Cost of living comparison
Helsinki is 2.3 times more expensive than China.
If you lived in Helsinki instead of China, you would:
pay 4.5 times more for restaurants
China
|
Helsinki
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.33
CN¥24.09
|
$14.40
€13.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.25
CN¥37.99
|
$10.42
€9.67
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
CN¥3.61
|
$2.71
€2.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
CN¥2.20
|
$1.88
€1.75
|
|
pay 62.4% more for groceries
China
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
CN¥12.14
|
$2.52
€2.34
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.22
CN¥45.03
|
$4.03
€3.74
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.41
CN¥53.64
|
$4.44
€4.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
CN¥12.67
|
$3.02
€2.80
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
CN¥12.99
|
$5.24
€4.87
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
CN¥6.38
|
$1.12
€1.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
CN¥4.54
|
$0.81
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
CN¥5.35
|
$1.06
€0.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
CN¥4.11
|
$1.93
€1.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
CN¥2.54
|
$0.50
€0.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
CN¥3.11
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
China
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
CN¥33.58
|
$8.73
€8.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.41
CN¥154.94
|
$71.46
€66.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,385.50
CN¥154,773.26
|
$35,182.39
€32,672.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.14
CN¥29.99
|
$18.20
€16.90
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
China
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.28
CN¥103.32
|
$21.87
€20.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$401.04
CN¥2,902.47
|
$1,063.35
€987.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.64
CN¥1,792.22
|
$840.88
€780.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.51
CN¥285.97
|
$80.65
€74.89
|
|
pay 39.6% less for childcare
China
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$456.56
CN¥3,304.27
|
$378.45
€351.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,918.49
CN¥122,444.21
|
$6,404.29
€5,947.35
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
China
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
CN¥8.30
|
$8.52
€7.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.48
CN¥25.21
|
$4.55
€4.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.40
CN¥24.59
|
$10.66
€9.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.27
CN¥305.93
|
$37.26
€34.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.35
CN¥45.98
|
$16.99
€15.77
|
|
pay 36.5% more for clothing
China
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.26
CN¥371.01
|
$92.71
€86.09
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.18
CN¥240.12
|
$36.44
€33.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.69
CN¥584.00
|
$79.67
€73.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.44
CN¥553.20
|
$119.75
€111.21
|
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