Cost of living comparison
France is 8.0% more expensive than Helsinki.
If you lived in France instead of Helsinki, you would:
pay 3.2% less for restaurants
Helsinki
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.33
€15.15
|
$15.92
€14.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.88
€10.10
|
$10.79
€10.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
€2.69
|
$2.77
€2.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
€1.85
|
$1.90
€1.77
|
|
pay 16.7% more for groceries
Helsinki
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.08
€2.86
|
$1.79
€1.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.26
€3.95
|
$9.16
€8.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.79
€4.45
|
$4.45
€4.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.21
€2.97
|
$3.91
€3.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.77
€5.35
|
$6.37
€5.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.04
|
$1.27
€1.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.99
|
$1.32
€1.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.94
€1.80
|
$1.51
€1.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.55
|
$0.92
€0.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.83
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
pay 10.4% less for transportation
Helsinki
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
€7.29
|
$7.43
€6.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$72.49
€67.26
|
$51.68
€47.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,098.36
€32,562.50
|
$31,564.23
€29,283.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.01
€16.71
|
$18.46
€17.13
|
|
pay 10.7% more for housing
Helsinki
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.67
€19.18
|
$30.98
€28.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,109.17
€1,029.03
|
$779.01
€722.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$885.72
€821.73
|
$611.60
€567.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.90
€84.33
|
$139.72
€129.63
|
|
pay 51.8% more for childcare
Helsinki
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$336.03
€311.75
|
$707.64
€656.51
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,589.37
€9,824.29
|
$9,850.44
€9,138.75
|
|
pay 23.9% less for entertainment and sports
Helsinki
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.71
€8.08
|
$6.18
€5.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.86
€4.51
|
$3.05
€2.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.10
€10.30
|
$11.75
€10.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.44
€42.16
|
$34.96
€32.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.50
€17.17
|
$11.84
€10.98
|
|
pay 14.1% more for clothing
Helsinki
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.44
€83.90
|
$92.28
€85.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.73
€30.36
|
$37.39
€34.68
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.18
€73.46
|
$93.47
€86.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.43
€95.95
|
$126.59
€117.45
|
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