Cost of living comparison

Finland

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United Kingdom

Surrey vs. Helsinki Cost of Living Summary

Surrey is 20.1% more expensive than Helsinki.

Restaurants: pay 11.0% less in Surrey
Groceries: pay 10.9% less in Surrey
Transportation: pay 9.4% less in Surrey
Housing: pay 80.3% more in Surrey
Childcare: pay 3.2 times more in Surrey
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.1% less in Surrey
Clothing: pay 27.9% less in Surrey

The cost of childcare and housing in Surrey are more expensive than in Helsinki. Expenses including clothing, restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Surrey. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Surrey.

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Surrey vs. Helsinki Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Surrey instead of Helsinki, you would:

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pay 11.0% less for restaurants

	Helsinki	Surrey
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.92 €15.95	$23.13 £17.35	+29.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.44 €11.96	$9.25 £6.94	-31.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.45 €3.07	$2.26 £1.70	-34.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.59 €2.30	$1.45 £1.09	-44.1%
Average			-11.0%

Helsinki vs. Surrey - Cost of restaurants

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pay 10.9% less for groceries

	Helsinki	Surrey
Bread 1 loaf	$2.76 €2.45	$2.07 £1.55	-24.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.96 €4.41	$4.18 £3.14	-15.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.08 €4.52	$4.88 £3.66	-4.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.93 €3.50	$4.18 £3.13	+6.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.02 €5.36	$4.10 £3.07	-32.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.26 €1.12	$1.40 £1.05	+11.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.99 €0.88	$0.66 £0.49	-33.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.12 €1.00	$0.90 £0.67	-19.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.77 €1.58	$1.48 £1.11	-16.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.55 €0.49	$0.64 £0.48	+15.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.74 €0.66	$0.82 £0.62	+10.9%
Average			-10.9%

Helsinki vs. Surrey - Cost of groceries

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pay 9.4% less for transportation

	Helsinki	Surrey
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.89 €7.91	$7.14 £5.36	-19.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$81.74 €72.75	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,622.07 €32,594.96	$38,182.92 £28,648.64	+4.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$26.34 €23.44	??
Average			-9.4%

Helsinki vs. Surrey - Cost of transportation

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pay 80.3% more for housing

	Helsinki	Surrey
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.77 €22.05	$35.02 £26.27	+41.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,207.26 €1,074.51	$1,894.06 £1,421.11	+56.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$904.00 €804.59	$1,883.05 £1,412.85	+108.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$104.89 €93.35	$202.10 £151.64	+92.7%
Average			+80.3%

Helsinki vs. Surrey - Cost of housing

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pay 3.2 times more for childcare

	Helsinki	Surrey
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$476.51 €424.11	$2,114.30 £1,586.36	+343.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,685.20 €11,290.29	$29,071.61 £21,812.43	+129.2%
Average			+218.9%

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pay 10.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Helsinki	Surrey
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$10.08 €8.97	$6.61 £4.96	-34.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.23 €4.65	$4.79 £3.59	-8.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.00 €12.46	$22.96 £17.23	+64.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.96 €41.80	$52.86 £39.66	+12.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$18.48 €16.44	$13.21 £9.91	-28.5%
Average			-10.1%

Helsinki vs. Surrey - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 27.9% less for clothing

	Helsinki	Surrey
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$92.46 €82.29	$52.86 £39.66	-42.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.55 €38.76	$39.64 £29.74	-9.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.85 €93.32	$88.10 £66.10	-16.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$149.45 €133.01	$92.50 £69.40	-38.1%
Average			-27.9%

Helsinki vs. Surrey - Cost of clothing

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