Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Western Sahara instead of Finland, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Finland
|
Western Sahara
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.74
€12.84
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.50
€8.87
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.59
€2.42
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
€1.65
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Finland
|
Western Sahara
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.40
€2.24
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
€3.75
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.08
€3.81
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
€2.77
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.85
€4.53
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.01
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.01
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
€1.67
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.70
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Finland
|
Western Sahara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.90
€8.32
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.04
€54.22
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,560.99
€27,613.10
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.72
€19.35
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Finland
|
Western Sahara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.03
€21.51
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$744.51
€695.45
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$617.65
€576.95
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.36
€90.01
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Finland
|
Western Sahara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$346.47
€323.64
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,931.98
€7,409.31
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Finland
|
Western Sahara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.11
€6.64
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
€3.91
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.96
€9.30
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.96
€41.06
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.18
€14.18
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Finland
|
Western Sahara
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.09
€83.22
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.28
€33.89
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.40
€76.04
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.91
€110.14
|
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