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Finland

Lappeenranta vs. Durban Cost of Living Summary

Lappeenranta is 44.4% more expensive than Durban.

Restaurants: pay 89.9% more in Lappeenranta
Groceries: pay 34.0% more in Lappeenranta
Transportation: pay 54.3% more in Lappeenranta
Housing: pay 33.2% more in Lappeenranta
Childcare: pay 6.3% more in Lappeenranta
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Lappeenranta
Clothing: pay 29.6% more in Lappeenranta

The cost of entertainment and sports, restaurants, transportation, groceries, housing, and clothing in Lappeenranta are more expensive than in Durban. Notably, entertainment and sports and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Lappeenranta.

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Lappeenranta vs. Durban Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Lappeenranta instead of Durban, you would:

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pay 89.9% more for restaurants

	Durban	Lappeenranta
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.81 ZAR128.84	$14.00 €12.46	+79.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.01 ZAR99.11	$11.38 €10.13	+89.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.10 ZAR18.20	$2.69 €2.39	+143.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 ZAR14.37	$1.69 €1.51	+94.2%
Average			+89.9%

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pay 34.0% more for groceries

	Durban	Lappeenranta
Bread 1 loaf	$0.96 ZAR15.80	$2.43 €2.16	+153.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.12 ZAR67.89	$4.06 €3.61	-1.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.55 ZAR75.03	$4.67 €4.16	+2.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.37 ZAR39.03	$3.21 €2.86	+35.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.35 ZAR38.81	$6.34 €5.65	+169.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.88 ZAR14.47	$1.06 €0.94	+20.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.86 ZAR14.26	$0.94 €0.84	+8.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.87 ZAR14.39	$1.01 €0.90	+15.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 ZAR12.60	$1.76 €1.57	+130.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 ZAR11.31	$0.49 €0.44	-28.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.64 ZAR10.58	$0.68 €0.60	+5.9%
Average			+34.0%

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pay 54.3% more for transportation

	Durban	Lappeenranta
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.75 ZAR94.88	$8.20 €7.30	+42.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.63 ZAR356.79	$64.94 €57.80	+200.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,391.94 ZAR584K	$29,633.80 €26,375.15	-16.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.22 ZAR102.64	$15.03 €13.37	+141.5%
Average			+54.3%

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pay 33.2% more for housing

	Durban	Lappeenranta
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.31 ZAR648.45	$22.39 €19.93	-43.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$464.82 ZAR7,666.67	$787.55 €700.95	+69.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$393.52 ZAR6,490.77	$599.06 €533.18	+52.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$111.87 ZAR1,845.13	$72.78 €64.78	-34.9%
Average			+33.2%

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pay 6.3% more for childcare

	Durban	Lappeenranta
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$310.61 ZAR5,123.20	$330.32 €294.00	+6.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,585.59 ZAR125K	??
Average			+6.3%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Durban	Lappeenranta
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.40 ZAR39.64	$7.71 €6.86	+220.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.67 ZAR44.02	$3.51 €3.12	+31.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.61 ZAR59.47	$10.86 €9.67	+201.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.70 ZAR522.86	$47.74 €42.49	+50.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.21 ZAR118.93	$17.92 €15.95	+148.5%
Average			+107.1%

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pay 29.6% more for clothing

	Durban	Lappeenranta
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.69 ZAR885.57	$55.93 €49.78	+4.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.14 ZAR497.07	$48.73 €43.37	+61.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.53 ZAR1,625.08	$89.58 €79.73	-9.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.65 ZAR1,379.78	$154.23 €137.27	+84.4%
Average			+29.6%

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