Cost of living comparison
Helsinki is 35.4% cheaper than Monaco.
If you lived in Helsinki instead of Monaco, you would:
pay 37.9% less for restaurants
Monaco
|
Helsinki
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.99
€24.11
|
$16.33
€15.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.83
€10.05
|
$10.88
€10.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$5.09
€4.72
|
$2.90
€2.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$7.15
€6.64
|
$2.00
€1.85
|
|
pay 20.8% less for groceries
Monaco
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.23
€4.86
|
$3.08
€2.86
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.12
€7.54
|
$4.26
€3.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.17
€6.66
|
$4.79
€4.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.60
€3.34
|
$3.21
€2.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.81
€4.46
|
$5.77
€5.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.06
|
$1.12
€1.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.23
€1.14
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
€1.14
|
$1.06
€0.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.82
€1.69
|
$1.94
€1.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.89
|
$0.60
€0.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.47
€1.37
|
$0.90
€0.83
|
|
pay 39.5% more for transportation
Monaco
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.64
€8.01
|
$7.86
€7.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.83
€22.10
|
$72.49
€67.26
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$46,760.68
€43,382.22
|
$35,098.36
€32,562.50
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.58
€19.09
|
$18.01
€16.71
|
|
pay 75.2% less for housing
Monaco
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.73
€57.27
|
$20.67
€19.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$8,169.63
€7,579.38
|
$1,109.17
€1,029.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$6,497.92
€6,028.45
|
$885.72
€821.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$237.50
€220.34
|
$90.90
€84.33
|
|
pay 79.8% less for childcare
Monaco
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,111.82
€1,959.25
|
$336.03
€311.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,184.11
€40,064.06
|
$10,589.37
€9,824.29
|
|
pay 14.8% less for entertainment and sports
Monaco
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.12
€7.54
|
$8.71
€8.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.67
€5.26
|
$4.86
€4.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.54
€12.56
|
$11.10
€10.30
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$521.19
€483.53
|
$45.44
€42.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
€12.06
|
$18.50
€17.17
|
|
pay 58.9% less for clothing
Monaco
|
Helsinki
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$162.81
€151.05
|
$90.44
€83.90
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$65.34
€60.62
|
$32.73
€30.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$187.00
€173.49
|
$79.18
€73.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$632.46
€586.77
|
$103.43
€95.95
|
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