Cost of living comparison
Helsinki is 2.5 times more expensive than Buenos Aires.
If you lived in Helsinki instead of Buenos Aires, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Buenos Aires
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.00
ARS6,137.25
|
$14.40
€13.45
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
ARS4,383.75
|
$10.42
€9.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
ARS901.94
|
$2.71
€2.53
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
ARS786.67
|
$1.88
€1.76
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Buenos Aires
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
ARS1,176.43
|
$2.52
€2.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.51
ARS3,080.78
|
$4.03
€3.77
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
ARS2,765.27
|
$4.44
€4.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
ARS1,278.56
|
$3.02
€2.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.76
ARS1,546.42
|
$5.24
€4.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.66
ARS578.55
|
$1.12
€1.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
ARS496.82
|
$0.81
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
ARS271.75
|
$1.06
€0.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
ARS589.53
|
$1.93
€1.81
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
ARS261.36
|
$0.50
€0.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
ARS293.18
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for transportation
Buenos Aires
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.52
ARS3,083.23
|
$8.73
€8.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.80
ARS5,961.90
|
$71.46
€66.76
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ARS21,918,750.00
|
$35,182.39
€32,864.08
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
ARS4,383.75
|
$18.20
€17.00
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Buenos Aires
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.47
ARS20,579.43
|
$21.87
€20.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$313.32
ARS274,703.71
|
$1,063.35
€993.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.62
ARS197,808.29
|
$840.88
€785.48
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.96
ARS32,403.63
|
$80.65
€75.33
|
|
pay 57.6% more for childcare
Buenos Aires
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$187.40
ARS164,302.95
|
$378.45
€353.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,653.81
ARS4,956,976.61
|
$6,404.29
€5,982.29
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Buenos Aires
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
ARS1,753.50
|
$8.52
€7.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.72
ARS1,505.64
|
$4.55
€4.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
ARS1,753.50
|
$10.66
€9.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.07
ARS19,350.56
|
$37.26
€34.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
ARS4,383.75
|
$16.99
€15.87
|
|
pay 0.7% less for clothing
Buenos Aires
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.11
ARS58,835.11
|
$92.71
€86.60
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.53
ARS50,442.52
|
$36.44
€34.04
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.00
ARS93,815.17
|
$79.67
€74.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.70
ARS86,536.75
|
$119.75
€111.86
|
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