Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 33.6% more expensive than Helsinki.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Helsinki, you would:
pay 14.3% less for restaurants
Helsinki
|
United Kingdom
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.33
€15.15
|
$18.07
£14.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.88
€10.10
|
$8.96
£7.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
€2.69
|
$2.14
£1.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
€1.85
|
$1.52
£1.22
|
|
pay 10.0% less for groceries
Helsinki
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.08
€2.86
|
$1.46
£1.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.26
€3.95
|
$4.24
£3.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.79
€4.45
|
$5.75
£4.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.21
€2.97
|
$3.68
£2.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.77
€5.35
|
$3.66
£2.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.04
|
$1.20
£0.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.67
£0.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.99
|
$1.22
£0.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.94
€1.80
|
$1.40
£1.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.55
|
$0.63
£0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.83
|
$0.60
£0.48
|
|
pay 3.0% more for transportation
Helsinki
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
€7.29
|
$7.22
£5.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$72.49
€67.26
|
$94.64
£75.57
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,098.36
€32,562.50
|
$33,464.66
£26,720.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.01
€16.71
|
$16.98
£13.56
|
|
pay 65.0% more for housing
Helsinki
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.67
€19.18
|
$37.59
£30.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,109.17
€1,029.03
|
$1,224.35
£977.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$885.72
€821.73
|
$974.65
£778.23
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.90
€84.33
|
$234.45
£187.20
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
Helsinki
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$336.03
€311.75
|
$1,426.61
£1,139.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,589.37
€9,824.29
|
$18,036.83
£14,401.82
|
|
pay 8.7% less for entertainment and sports
Helsinki
|
United Kingdom
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.71
€8.08
|
$5.42
£4.33
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.86
€4.51
|
$3.93
£3.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.10
€10.30
|
$16.35
£13.06
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.44
€42.16
|
$43.82
£34.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.50
€17.17
|
$12.87
£10.28
|
|
pay 2.9% more for clothing
Helsinki
|
United Kingdom
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.44
€83.90
|
$76.61
£61.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.73
€30.36
|
$39.64
£31.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.18
€73.46
|
$90.51
£72.27
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.43
€95.95
|
$94.66
£75.59
|
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