Cost of living comparison
Helsinki is 2.3 times more expensive than Peru.
If you lived in Helsinki instead of Peru, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
Peru
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.27
PEN12.34
|
$16.33
€15.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.37
PEN20.25
|
$10.88
€10.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
PEN3.89
|
$2.90
€2.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
PEN2.07
|
$2.00
€1.86
|
|
pay 94.2% more for groceries
Peru
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.88
PEN7.08
|
$3.08
€2.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.14
PEN11.85
|
$4.26
€3.97
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
PEN17.64
|
$4.79
€4.47
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
PEN9.37
|
$3.21
€2.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.54
PEN9.58
|
$5.77
€5.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
PEN2.44
|
$1.12
€1.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.47
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.70
|
$1.06
€0.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.80
|
$1.94
€1.81
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
PEN1.62
|
$0.60
€0.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
PEN1.66
|
$0.90
€0.84
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Peru
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.37
PEN20.24
|
$7.86
€7.34
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.78
PEN67.06
|
$72.49
€67.64
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,101.60
PEN75,793.16
|
$35,098.36
€32,748.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.41
PEN58.11
|
$18.01
€16.81
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Peru
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.39
PEN110.81
|
$20.67
€19.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$337.81
PEN1,273.70
|
$1,109.17
€1,034.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$246.39
PEN929.01
|
$885.72
€826.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.26
PEN163.11
|
$90.90
€84.81
|
|
pay 81.4% more for childcare
Peru
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$193.88
PEN731.03
|
$336.03
€313.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,589.22
PEN21,074.18
|
$10,589.37
€9,880.45
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Peru
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.06
PEN7.76
|
$8.71
€8.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.73
PEN10.29
|
$4.86
€4.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.11
PEN19.27
|
$11.10
€10.36
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.12
PEN121.10
|
$45.44
€42.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.85
PEN18.29
|
$18.50
€17.27
|
|
pay 49.6% more for clothing
Peru
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.11
PEN170.08
|
$90.44
€84.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.43
PEN88.33
|
$32.73
€30.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.13
PEN264.42
|
$79.18
€73.88
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.17
PEN268.35
|
$103.43
€96.50
|
|
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