Cost of living comparison
Helsinki is 4.4% cheaper than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Helsinki instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 19.8% more for restaurants
United Kingdom
|
Helsinki
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.07
£14.19
|
$16.33
€15.04
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.96
£7.03
|
$10.88
€10.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
£1.68
|
$2.90
€2.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
£1.20
|
$2.00
€1.84
|
|
pay 21.0% more for groceries
United Kingdom
|
Helsinki
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.46
£1.14
|
$3.08
€2.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
£3.33
|
$4.26
€3.92
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.75
£4.52
|
$4.79
€4.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.68
£2.89
|
$3.21
€2.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.66
£2.87
|
$5.77
€5.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
£0.94
|
$1.12
€1.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
£0.53
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.22
£0.96
|
$1.06
€0.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
£1.10
|
$1.94
€1.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.49
|
$0.60
€0.55
|
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Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
£0.47
|
$0.90
€0.82
|
|
pay 0.9% less for transportation
United Kingdom
|
Helsinki
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
£5.67
|
$7.86
€7.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$94.64
£74.31
|
$72.49
€66.77
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,464.66
£26,273.57
|
$35,098.36
€32,329.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.98
£13.33
|
$18.01
€16.59
|
|
pay 31.2% less for housing
United Kingdom
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.59
£29.52
|
$20.67
€19.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,224.35
£961.26
|
$1,109.17
€1,021.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$974.65
£765.21
|
$885.72
€815.85
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$234.45
£184.07
|
$90.90
€83.72
|
|
pay 58.9% less for childcare
United Kingdom
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,426.61
£1,120.05
|
$336.03
€309.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,036.83
£14,160.97
|
$10,589.37
€9,753.95
|
|
pay 19.9% more for entertainment and sports
United Kingdom
|
Helsinki
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.42
£4.25
|
$8.71
€8.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.93
£3.08
|
$4.86
€4.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.35
£12.84
|
$11.10
€10.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.82
£34.40
|
$45.44
€41.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.87
£10.11
|
$18.50
€17.04
|
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pay 0.6% less for clothing
United Kingdom
|
Helsinki
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.61
£60.15
|
$90.44
€83.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.64
£31.12
|
$32.73
€30.14
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.51
£71.06
|
$79.18
€72.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.66
£74.32
|
$103.43
€95.27
|
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