Common information
- Country
- Finland
- Population
- 54 616
Cost of living and prices in Kotka
- One bedroom apartment
- outside of centre565USD/month
- in city centre740USD/month
- Three bedroom apartment
- outside of centre1,017USD/month
- in city centre1,469USD/month
Restaurants
| Meal | Inexpensive restaurant | 1 people | 12 USD |
| Meal | Mid-range restaurant | 2 people | 68 USD |
| Meal | McMeal at McDonalds | 1 pc | 8 USD |
| Drinks | Domestic Beer | 0.5 litre | 7 USD |
| Drinks | Imported Beer | 0.33 litre | 5 USD |
| Drinks | Cappuccino | 1 portion | 4 USD |
| Drinks | Coke/Pepsi | 0.33 litre | 2 USD |
| Drinks | Water | 0.33 litre | 2 USD |
Markets
| Food | Milk | 1 litre | 1 USD |
| Food | Loaf bread | 0.5 kg | 2 USD |
| Food | Rice white | 1 kg | 3 USD |
| Food | Eggs | 12 pc | 3 USD |
| Food | Local cheese | 1 kg | 7 USD |
| Meat | Chicken fillets | 1 kg | 14 USD |
| Fruits | Apples | 1 kg | 2 USD |
| Fruits | Bananas | 1 kg | 2 USD |
| Fruits | Oranges | 1 kg | 2 USD |
| Food | Potato | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Tomato | 1 kg | 4 USD |
| Food | Onion | 1 kg | 2 USD |
| Food | Lettuce | 1 head | 2 USD |
| Food | Water | 1.5 litre | 2 USD |
| Alcohol | Wine, Mid-Range | 1 bottle | 14 USD |
| Alcohol | Domestic Beer | 0.5 litre | 3 USD |
| Alcohol | Imported Beer | 0.33 litre | 4 USD |
| Cigarettes | Marlboro | 1 pack | 10 USD |
Transportation
| Public transport | One-way | 1 ticket | 6 USD |
| Public transport | Monthly pass | pass | 56 USD |
| Taxi | Taxi start | seat | 9 USD |
| Taxi | Normal tariff | 1 km | 2 USD |
| Taxi | Waiting | 1 hour | 51 USD |
| Fuel | Gasoline | 1 litre | 2 USD |
| Automobile | Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline | 1 pc | 31,075 USD |
| Automobile | Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort | 1 pc | 32,205 USD |
Entertainment
| Sport | Fitness Club | 1 month | 34 USD |
| Sport | Tennis Court Rent | 1 hour | 8 USD |
| Rest | Cinema, International Release | 1 place | 15 USD |
Goods
| Clothing | Jeans, Levis 501 | 1 pair | 59 USD |
| Clothing | Summer Dress in Zara, H&M | 1 pc | 14 USD |
| Shoes | Nike Running Shoes | 1 pair | 79 USD |
| Shoes | Men Leather Business Shoes | 1 pair | 98 USD |
Accommodation
| Utilities | Electricity, Heating... for 85m2 | 1 month | 203 USD |
| Communication | Mobile Phone Monthly Plan | 1 month | 30 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 bedroom | 740 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 1 bedroom | 565 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 3 bedroom | 1,469 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 3 bedroom | 1,017 USD |
| Buy apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 sq. meter | 2,825 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 1 sq. meter | 1,695 USD |
| Salary | Disposable Salary | 1 month | 1,921 USD |
| Mortgage | Interest Rate | 1 year | 2.93 |
Weather, climate, temperature by months in Kotka
| Season | Autumn | Winter | Spring | Summer | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Year |
| Record high, °C | 23 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 |
| Average high, °C | 13 | 8 | 2 | -1 | -3 | -4 | -1 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 7 |
| Average temperature, °C | 10 | 6 | 1 | -2 | -5 | -6 | -5 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 4 |
| Average low, °C | 8 | 4 | 0 | -4 | -7 | -9 | -9 | -2 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 2 |
| Record low, °C | 0 | -6 | -15 | -23 | -32 | -32 | -25 | 0 | -3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | -32 |
| Rain, days | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 56 |
| Snow, days | 7 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 67 |
| Fog, days | 7 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 67 |
| Thunderstorms, days | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 14 |
| Average precipitation, mm. | 50 | 50 | 50 | 30 | 40 | 30 | 20 | 30 | 20 | 30 | 60 | 60 | 470 |
| Relative humidity, % | 87 | 90 | 90 | 91 | 90 | 88 | 84 | 84 | 79 | 79 | 83 | 84 | 86 |
| Relative humidity morning, % | 92 | 90 | 90 | 88 | 86 | 87 | 88 | 86 | 81 | 82 | 87 | 91 | 87 |
| Relative humidity evening, % | 71 | 78 | 87 | 87 | 85 | 81 | 75 | 65 | 54 | 60 | 62 | 67 | 73 |
| Wind speed, km/h | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
| Monthly sunshine, часов | 139 | 85 | 25 | 9 | 19 | 65 | 121 | 191 | 303 | 304 | 309 | 227 | 1795 |
| Day Length, часов | 14 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 13 |
| Dew point, °C | 8 | 5 | 0 | -4 | -7 | -8 | -7 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 27 |
| Growing degree-day, °C | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 224 | 181 | 563 |
| Atmosphere pressure, bar | 1011 | 1013 | 1012 | 985 | 1012 | 1015 | 1014 | 1014 | 1016 | 1012 | 1011 | 1012 | 12125 |
| Solar radiation, global, Mj/m2 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 10 |