Cost of Living Comparison Between Cork and Espoo Cost of Living Comparison Between Cork and Espoo

🙂 Solo nomad: Cork is 0.5% cheaper than Espoo without rent, and 35.1% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Cork is 3.5% cheaper than Espoo without rent, and 23.1% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$21.02 €18.11

$15.16 €13.06

38.65%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$95 €81.8

$105 €90.1

-9.19%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$11.65 €10.04

$11.28 €9.72

3.28%

Cappuccino

$4.52 €3.89

$5.37 €4.63

-15.83%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.8 €2.41

$3.46 €2.98

-19.08%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.18 €1.88

$3.08 €2.66

-29.22%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$6.81 €5.86

$8.76 €7.54

-22.26%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$7.11 €6.13

$10.37 €8.93

-31.44%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.61 €1.39

$1.31 €1.12

22.90%

White Bread (500g)

$2.02 €1.74

$2.77 €2.38

-27.08%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.16 €1.86

$3.18 €2.74

-32.08%

Eggs

$4.29 €3.7

$3.6 €3.1

19.17%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$12.03 €10.36

$10.04 €8.65

19.82%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$12.96 €11.16

$16.58 €14.28

-21.83%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$14.93 €12.86

$21.67 €18.67

-31.10%

Apples (1kg)

$3.34 €2.88

$2.84 €2.44

17.61%

Banana (1kg)

$3.15 €2.71

$2.12 €1.83

48.58%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.57 €3.07

$3 €2.58

19.00%

Tomato (1kg)

$5.57 €4.8

$4.65 €4

19.78%

Potato (1kg)

$2.66 €2.29

$1.37 €1.18

94.16%

Onion (1kg)

$2.14 €1.84

$2.15 €1.86

-0.47%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.69 €1.46

$2.11 €1.82

-19.91%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$2.05 €1.77

$1.78 €1.53

15.17%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$20.77 €17.89

$12.56 €10.82

65.37%

Wine (Bottle)

$13.89 €11.96

$13.87 €11.95

0.14%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$3.78 €3.25

$4.05 €3.49

-6.67%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.68 €3.17

$4.49 €3.86

-18.04%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$2.39 €2.06

$3.42 €2.95

-30.12%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$99.8 €86

$77.5 €66.8

28.72%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$5.31 €4.58

$10.04 €8.64

-47.11%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.67 €2.3

$1.57 €1.35

70.06%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$34.85 €30.02

$53.1 €45.71

-34.33%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2 €1.72

$2.03 €1.75

-1.48%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$43.2K €37.2K

$33.5K €28.8K

29.04%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$40.2K €34.6K

$35K €30.1K

14.83%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$247 €212

$120 €103

105.71%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$21.83 €18.8

$30.01 €25.85

-27.26%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$50.1 €43.14

$18.19 €15.67

175.37%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$65.1 €56.1

$58.6 €50.4

11.24%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$35.14 €30.27

$43.26 €37.26

-18.77%

Cinema Ticket

$13.83 €11.91

$17.58 €15.14

-21.33%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$1,343 €1,156

$344 €296

290.19%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$7,214 €6,213

$20.8K €17.9K

-65.25%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$104 €90

$113 €97.5

-7.69%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$50.4 €43.42

$60.5 €52.1

-16.72%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$100 €86.5

$103 €88.9

-2.70%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$115 €99.1

$190 €163

-39.37%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,823 €1,570

$1,036 €892

76.01%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,501 €1,293

$951 €819

57.82%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$3,200 €2,756

$1,992 €1,716

60.61%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$2,649 €2,282

$1,631 €1,405

62.46%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$5,596 €4,819

$8,093 €6,971

-30.86%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$4,933 €4,249

$5,592 €4,816

-11.77%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,359 €2,893

$3,749 €3,229

-10.40%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.6

3.83

20.10%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Cork: November 23, 2025

Last update for Espoo: November 23, 2025

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