Cost of living comparison
Helsinki is 20.6% cheaper than Copenhagen.
If you lived in Helsinki instead of Copenhagen, you would:
pay 25.9% less for restaurants
Copenhagen
|
Helsinki
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.77
DKK149.45
|
$16.33
€15.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.51
DKK99.63
|
$10.88
€10.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.75
DKK25.74
|
$2.90
€2.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
DKK19.93
|
$2.00
€1.84
|
|
pay 19.9% less for groceries
Copenhagen
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.54
DKK24.32
|
$3.08
€2.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.17
DKK42.38
|
$4.26
€3.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.50
DKK51.45
|
$4.79
€4.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.72
DKK32.42
|
$3.21
€2.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.08
DKK34.91
|
$5.77
€5.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
DKK9.49
|
$1.12
€1.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.30
DKK8.93
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.47
DKK10.10
|
$1.06
€0.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
DKK13.72
|
$1.94
€1.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
DKK6.78
|
$0.60
€0.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
DKK5.96
|
$0.90
€0.82
|
|
pay 19.9% less for transportation
Copenhagen
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.79
DKK53.47
|
$7.86
€7.23
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$94.34
DKK647.60
|
$72.49
€66.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$47,149.09
DKK323,659.61
|
$35,098.36
€32,260.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.42
DKK181.33
|
$18.01
€16.56
|
|
pay 38.6% less for housing
Copenhagen
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.16
DKK255.12
|
$20.67
€19.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,741.81
DKK11,956.83
|
$1,109.17
€1,019.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,268.50
DKK8,707.73
|
$885.72
€814.11
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.03
DKK1,105.39
|
$90.90
€83.55
|
|
pay 12.9% less for childcare
Copenhagen
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$551.78
DKK3,787.77
|
$336.03
€308.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,343.23
DKK64,137.56
|
$10,589.37
€9,733.22
|
|
pay 1.1% more for entertainment and sports
Copenhagen
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.71
DKK59.78
|
$8.71
€8.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.34
DKK43.50
|
$4.86
€4.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.00
DKK61.77
|
$11.10
€10.20
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.82
DKK293.95
|
$45.44
€41.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.87
DKK129.52
|
$18.50
€17.01
|
|
pay 27.8% less for clothing
Copenhagen
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$106.73
DKK732.67
|
$90.44
€83.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.45
DKK305.12
|
$32.73
€30.08
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.59
DKK793.46
|
$79.18
€72.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$166.32
DKK1,141.72
|
$103.43
€95.07
|
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