Cost of living comparison
Germany is 8.5% more expensive than Helsinki.
If you lived in Germany instead of Helsinki, you would:
pay 0.3% less for restaurants
Helsinki
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.33
€15.15
|
$13.72
€12.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.88
€10.10
|
$10.18
€9.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
€2.69
|
$2.83
€2.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
€1.85
|
$2.48
€2.30
|
|
pay 1.1% more for groceries
Helsinki
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.08
€2.86
|
$2.11
€1.96
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.26
€3.95
|
$6.75
€6.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.79
€4.45
|
$4.24
€3.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.21
€2.97
|
$3.55
€3.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.77
€5.35
|
$7.19
€6.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.04
|
$1.26
€1.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.99
|
$1.00
€0.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.94
€1.80
|
$1.39
€1.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.55
|
$0.72
€0.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.83
|
$0.77
€0.72
|
|
pay 5.2% less for transportation
Helsinki
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
€7.29
|
$7.16
€6.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$72.49
€67.26
|
$54.61
€50.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,098.36
€32,562.50
|
$29,249.82
€27,136.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.01
€16.71
|
$23.30
€21.62
|
|
pay 58.8% more for housing
Helsinki
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.67
€19.18
|
$49.15
€45.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,109.17
€1,029.03
|
$800.45
€742.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$885.72
€821.73
|
$616.33
€571.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.90
€84.33
|
$232.30
€215.52
|
|
pay 23.7% more for childcare
Helsinki
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$336.03
€311.75
|
$434.24
€402.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,589.37
€9,824.29
|
$12,512.98
€11,608.92
|
|
pay 30.8% less for entertainment and sports
Helsinki
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.71
€8.08
|
$4.33
€4.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.86
€4.51
|
$3.44
€3.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.10
€10.30
|
$8.81
€8.17
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.44
€42.16
|
$35.42
€32.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.50
€17.17
|
$12.56
€11.65
|
|
pay 12.1% more for clothing
Helsinki
|
Germany
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.44
€83.90
|
$83.65
€77.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.73
€30.36
|
$41.29
€38.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.18
€73.46
|
$89.84
€83.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.43
€95.95
|
$120.25
€111.56
|
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