Cost of living comparison
Helsinki is 90.7% more expensive than Brasilia.
If you lived in Helsinki instead of Brasilia, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Brasilia
|
Helsinki
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.85
R$30.16
|
$16.33
€15.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.82
R$35.19
|
$10.88
€10.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
R$6.21
|
$2.90
€2.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
R$4.10
|
$2.00
€1.85
|
|
pay 74.1% more for groceries
Brasilia
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
R$9.19
|
$3.08
€2.86
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.19
R$26.77
|
$4.26
€3.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.10
R$21.15
|
$4.79
€4.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
R$12.31
|
$3.21
€2.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.61
R$8.32
|
$5.77
€5.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
R$4.85
|
$1.12
€1.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
R$3.13
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
R$2.46
|
$1.06
€0.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
R$3.45
|
$1.94
€1.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
R$2.51
|
$0.60
€0.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
R$2.98
|
$0.90
€0.83
|
|
pay 75.9% more for transportation
Brasilia
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.15
R$21.39
|
$7.86
€7.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$47.57
R$245.31
|
$72.49
€67.26
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,345.08
R$130,699.52
|
$35,098.36
€32,562.50
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.07
R$41.62
|
$18.01
€16.71
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Brasilia
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.58
R$106.12
|
$20.67
€19.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$401.50
R$2,070.46
|
$1,109.17
€1,029.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$242.40
R$1,250.02
|
$885.72
€821.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.80
R$277.43
|
$90.90
€84.33
|
|
pay 24.9% less for childcare
Brasilia
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$530.73
R$2,736.87
|
$336.03
€311.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,185.14
R$62,836.31
|
$10,589.37
€9,824.29
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Brasilia
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
R$10.05
|
$8.71
€8.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.95
R$10.05
|
$4.86
€4.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.24
R$11.56
|
$11.10
€10.30
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.15
R$134.86
|
$45.44
€42.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.80
R$40.22
|
$18.50
€17.17
|
|
pay 29.1% more for clothing
Brasilia
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.37
R$295.87
|
$90.44
€83.90
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.12
R$232.66
|
$32.73
€30.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.72
R$338.89
|
$79.18
€73.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.37
R$321.62
|
$103.43
€95.95
|
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