Cost of living comparison
Helsinki is 4.6 times more expensive than Freetown.
If you lived in Helsinki instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Freetown
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
$14.40
€13.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$10.42
€9.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
$2.71
€2.54
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$1.88
€1.76
|
|
pay 47.5% more for groceries
Freetown
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
$2.52
€2.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.03
€3.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
$4.44
€4.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
$3.02
€2.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$5.24
€4.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
$1.12
€1.05
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$0.81
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$1.06
€0.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
$1.93
€1.81
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
$0.50
€0.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
$0.70
€0.66
|
|
pay 6.3 times more for transportation
Freetown
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
$8.73
€8.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
$71.46
€67.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
$35,182.39
€32,996.37
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
$18.20
€17.07
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Freetown
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$21.87
€20.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
$1,063.35
€997.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
$840.88
€788.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
$80.65
€75.63
|
|
pay 11.1 times more for childcare
Freetown
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$378.45
€354.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
$6,404.29
€6,006.37
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Freetown
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
$8.52
€7.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$4.55
€4.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
$10.66
€10.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
$37.26
€34.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
$16.99
€15.93
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for clothing
Freetown
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$92.71
€86.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$36.44
€34.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$79.67
€74.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$119.75
€112.31
|
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