Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 27.3% more expensive than Finland.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Finland, you would:
pay 12.2% less for restaurants
Finland
|
United Kingdom
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.74
€12.89
|
$17.09
£13.81
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.50
€8.91
|
$7.46
£6.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.59
€2.43
|
$1.84
£1.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
€1.65
|
$1.36
£1.10
|
|
pay 15.1% less for groceries
Finland
|
United Kingdom
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.40
€2.25
|
$1.25
£1.01
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
€3.76
|
$3.60
£2.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.08
€3.83
|
$4.68
£3.78
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
€2.78
|
$2.58
£2.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.85
€4.55
|
$3.16
£2.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.01
|
$1.05
£0.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.63
£0.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.01
|
$0.99
£0.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
€1.67
|
$1.17
£0.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$0.63
£0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.70
|
$0.58
£0.47
|
|
pay 1.2% more for transportation
Finland
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.90
€8.35
|
$7.31
£5.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.04
€54.43
|
$91.63
£74.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,560.99
€27,724.25
|
$25,486.21
£20,604.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.72
€19.43
|
$16.30
£13.18
|
|
pay 57.7% more for housing
Finland
|
United Kingdom
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.03
€21.60
|
$37.72
£30.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$744.51
€698.25
|
$1,053.04
£851.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$617.65
€579.28
|
$836.18
£676.03
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.36
€90.37
|
$183.29
£148.19
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Finland
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$346.47
€324.95
|
$1,186.33
£959.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,931.98
€7,439.13
|
$16,551.73
£13,381.62
|
|
pay 4.4% less for entertainment and sports
Finland
|
United Kingdom
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.11
€6.67
|
$4.95
£4.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
€3.92
|
$3.59
£2.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.96
€9.34
|
$14.82
£11.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.96
€41.23
|
$41.78
£33.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.18
€14.24
|
$11.97
£9.68
|
|
pay 11.6% less for clothing
Finland
|
United Kingdom
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.09
€83.56
|
$73.74
£59.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.28
€34.03
|
$38.00
£30.72
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.40
€76.34
|
$79.51
£64.28
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.91
€110.58
|
$80.83
£65.35
|
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