Cost of living comparison
Canberra is 70.0% more expensive than Helsinki.
If you lived in Canberra instead of Helsinki, you would:
pay 23.6% more for restaurants
Helsinki
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.40
€13.38
|
$26.69
A$40.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.42
€9.67
|
$10.01
A$15.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
€2.52
|
$2.70
A$4.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
€1.75
|
$2.13
A$3.22
|
|
pay 38.2% more for groceries
Helsinki
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.52
€2.34
|
$2.29
A$3.47
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.03
€3.74
|
$6.42
A$9.72
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.44
€4.12
|
$6.48
A$9.82
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.80
|
$4.10
A$6.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.24
€4.87
|
$3.63
A$5.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.04
|
$1.47
A$2.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$1.13
A$1.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.98
|
$1.60
A$2.42
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.93
€1.80
|
$2.47
A$3.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
€0.47
|
$1.17
A$1.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$0.96
A$1.46
|
|
pay 13.2% less for transportation
Helsinki
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.73
€8.10
|
$5.45
A$8.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$71.46
€66.37
|
$100.08
A$151.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,182.39
€32,672.12
|
$20,016.00
A$30,304.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.20
€16.90
|
$15.93
A$24.12
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Helsinki
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.87
€20.31
|
$68.64
A$103.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,063.35
€987.48
|
$1,824.70
A$2,762.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$840.88
€780.89
|
$1,494.78
A$2,263.11
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$80.65
€74.89
|
$183.28
A$277.49
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
Helsinki
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$378.45
€351.45
|
$1,686.35
A$2,553.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,404.29
€5,947.35
|
$14,216.13
A$21,523.28
|
|
pay 29.5% more for entertainment and sports
Helsinki
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.52
€7.91
|
$8.01
A$12.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.55
€4.23
|
$3.74
A$5.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.66
€9.90
|
$23.35
A$35.36
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.26
€34.60
|
$64.70
A$97.95
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.99
€15.77
|
$13.34
A$20.20
|
|
pay 55.6% more for clothing
Helsinki
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.71
€86.09
|
$93.52
A$141.60
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.44
€33.84
|
$72.72
A$110.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.67
€73.98
|
$134.62
A$203.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.75
€111.21
|
$183.19
A$277.35
|
|
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