Cost of living comparison
Russia is 51.7% cheaper than Helsinki.
If you lived in Russia instead of Helsinki, you would:
pay 67.5% less for restaurants
Helsinki
|
Russia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.33
€15.15
|
$6.85
RUB632.34
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.88
€10.10
|
$4.21
RUB388.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
€2.69
|
$0.84
RUB77.73
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
€1.85
|
$0.41
RUB37.53
|
|
pay 51.2% less for groceries
Helsinki
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.08
€2.86
|
$0.49
RUB44.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.26
€3.95
|
$3.93
RUB362.68
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.79
€4.45
|
$3.21
RUB295.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.21
€2.97
|
$1.21
RUB112.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.77
€5.35
|
$1.72
RUB158.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.04
|
$0.56
RUB51.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.56
RUB51.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.99
|
$0.75
RUB68.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.94
€1.80
|
$0.90
RUB83.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.55
|
$0.22
RUB20.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.83
|
$0.22
RUB20.17
|
|
pay 59.7% less for transportation
Helsinki
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
€7.29
|
$2.21
RUB203.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$72.49
€67.26
|
$19.07
RUB1,758.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,098.36
€32,562.50
|
$28,869.86
RUB2,663,271.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.01
€16.71
|
$4.42
RUB407.93
|
|
pay 60.4% less for housing
Helsinki
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.67
€19.18
|
$6.26
RUB577.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,109.17
€1,029.03
|
$317.16
RUB29,258.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$885.72
€821.73
|
$217.57
RUB20,070.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.90
€84.33
|
$68.11
RUB6,283.63
|
|
pay 42.2% less for childcare
Helsinki
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$336.03
€311.75
|
$212.06
RUB19,562.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,589.37
€9,824.29
|
$5,562.55
RUB513,149.99
|
|
pay 68.3% less for entertainment and sports
Helsinki
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.71
€8.08
|
$1.50
RUB138.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.86
€4.51
|
$1.72
RUB158.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.10
€10.30
|
$2.19
RUB202.31
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.44
€42.16
|
$29.01
RUB2,675.81
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.50
€17.17
|
$4.18
RUB385.60
|
|
pay 12.3% less for clothing
Helsinki
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.44
€83.90
|
$58.04
RUB5,354.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.73
€30.36
|
$36.63
RUB3,379.45
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.18
€73.46
|
$78.11
RUB7,205.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.43
€95.95
|
$78.83
RUB7,272.13
|
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