Cost of living comparison
Finland is 0.5% cheaper than Georgia.
If you lived in Finland instead of Georgia, you would:
pay 8.9% more for restaurants
Georgia
|
Finland
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.47
|
$13.74
€12.85
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.88
|
$9.50
€8.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.11
|
$2.59
€2.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
|
$1.76
€1.65
|
|
pay 23.0% less for groceries
Georgia
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.85
|
$2.40
€2.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.04
|
$4.01
€3.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.39
|
$4.08
€3.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.06
|
$2.96
€2.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.13
|
$4.85
€4.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.34
|
$1.08
€1.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.04
|
$1.08
€1.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
|
$1.79
€1.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
|
$0.53
€0.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.30
|
$0.75
€0.70
|
|
pay 55.1% more for transportation
Georgia
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.08
|
$8.90
€8.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$57.28
|
$58.04
€54.26
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,762.21
|
$29,560.99
€27,636.13
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.91
|
$20.72
€19.37
|
|
pay 47.0% less for housing
Georgia
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.88
|
$23.03
€21.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,348.70
|
$744.51
€696.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,154.19
|
$617.65
€577.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$135.24
|
$96.36
€90.08
|
|
pay 53.5% less for childcare
Georgia
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$804.31
|
$346.47
€323.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,912.75
|
$7,931.98
€7,415.49
|
|
pay 33.9% more for entertainment and sports
Georgia
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.78
|
$7.11
€6.65
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.43
|
$4.18
€3.91
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.80
|
$9.96
€9.31
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.24
|
$43.96
€41.10
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.22
|
$15.18
€14.19
|
|
pay 22.2% more for clothing
Georgia
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.03
|
$89.09
€83.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.27
|
$36.28
€33.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.52
|
$81.40
€76.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.18
|
$117.91
€110.23
|
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