Cost of living comparison
Georgetown is 31.8% cheaper than Helsinki.
If you lived in Georgetown instead of Helsinki, you would:
pay 51.2% less for restaurants
Helsinki
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.40
€13.45
|
$7.09
GYD1,483.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.42
€9.73
|
$7.09
GYD1,483.83
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
€2.53
|
$1.19
GYD249.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
€1.76
|
$0.64
GYD133.54
|
|
pay 21.6% more for groceries
Helsinki
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.52
€2.35
|
$1.49
GYD312.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.03
€3.77
|
$4.89
GYD1,022.77
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.44
€4.14
|
$12.79
GYD2,677.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.82
|
$2.90
GYD607.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.24
€4.90
|
$2.49
GYD521.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.04
|
$2.30
GYD480.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$1.03
GYD215.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.99
|
$1.48
GYD310.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.93
€1.81
|
$0.86
GYD179.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
€0.47
|
$0.63
GYD131.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$0.58
GYD121.83
|
|
pay 37.3% less for transportation
Helsinki
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.73
€8.15
|
$3.78
GYD790.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$71.46
€66.76
|
$33.09
GYD6,924.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,182.39
€32,864.08
|
$15,600.24
GYD3,264,415.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.20
€17.00
|
$21.27
GYD4,451.48
|
|
pay 2.2% more for housing
Helsinki
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.87
€20.43
|
$59.56
GYD12,463.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,063.35
€993.28
|
$360.46
GYD75,427.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$840.88
€785.48
|
$228.98
GYD47,915.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$80.65
€75.33
|
$60.66
GYD12,692.67
|
|
pay 80.0% less for childcare
Helsinki
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$378.45
€353.52
|
$94.55
GYD19,784.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,404.29
€5,982.29
|
$954.92
GYD199,821.81
|
|
pay 52.5% less for entertainment and sports
Helsinki
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.52
€7.96
|
$2.36
GYD494.61
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.55
€4.25
|
$3.43
GYD717.18
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.66
€9.96
|
$2.36
GYD494.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.26
€34.80
|
$28.36
GYD5,935.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.99
€15.87
|
$6.15
GYD1,285.98
|
|
pay 25.7% less for clothing
Helsinki
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.71
€86.60
|
$26.39
GYD5,523.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.44
€34.04
|
$46.49
GYD9,727.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.67
€74.42
|
$70.91
GYD14,838.25
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.75
€111.86
|
$62.24
GYD13,024.69
|
|
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