Cost of living comparison
Helsinki is 13.6% more expensive than Stockholm.
If you lived in Helsinki instead of Stockholm, you would:
pay 13.2% more for restaurants
Stockholm
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.91
SEK147.90
|
$16.33
€15.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.60
SEK102.05
|
$10.88
€10.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.35
SEK24.99
|
$2.90
€2.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
SEK21.54
|
$2.00
€1.86
|
|
pay 9.5% less for groceries
Stockholm
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.73
SEK29.06
|
$3.08
€2.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.25
SEK55.77
|
$4.26
€3.97
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.52
SEK58.67
|
$4.79
€4.47
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.04
SEK43.00
|
$3.21
€2.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.26
SEK55.88
|
$5.77
€5.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
SEK14.88
|
$1.12
€1.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
SEK11.73
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.40
SEK14.85
|
$1.06
€0.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
SEK21.29
|
$1.94
€1.81
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
SEK7.43
|
$0.60
€0.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
SEK8.66
|
$0.90
€0.84
|
|
pay 5.7% less for transportation
Stockholm
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.93
SEK73.63
|
$7.86
€7.34
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$94.59
SEK1,005.70
|
$72.49
€67.64
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,656.21
SEK304,668.53
|
$35,098.36
€32,748.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.82
SEK295.79
|
$18.01
€16.81
|
|
pay 20.4% less for housing
Stockholm
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.19
SEK310.33
|
$20.67
€19.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,509.41
SEK16,047.81
|
$1,109.17
€1,034.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$932.71
SEK9,916.43
|
$885.72
€826.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.02
SEK1,222.91
|
$90.90
€84.81
|
|
pay 98.5% more for childcare
Stockholm
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.93
SEK1,455.80
|
$336.03
€313.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,986.40
SEK74,278.32
|
$10,589.37
€9,880.45
|
|
pay 31.4% more for entertainment and sports
Stockholm
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.96
SEK73.95
|
$8.71
€8.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.14
SEK44.01
|
$4.86
€4.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.58
SEK70.00
|
$11.10
€10.36
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.94
SEK414.00
|
$45.44
€42.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.33
SEK152.33
|
$18.50
€17.27
|
|
pay 12.2% less for clothing
Stockholm
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.29
SEK832.35
|
$90.44
€84.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.00
SEK446.57
|
$32.73
€30.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.17
SEK1,001.23
|
$79.18
€73.88
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$140.31
SEK1,491.72
|
$103.43
€96.50
|
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