Cost of living comparison
Helsinki is 4.3% more expensive than Canada.
If you lived in Helsinki instead of Canada, you would:
pay 22.4% more for restaurants
Canada
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.95
CA$21.82
|
$14.40
€13.36
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
CA$12.06
|
$10.42
€9.66
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
CA$2.42
|
$2.71
€2.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
CA$2.01
|
$1.88
€1.75
|
|
pay 15.7% less for groceries
Canada
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
CA$3.13
|
$2.52
€2.34
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.39
CA$7.37
|
$4.03
€3.74
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.61
CA$10.41
|
$4.44
€4.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.04
CA$4.15
|
$3.02
€2.80
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.81
CA$6.57
|
$5.24
€4.87
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.62
CA$2.22
|
$1.12
€1.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
CA$0.93
|
$0.81
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.60
CA$2.19
|
$1.06
€0.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
CA$2.34
|
$1.93
€1.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
CA$1.54
|
$0.50
€0.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
CA$1.52
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 40.8% more for transportation
Canada
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.96
CA$6.78
|
$8.73
€8.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.09
CA$86.30
|
$71.46
€66.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,101.60
CA$28,863.83
|
$35,182.39
€32,640.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.98
CA$23.22
|
$18.20
€16.88
|
|
pay 26.5% less for housing
Canada
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.04
CA$87.59
|
$21.87
€20.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,066.70
CA$1,459.08
|
$1,063.35
€986.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$952.71
CA$1,303.16
|
$840.88
€780.13
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$112.22
CA$153.50
|
$80.65
€74.82
|
|
pay 50.5% less for childcare
Canada
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$746.92
CA$1,021.67
|
$378.45
€351.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,296.08
CA$18,187.04
|
$6,404.29
€5,941.58
|
|
pay 32.2% more for entertainment and sports
Canada
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.67
CA$6.39
|
$8.52
€7.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.31
CA$4.53
|
$4.55
€4.22
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.96
CA$16.36
|
$10.66
€9.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.49
CA$59.48
|
$37.26
€34.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.20
CA$13.95
|
$16.99
€15.76
|
|
pay 27.3% more for clothing
Canada
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.87
CA$68.21
|
$92.71
€86.01
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.92
CA$50.50
|
$36.44
€33.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.02
CA$106.72
|
$79.67
€73.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.82
CA$133.81
|
$119.75
€111.10
|
|
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