Cost of living comparison
Helsinki is 6.2% cheaper than Australia.
If you lived in Helsinki instead of Australia, you would:
pay 3.1% more for restaurants
Australia
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.31
A$23.18
|
$14.40
€13.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.98
A$13.60
|
$10.42
€9.67
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
A$3.71
|
$2.71
€2.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.05
A$3.11
|
$1.88
€1.75
|
|
pay 9.2% less for groceries
Australia
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
A$3.03
|
$2.52
€2.34
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
A$6.41
|
$4.03
€3.74
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.00
A$7.56
|
$4.44
€4.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
A$5.32
|
$3.02
€2.80
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.56
A$5.39
|
$5.24
€4.87
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
A$2.17
|
$1.12
€1.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
A$1.70
|
$0.81
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
A$1.99
|
$1.06
€0.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.10
A$3.18
|
$1.93
€1.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
A$1.56
|
$0.50
€0.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
A$1.25
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 35.5% more for transportation
Australia
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.95
A$7.49
|
$8.73
€8.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$81.92
A$124.03
|
$71.46
€66.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,079.60
A$33,428.62
|
$35,182.39
€32,672.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.28
A$23.13
|
$18.20
€16.90
|
|
pay 26.1% less for housing
Australia
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.83
A$84.52
|
$21.87
€20.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,119.19
A$1,694.46
|
$1,063.35
€987.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$889.00
A$1,345.94
|
$840.88
€780.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$120.53
A$182.49
|
$80.65
€74.89
|
|
pay 58.2% less for childcare
Australia
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,373.48
A$2,079.46
|
$378.45
€351.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,458.00
A$17,347.47
|
$6,404.29
€5,947.35
|
|
pay 9.8% more for entertainment and sports
Australia
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.72
A$8.65
|
$8.52
€7.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
A$4.99
|
$4.55
€4.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$24.53
A$37.14
|
$10.66
€9.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.71
A$70.72
|
$37.26
€34.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.25
A$18.55
|
$16.99
€15.77
|
|
pay 1.9% more for clothing
Australia
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.47
A$108.21
|
$92.71
€86.09
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.82
A$63.31
|
$36.44
€33.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.71
A$153.99
|
$79.67
€73.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.56
A$161.33
|
$119.75
€111.21
|
|
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