
€2.27
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pay 0.5% more for groceries

 
Japan
Finland
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.50
¥239
$2.47
€2.11
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.07
¥807
$4.19
€3.59
Milk (1 gallon) $5.67
¥903
$4.85
€4.16
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pay 33.7% more for transportation

 
Japan
Finland
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.39
¥699
$7.96
€6.82
Monthly public transit pass $59.14
¥9,422
$69.84
€59.88
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $22,599.51
¥4M
$34,910.15
€29,931.51
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pay 24.0% more for housing

 
Japan
Finland
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $33.91
¥5,403
$23.03
€19.74
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $543.18
¥86,534
$801.83
€687.48
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $353.61
¥56,334
$658.48
€564.57
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pay 1.8% less for childcare

 
Japan
Finland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $296.89
¥47,296
$333.41
€285.86
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $13,159.48
¥2M
$11,057.05
€9,480.17
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pay 97.0% more for entertainment and sports

 
Japan
Finland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.60
¥415
$7.87
€6.75
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.03
¥482
$4.79
€4.11
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $3.89
¥619
$12.15
€10.42
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pay 62.9% more for clothing

 
Japan
Finland
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $44.79
¥7,136
$93.32
€80.01
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $32.04
¥5,104
$37.73
€32.35
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $57.37
¥9,139
$96.29
€82.56
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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2026

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