Cost of living comparison
Helsinki is 38.5% more expensive than Greece.
If you lived in Helsinki instead of Greece, you would:
pay 64.1% more for restaurants
Greece
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.71
€11.80
|
$14.40
€13.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.10
€7.52
|
$10.42
€9.67
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.85
|
$2.71
€2.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$1.88
€1.75
|
|
pay 33.8% more for groceries
Greece
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
$2.52
€2.34
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
€4.62
|
$4.03
€3.74
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.63
€5.23
|
$4.44
€4.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.81
€3.53
|
$3.02
€2.80
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.64
€3.38
|
$5.24
€4.87
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$1.12
€1.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.81
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.57
|
$1.06
€0.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$1.93
€1.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$0.50
€0.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.44
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 43.8% more for transportation
Greece
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.80
€8.18
|
$8.73
€8.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.24
€37.37
|
$71.46
€66.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,158.38
€20,577.38
|
$35,182.39
€32,672.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.03
€12.10
|
$18.20
€16.90
|
|
pay 48.0% more for housing
Greece
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.83
€32.35
|
$21.87
€20.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$429.23
€398.61
|
$1,063.35
€987.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$358.56
€332.98
|
$840.88
€780.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$172.07
€159.79
|
$80.65
€74.89
|
|
pay 3.1% more for childcare
Greece
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$341.10
€316.76
|
$378.45
€351.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,725.16
€6,245.32
|
$6,404.29
€5,947.35
|
|
pay 65.6% more for entertainment and sports
Greece
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.08
€3.79
|
$8.52
€7.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.33
€3.09
|
$4.55
€4.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.12
€4.75
|
$10.66
€9.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.22
€42.00
|
$37.26
€34.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.85
€8.22
|
$16.99
€15.77
|
|
pay 11.1% more for clothing
Greece
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.36
€70.91
|
$92.71
€86.09
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.41
€33.82
|
$36.44
€33.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.82
€72.27
|
$79.67
€73.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.20
€92.12
|
$119.75
€111.21
|
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