Cost of living comparison
Helsinki is 6.3% more expensive than Douglas.
If you lived in Helsinki instead of Douglas, you would:
pay 11.4% more for restaurants
Douglas
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Helsinki
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$23.96
£18.91
|
$16.33
€15.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.64
£6.82
|
$10.88
€10.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
£1.70
|
$2.90
€2.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
£1.35
|
$2.00
€1.86
|
|
pay 24.7% more for groceries
Douglas
|
Helsinki
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
£1.31
|
$3.08
€2.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
£2.42
|
$4.26
€3.97
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.87
£4.63
|
$4.79
€4.47
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
£2.34
|
$3.21
€2.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.48
£2.74
|
$5.77
€5.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
£0.81
|
$1.12
€1.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
£0.51
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
£0.79
|
$1.06
€0.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
£1.32
|
$1.94
€1.81
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
£0.40
|
$0.60
€0.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
£0.64
|
$0.90
€0.84
|
|
pay 25.5% more for transportation
Douglas
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.63
£6.02
|
$7.86
€7.34
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.36
£31.85
|
$72.49
€67.64
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,530.42
£24,881.95
|
$35,098.36
€32,748.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.65
£13.14
|
$18.01
€16.81
|
|
pay 25.9% less for housing
Douglas
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.75
£47.94
|
$20.67
€19.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,127.21
£889.53
|
$1,109.17
€1,034.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$938.03
£740.24
|
$885.72
€826.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.63
£103.09
|
$90.90
€84.81
|
|
pay 54.0% less for childcare
Douglas
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,008.97
£796.22
|
$336.03
€313.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,077.44
£14,265.65
|
$10,589.37
€9,880.45
|
|
pay 27.7% more for entertainment and sports
Douglas
|
Helsinki
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.79
£3.78
|
$8.71
€8.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
£3.30
|
$4.86
€4.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.13
£11.94
|
$11.10
€10.36
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.72
£34.50
|
$45.44
€42.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.35
£8.96
|
$18.50
€17.27
|
|
pay 34.9% more for clothing
Douglas
|
Helsinki
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.97
£41.80
|
$90.44
€84.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.05
£26.87
|
$32.73
€30.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.95
£51.26
|
$79.18
€73.88
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.53
£54.08
|
$103.43
€96.50
|
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