Cost of living comparison
Helsinki is 1.2% cheaper than France.
If you lived in Helsinki instead of France, you would:
pay 2.1% less for restaurants
France
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.13
€14.98
|
$14.40
€13.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.98
€9.26
|
$10.42
€9.67
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.76
€2.56
|
$2.71
€2.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
€1.75
|
$1.88
€1.75
|
|
pay 9.4% less for groceries
France
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
€1.54
|
$2.52
€2.34
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.33
€7.73
|
$4.03
€3.74
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
€3.94
|
$4.44
€4.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.47
€3.23
|
$3.02
€2.80
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.22
€4.85
|
$5.24
€4.87
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.21
|
$1.12
€1.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$0.81
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.20
|
$1.06
€0.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.40
|
$1.93
€1.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$0.50
€0.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.96
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 20.6% more for transportation
France
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
€7.28
|
$8.73
€8.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.45
€48.70
|
$71.46
€66.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,223.89
€24,352.82
|
$35,182.39
€32,672.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.05
€16.76
|
$18.20
€16.90
|
|
pay 2.0% more for housing
France
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.93
€28.73
|
$21.87
€20.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$760.64
€706.37
|
$1,063.35
€987.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$610.71
€567.14
|
$840.88
€780.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$135.03
€125.40
|
$80.65
€74.89
|
|
pay 43.6% less for childcare
France
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$674.24
€626.14
|
$378.45
€351.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,309.03
€10,502.13
|
$6,404.29
€5,947.35
|
|
pay 27.5% more for entertainment and sports
France
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.24
€5.79
|
$8.52
€7.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.93
€2.72
|
$4.55
€4.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.11
€10.31
|
$10.66
€9.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.98
€35.27
|
$37.26
€34.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.22
€10.42
|
$16.99
€15.77
|
|
pay 3.1% less for clothing
France
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.18
€79.10
|
$92.71
€86.09
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.90
€36.13
|
$36.44
€33.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.98
€84.49
|
$79.67
€73.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.71
€113.96
|
$119.75
€111.21
|
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