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

🙂 Solo nomad: Espoo is 0.4% cheaper than Cork without rent, and 23.9% cheaper with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Espoo is 4.6% more expensive than Cork without rent, and 17.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$15.02 €12.94

$21.15 €18.22

-28.98%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$104 €89.7

$94.3 €81.2

10.47%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$11.19 €9.64

$11.38 €9.8

-1.67%

Cappuccino

$5.45 €4.69

$4.63 €3.99

17.71%

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

$3.42 €2.94

$2.94 €2.53

16.33%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.99 €2.57

$2.27 €1.95

31.72%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$8.88 €7.65

$6.91 €5.95

28.51%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$10.23 €8.81

$6.89 €5.93

48.48%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.31 €1.13

$1.59 €1.37

-17.61%

White Bread (500g)

$2.91 €2.51

$2.02 €1.74

44.06%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.19 €2.74

$2.27 €1.96

40.53%

Eggs

$3.57 €3.08

$4.37 €3.76

-18.31%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$9.93 €8.55

$11.75 €10.12

-15.49%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$16.72 €14.4

$12.52 €10.79

33.55%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$21 €18.09

$14.66 €12.63

43.25%

Apples (1kg)

$2.79 €2.41

$3.38 €2.91

-17.46%

Banana (1kg)

$2.1 €1.81

$3.17 €2.73

-33.75%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.96 €2.55

$3.71 €3.19

-20.22%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.66 €4.01

$5.73 €4.94

-18.67%

Potato (1kg)

$1.36 €1.17

$2.65 €2.29

-48.68%

Onion (1kg)

$2.19 €1.89

Lettuce (1 head)

$2 €1.73

$1.68 €1.45

19.05%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.79 €1.54

$2.11 €1.81

-15.17%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$12.62 €10.87

$20.48 €17.64

-38.38%

Wine (Bottle)

$13.79 €11.88

$14.08 €12.13

-2.06%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$4.05 €3.49

$3.74 €3.22

8.29%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.59 €3.96

$3.69 €3.18

24.39%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.49 €3

$2.39 €2.06

46.03%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$76.8 €66.1

$101 €87.2

-24.11%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$10.05 €8.65

$5.1 €4.39

97.06%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.58 €1.36

$2.77 €2.39

-42.96%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$54.1 €46.63

$34.67 €29.86

56.16%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.03 €1.75

$2.07 €1.78

-1.93%

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

$33K €28.4K

$42.5K €36.6K

-22.37%

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

$35.1K €30.2K

$40.2K €34.7K

-12.74%

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

$116 €99.8

$241 €208

-51.95%

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

$29.6 €25.49

$22.12 €19.06

33.82%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.58 €16.01

$48.44 €41.72

-61.64%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$59 €50.8

$66.9 €57.6

-11.85%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$43.53 €37.49

$34.19 €29.45

27.32%

Cinema Ticket

$17.65 €15.2

$13.74 €11.83

28.46%

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

$333 €287

$1,349 €1,162

-75.33%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$21.1K €18.2K

$7,296 €6,284

189.88%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$113 €97.2

$102 €87.8

10.62%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$59.2 €51

$48.54 €41.81

21.96%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$101 €87.3

$102 €87.8

-0.61%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$191 €165

$117 €101

63.31%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,039 €895

$1,804 €1,554

-42.42%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$956 €824

$1,484 €1,279

-35.59%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,017 €1,737

$3,164 €2,725

-36.24%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,600 €1,378

$2,607 €2,245

-38.63%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$8,107 €6,982

$5,668 €4,882

43.01%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$5,398 €4,650

$4,938 €4,253

9.33%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,625 €3,122

$3,461 €2,981

4.73%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.83

4.6

-16.74%

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

Last update for Espoo: December 1, 2025

Last update for Cork: November 29, 2025

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