Cost of living comparison
Helsinki is 20.6% cheaper than Copenhagen.
If you lived in Helsinki instead of Copenhagen, you would:
pay 25.9% less for restaurants
Copenhagen
|
Helsinki
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.77
DKK150.76
|
$16.33
€15.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.51
DKK100.51
|
$10.88
€10.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.75
DKK25.97
|
$2.90
€2.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
DKK20.10
|
$2.00
€1.85
|
|
pay 19.9% less for groceries
Copenhagen
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.54
DKK24.53
|
$3.08
€2.86
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.17
DKK42.75
|
$4.26
€3.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.50
DKK51.90
|
$4.79
€4.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.72
DKK32.71
|
$3.21
€2.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.08
DKK35.21
|
$5.77
€5.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
DKK9.57
|
$1.12
€1.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.30
DKK9.01
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.47
DKK10.18
|
$1.06
€0.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
DKK13.84
|
$1.94
€1.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
DKK6.84
|
$0.60
€0.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
DKK6.01
|
$0.90
€0.83
|
|
pay 19.9% less for transportation
Copenhagen
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.79
DKK53.95
|
$7.86
€7.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$94.34
DKK653.30
|
$72.49
€67.26
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$47,149.09
DKK326,507.42
|
$35,098.36
€32,562.50
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.42
DKK182.92
|
$18.01
€16.71
|
|
pay 38.6% less for housing
Copenhagen
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.16
DKK257.36
|
$20.67
€19.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,741.81
DKK12,062.04
|
$1,109.17
€1,029.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,268.50
DKK8,784.35
|
$885.72
€821.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.03
DKK1,115.12
|
$90.90
€84.33
|
|
pay 12.9% less for childcare
Copenhagen
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$551.78
DKK3,821.10
|
$336.03
€311.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,343.23
DKK64,701.89
|
$10,589.37
€9,824.29
|
|
pay 1.1% more for entertainment and sports
Copenhagen
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.71
DKK60.30
|
$8.71
€8.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.34
DKK43.88
|
$4.86
€4.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.00
DKK62.31
|
$11.10
€10.30
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.82
DKK296.53
|
$45.44
€42.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.87
DKK130.66
|
$18.50
€17.17
|
|
pay 27.8% less for clothing
Copenhagen
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$106.73
DKK739.11
|
$90.44
€83.90
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.45
DKK307.80
|
$32.73
€30.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.59
DKK800.44
|
$79.18
€73.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$166.32
DKK1,151.77
|
$103.43
€95.95
|
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