Cost of living comparison
Australia is 40.4% more expensive than Helsinki.
If you lived in Australia instead of Helsinki, you would:
pay 2.9% less for restaurants
Helsinki
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.33
€15.15
|
$16.79
A$25.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.88
€10.10
|
$9.81
A$14.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
€2.69
|
$2.56
A$3.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
€1.85
|
$2.14
A$3.23
|
|
pay 17.9% more for groceries
Helsinki
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.08
€2.86
|
$2.33
A$3.52
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.26
€3.95
|
$4.71
A$7.13
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.79
€4.45
|
$5.75
A$8.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.21
€2.97
|
$3.86
A$5.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.77
€5.35
|
$3.99
A$6.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.04
|
$1.43
A$2.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$1.25
A$1.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.99
|
$1.39
A$2.09
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.94
€1.80
|
$2.00
A$3.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.55
|
$1.13
A$1.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.83
|
$0.95
A$1.43
|
|
pay 10.8% less for transportation
Helsinki
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
€7.29
|
$4.73
A$7.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$72.49
€67.26
|
$84.46
A$127.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,098.36
€32,562.50
|
$27,859.34
A$42,121.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.01
€16.71
|
$18.12
A$27.40
|
|
pay 61.8% more for housing
Helsinki
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.67
€19.18
|
$55.36
A$83.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,109.17
€1,029.03
|
$1,258.08
A$1,902.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$885.72
€821.73
|
$971.44
A$1,468.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.90
€84.33
|
$141.88
A$214.52
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Helsinki
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$336.03
€311.75
|
$1,377.23
A$2,082.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,589.37
€9,824.29
|
$14,720.56
A$22,256.75
|
|
pay 18.9% more for entertainment and sports
Helsinki
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.71
€8.08
|
$6.69
A$10.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.86
€4.51
|
$3.60
A$5.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.10
€10.30
|
$28.13
A$42.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.44
€42.16
|
$53.84
A$81.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.50
€17.17
|
$13.24
A$20.02
|
|
pay 23.2% more for clothing
Helsinki
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.44
€83.90
|
$75.27
A$113.81
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.73
€30.36
|
$54.30
A$82.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.18
€73.46
|
$102.43
A$154.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.43
€95.95
|
$118.12
A$178.59
|
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