Cost of living comparison
Helsinki is 66.6% more expensive than Georgetown.
If you lived in Helsinki instead of Georgetown, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Georgetown
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.56
GYD1,998.48
|
$16.33
€15.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.60
GYD1,798.63
|
$10.88
€10.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GYD249.81
|
$2.90
€2.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
GYD139.89
|
$2.00
€1.85
|
|
pay 14.3% more for groceries
Georgetown
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
GYD352.23
|
$3.08
€2.86
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.95
GYD1,034.81
|
$4.26
€3.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.96
GYD2,919.02
|
$4.79
€4.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.71
GYD567.07
|
$3.21
€2.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.62
GYD547.92
|
$5.77
€5.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
GYD374.86
|
$1.12
€1.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
GYD213.00
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
GYD222.25
|
$1.06
€0.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
GYD238.16
|
$1.94
€1.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
GYD128.36
|
$0.60
€0.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
GYD184.87
|
$0.90
€0.83
|
|
pay 83.6% more for transportation
Georgetown
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.98
GYD832.58
|
$7.86
€7.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.68
GYD5,995.43
|
$72.49
€67.26
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,775.33
GYD3,297,488.02
|
$35,098.36
€32,562.50
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.16
GYD6,095.36
|
$18.01
€16.71
|
|
pay 67.2% more for housing
Georgetown
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.13
GYD13,614.63
|
$20.67
€19.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$805.17
GYD168,303.79
|
$1,109.17
€1,029.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$258.44
GYD54,021.35
|
$885.72
€821.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.98
GYD12,120.25
|
$90.90
€84.33
|
|
pay 55.6% less for childcare
Georgetown
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$917.10
GYD191,699.36
|
$336.03
€311.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,269.40
GYD4,236,874.41
|
$10,589.37
€9,824.29
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Georgetown
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.27
GYD474.64
|
$8.71
€8.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.37
GYD913.59
|
$4.86
€4.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
GYD459.65
|
$11.10
€10.30
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.51
GYD7,422.92
|
$45.44
€42.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.21
GYD1,299.01
|
$18.50
€17.17
|
|
pay 61.5% more for clothing
Georgetown
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.76
GYD6,637.80
|
$90.44
€83.90
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.01
GYD9,825.85
|
$32.73
€30.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.15
GYD12,990.10
|
$79.18
€73.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.94
GYD13,156.64
|
$103.43
€95.95
|
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