Cost of living comparison
Helsinki is 25.8% more expensive than Prague.
If you lived in Helsinki instead of Prague, you would:
pay 50.2% more for restaurants
Prague
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.61
CZK218.29
|
$16.33
€15.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.74
CZK198.45
|
$10.88
€10.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
CZK37.98
|
$2.90
€2.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
CZK34.21
|
$2.00
€1.84
|
|
pay 28.7% more for groceries
Prague
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.55
CZK35.19
|
$3.08
€2.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.25
CZK142.03
|
$4.26
€3.92
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.95
CZK89.64
|
$4.79
€4.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.61
CZK59.25
|
$3.21
€2.96
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.08
CZK92.60
|
$5.77
€5.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
CZK17.38
|
$1.12
€1.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
CZK16.91
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
CZK21.61
|
$1.06
€0.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
CZK32.49
|
$1.94
€1.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
CZK13.08
|
$0.60
€0.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
CZK13.52
|
$0.90
€0.83
|
|
pay 74.7% more for transportation
Prague
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.44
CZK146.27
|
$7.86
€7.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.03
CZK545.73
|
$72.49
€66.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,867.69
CZK610,229.62
|
$35,098.36
€32,353.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.49
CZK283.78
|
$18.01
€16.61
|
|
pay 12.3% less for housing
Prague
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.58
CZK490.24
|
$20.67
€19.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,071.02
CZK24,325.38
|
$1,109.17
€1,022.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$788.65
CZK17,912.06
|
$885.72
€816.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$233.34
CZK5,299.76
|
$90.90
€83.79
|
|
pay 31.8% less for childcare
Prague
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$723.05
CZK16,422.18
|
$336.03
€309.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,769.87
CZK267,322.01
|
$10,589.37
€9,761.14
|
|
pay 80.6% more for entertainment and sports
Prague
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
CZK59.04
|
$8.71
€8.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
CZK71.12
|
$4.86
€4.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.55
CZK148.84
|
$11.10
€10.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.39
CZK1,394.36
|
$45.44
€41.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.92
CZK248.06
|
$18.50
€17.06
|
|
pay 9.4% less for clothing
Prague
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.11
CZK1,887.59
|
$90.44
€83.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.28
CZK892.23
|
$32.73
€30.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.13
CZK2,228.69
|
$79.18
€72.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.55
CZK2,624.32
|
$103.43
€95.34
|
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