Cost of living comparison
Helsinki is 3.8% cheaper than Ireland.
If you lived in Helsinki instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 13.8% more for restaurants
Ireland
|
Helsinki
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.10
€15.75
|
$16.33
€15.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.80
€9.02
|
$10.88
€10.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.19
€2.02
|
$2.90
€2.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
€1.59
|
$2.00
€1.84
|
|
pay 9.1% more for groceries
Ireland
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
€1.63
|
$3.08
€2.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.27
€3.94
|
$4.26
€3.92
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.97
€4.58
|
$4.79
€4.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.80
€3.50
|
$3.21
€2.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.34
€3.99
|
$5.77
€5.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.16
|
$1.12
€1.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.16
|
$1.06
€0.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.39
|
$1.94
€1.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.79
|
$0.60
€0.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.55
|
$0.90
€0.82
|
|
pay 9.7% less for transportation
Ireland
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.23
€6.66
|
$7.86
€7.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$118.73
€109.37
|
$72.49
€66.77
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,966.92
€34,050.49
|
$35,098.36
€32,329.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.66
€17.19
|
$18.01
€16.59
|
|
pay 36.6% less for housing
Ireland
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.22
€45.34
|
$20.67
€19.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,390.35
€1,280.66
|
$1,109.17
€1,021.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,168.86
€1,076.65
|
$885.72
€815.85
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$162.61
€149.78
|
$90.90
€83.72
|
|
pay 13.9% less for childcare
Ireland
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,101.52
€1,014.62
|
$336.03
€309.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,468.96
€6,879.71
|
$10,589.37
€9,753.95
|
|
pay 14.0% more for entertainment and sports
Ireland
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.02
€5.54
|
$8.71
€8.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.78
€3.48
|
$4.86
€4.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.48
€15.18
|
$11.10
€10.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.33
€53.73
|
$45.44
€41.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
€11.25
|
$18.50
€17.04
|
|
pay 3.1% less for clothing
Ireland
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.67
€77.99
|
$90.44
€83.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.37
€37.19
|
$32.73
€30.14
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.93
€84.68
|
$79.18
€72.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.97
€83.79
|
$103.43
€95.27
|
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