Cost of living comparison
Victoria is 17.1% more expensive than Helsinki.
If you lived in Victoria instead of Helsinki, you would:
pay 5.1% more for restaurants
Helsinki
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.40
€13.46
|
$13.88
SCR187.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.42
€9.74
|
$6.67
SCR90.30
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
€2.53
|
$3.77
SCR51.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
€1.76
|
$2.28
SCR30.85
|
|
pay 27.4% more for groceries
Helsinki
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.52
€2.35
|
$1.71
SCR23.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.03
€3.77
|
$10.81
SCR146.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.44
€4.15
|
$7.26
SCR98.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.82
|
$2.98
SCR40.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.24
€4.90
|
$2.56
SCR34.69
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.04
|
$1.36
SCR18.40
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$1.28
SCR17.31
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.99
|
$0.74
SCR10.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.93
€1.81
|
$2.94
SCR39.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
€0.47
|
$0.83
SCR11.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$0.62
SCR8.35
|
|
pay 19.6% less for transportation
Helsinki
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.73
€8.16
|
$4.99
SCR67.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$71.46
€66.81
|
$24.06
SCR325.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,182.39
€32,891.49
|
$24,561.80
SCR332,443.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.20
€17.01
|
$29.32
SCR396.79
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Helsinki
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.87
€20.45
|
$123.39
SCR1,670.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,063.35
€994.11
|
$913.34
SCR12,362.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$840.88
€786.13
|
$774.97
SCR10,489.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$80.65
€75.39
|
$99.70
SCR1,349.50
|
|
pay 44.1% less for childcare
Helsinki
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$378.45
€353.81
|
$187.50
SCR2,537.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,404.29
€5,987.28
|
$3,982.14
SCR53,898.27
|
|
pay 14.4% more for entertainment and sports
Helsinki
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.52
€7.97
|
$3.66
SCR49.55
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.55
€4.25
|
$5.06
SCR68.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.66
€9.97
|
$11.60
SCR157.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.26
€34.83
|
$91.48
SCR1,238.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.99
€15.88
|
$10.75
SCR145.56
|
|
pay 20.3% more for clothing
Helsinki
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.71
€86.67
|
$60.26
SCR815.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.44
€34.07
|
$83.50
SCR1,130.21
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.67
€74.48
|
$96.68
SCR1,308.62
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.75
€111.95
|
$78.50
SCR1,062.56
|
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