Cost of living comparison
Helsinki is 23.2% cheaper than Canberra.
If you lived in Helsinki instead of Canberra, you would:
pay 13.3% less for restaurants
Canberra
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$26.69
A$41.60
|
$14.40
€13.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.01
A$15.60
|
$10.42
€9.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
A$4.21
|
$2.71
€2.54
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
A$3.32
|
$1.88
€1.76
|
|
pay 21.1% less for groceries
Canberra
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
A$3.58
|
$2.52
€2.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.42
A$10.01
|
$4.03
€3.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.48
A$10.10
|
$4.44
€4.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.10
A$6.39
|
$3.02
€2.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.63
A$5.65
|
$5.24
€4.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
A$2.29
|
$1.12
€1.05
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
A$1.76
|
$0.81
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.60
A$2.49
|
$1.06
€0.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.47
A$3.85
|
$1.93
€1.81
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
A$1.82
|
$0.50
€0.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
A$1.50
|
$0.70
€0.66
|
|
pay 30.3% more for transportation
Canberra
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.45
A$8.50
|
$8.73
€8.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$100.08
A$155.99
|
$71.46
€67.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,016.00
A$31,197.02
|
$35,182.39
€32,996.37
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.93
A$24.83
|
$18.20
€17.07
|
|
pay 52.4% less for housing
Canberra
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.64
A$106.98
|
$21.87
€20.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,824.70
A$2,843.99
|
$1,063.35
€997.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,494.78
A$2,329.77
|
$840.88
€788.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$183.28
A$285.67
|
$80.65
€75.63
|
|
pay 66.3% less for childcare
Canberra
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,686.35
A$2,628.35
|
$378.45
€354.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,216.13
A$22,157.31
|
$6,404.29
€6,006.37
|
|
pay 8.3% less for entertainment and sports
Canberra
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.01
A$12.48
|
$8.52
€7.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.74
A$5.83
|
$4.55
€4.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$23.35
A$36.40
|
$10.66
€10.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.70
A$100.84
|
$37.26
€34.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.34
A$20.80
|
$16.99
€15.93
|
|
pay 31.5% less for clothing
Canberra
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.52
A$145.77
|
$92.71
€86.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$72.72
A$113.35
|
$36.44
€34.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$134.62
A$209.82
|
$79.67
€74.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$183.19
A$285.52
|
$119.75
€112.31
|
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