Cost of living comparison

Isle of Man

compared to

Finland

Helsinki vs. Douglas Cost of Living Summary

Helsinki is 17.6% cheaper than Douglas.

Restaurants: pay 10.4% less in Helsinki
Groceries: pay 16.2% less in Helsinki
Transportation: pay 1.6% more in Helsinki
Housing: pay 23.4% less in Helsinki
Childcare: pay 74.2% less in Helsinki
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.5% more in Helsinki
Clothing: pay 16.6% more in Helsinki

The cost of clothing, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Helsinki are more expensive than in Douglas. Expenses including childcare, housing, groceries, and restaurants are lower in Helsinki.

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Helsinki vs. Douglas Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Helsinki instead of Douglas, you would:

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pay 10.4% less for restaurants

	Douglas	Helsinki
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$27.75 £20.82	$17.92 €15.95	-35.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.89 £8.92	$13.44 €11.96	+13.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.71 £2.03	$3.45 €3.07	+27.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.12 £1.59	$2.59 €2.30	+21.9%
Average			-10.4%

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pay 16.2% less for groceries

	Douglas	Helsinki
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 £1.98	$2.76 €2.45	+4.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.01 £3.01	$4.96 €4.41	+23.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.41 £7.06	$5.08 €4.52	-46.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.30 £3.97	$3.93 €3.50	-25.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.87 £2.91	$6.02 €5.36	+55.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 £1.02	$1.26 €1.12	-7.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 £0.61	$0.99 €0.88	+21.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.74 £1.30	$1.12 €1.00	-35.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.61 £1.21	$1.77 €1.58	+9.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.35 £1.01	$0.55 €0.49	-59.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.35 £1.01	$0.74 €0.66	-45.1%
Average			-16.2%

Douglas vs. Helsinki - Cost of groceries

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pay 1.6% more for transportation

	Douglas	Helsinki
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.35 £5.52	$8.89 €7.91	+20.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$96.91 £72.71	$81.74 €72.75	-15.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$43,752.78 £32,827.71	$36,622.07 €32,594.96	-16.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.65 £12.49	$26.34 €23.44	+58.2%
Average			+1.6%

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pay 23.4% less for housing

	Douglas	Helsinki
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$72.49 £54.39	$24.77 €22.05	-65.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,233.89 £925.79	$1,207.26 €1,074.51	-2.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,068.05 £801.36	$904.00 €804.59	-15.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$261.61 £196.29	$104.89 €93.35	-59.9%
Average			-23.4%

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pay 74.2% less for childcare

	Douglas	Helsinki
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,739.89 £1,305.44	$476.51 €424.11	-72.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$52,196.76 £39,163.23	$12,685.20 €11,290.29	-75.7%
Average			-74.2%

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pay 0.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Douglas	Helsinki
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.54 £4.91	$10.08 €8.97	+54.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.01 £3.76	$5.23 €4.65	+4.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$22.46 £16.86	$14.00 €12.46	-37.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.75 £48.58	$46.96 €41.80	-27.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.86 £11.90	$18.48 €16.44	+16.5%
Average			+0.5%

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pay 16.6% more for clothing

	Douglas	Helsinki
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$99.11 £74.36	$92.46 €82.29	-6.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.60 £33.46	$43.55 €38.76	-2.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$111.22 £83.45	$104.85 €93.32	-5.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$69.38 £52.05	$149.45 €133.01	+115.4%
Average			+16.6%

Douglas vs. Helsinki - Cost of clothing

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