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Finns spend almost US$5081 | €4700 per person a year on dining out.

Average main meal costs US$19.5 - 27 | €18 - 25. A 2-course dinner with a glass of wine for two people in a mid-range restaurant will cost you at least US$96 - 124 | €89 - 115.

Fine dining prices may vary significantly, but you can expect to spend up to US$216 | €200 per person for a Tasting Menu without drinks at a Michelin-starred restaurant.

Burgers, French fries and soda at McDonald’s will cost US$27 | €25 for family of four.

If you have a cup of coffee and a piece of cake in a café, you are looking at US$8.6 - 14.1 | €8 - 13 per person.

Lunch buffets or all-you-can-eat buffets (lounasbuffet, lounas noutopöydästä/seisovasta pöydästä in Finnish) are very common in Finland. They are so popular because of lounassetteli, a lunch voucher that has a tax advantage: the employer can deduct the entire value of the lunch voucher in taxation.

A cost of the lunch in Finland is 7-13% higher than in neighbouring Sweden.

We compared a cost of lunch meal in Finland and Sweden.

According to the Finnish restaurant guide LounasMenu.fi,

– Lunch in Helsinki costs US$16.4 | €15.2

– Lunch in Tampere costs US$13.9 | €12.9

– Lunch in Turku costs US$13.4 | €12.4

According to a popular lunch guide MyLunch.se,

– Lunch in Stockholm may cost US$15.2 | SEK164 | €14.1 (7% cheaper compared to Helsinki)

– Lunch in Gothenburg costs US$12.6 | SEK136 | €11.7 (9% cheaper compared to Tampere)

– Lunch in Malmö costs US$11.7 | SEK126 | €10.8 (13% cheaper compared to Malmö)