Cost of living comparison
Russia is 47.5% cheaper than Helsinki.
If you lived in Russia instead of Helsinki, you would:
pay 62.0% less for restaurants
Helsinki
|
Russia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.40
€13.51
|
$7.74
₽726.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.42
€9.77
|
$4.69
₽440.38
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
€2.54
|
$0.85
₽79.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
€1.76
|
$0.41
₽38.47
|
|
pay 43.6% less for groceries
Helsinki
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.52
€2.36
|
$0.54
₽50.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.03
€3.78
|
$4.40
₽413.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.44
€4.16
|
$3.48
₽326.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.83
|
$1.27
₽119.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.24
€4.92
|
$1.79
₽167.98
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.05
|
$0.62
₽57.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$0.56
₽52.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.99
|
$0.66
₽62.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.93
€1.81
|
$1.03
₽96.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
€0.47
|
$0.30
₽27.91
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.66
|
$0.25
₽23.76
|
|
pay 59.5% less for transportation
Helsinki
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.73
€8.18
|
$2.37
₽222.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$71.46
€67.02
|
$19.36
₽1,817.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,182.39
€32,996.37
|
$31,226.85
₽2,932,202.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.20
€17.07
|
$3.41
₽319.97
|
|
pay 57.2% less for housing
Helsinki
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.87
€20.51
|
$6.56
₽616.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,063.35
€997.28
|
$310.33
₽29,139.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$840.88
€788.64
|
$214.38
₽20,129.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$80.65
€75.63
|
$69.84
₽6,558.44
|
|
pay 34.2% less for childcare
Helsinki
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$378.45
€354.94
|
$220.41
₽20,696.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,404.29
€6,006.37
|
$4,693.93
₽440,759.85
|
|
pay 62.8% less for entertainment and sports
Helsinki
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.52
€7.99
|
$1.55
₽145.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.55
€4.27
|
$1.73
₽162.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.66
€10.00
|
$2.23
₽209.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.26
€34.94
|
$31.55
₽2,962.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.99
€15.93
|
$4.06
₽381.37
|
|
pay 13.4% less for clothing
Helsinki
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.71
€86.95
|
$62.85
₽5,902.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.44
€34.17
|
$39.44
₽3,703.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.67
€74.72
|
$79.13
₽7,430.60
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.75
€112.31
|
$85.30
₽8,009.88
|
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