Cost of living comparison
Vienna is 8.9% more expensive than Helsinki.
If you lived in Vienna instead of Helsinki, you would:
pay 10.8% more for restaurants
Helsinki
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.40
€13.51
|
$16.49
€15.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.42
€9.77
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
€2.54
|
$2.97
€2.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
€1.76
|
$2.34
€2.19
|
|
pay 14.4% more for groceries
Helsinki
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.52
€2.36
|
$2.25
€2.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.03
€3.78
|
$5.98
€5.61
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.44
€4.16
|
$5.64
€5.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.83
|
$4.12
€3.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.24
€4.92
|
$5.24
€4.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.05
|
$1.11
€1.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$0.86
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.99
|
$1.12
€1.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.93
€1.81
|
$1.62
€1.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
€0.47
|
$0.77
€0.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.66
|
$0.67
€0.63
|
|
pay 15.5% less for transportation
Helsinki
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.73
€8.18
|
$7.47
€7.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$71.46
€67.02
|
$49.48
€46.40
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,182.39
€32,996.37
|
$28,585.69
€26,809.55
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.20
€17.07
|
$18.56
€17.41
|
|
pay 39.9% more for housing
Helsinki
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.87
€20.51
|
$32.60
€30.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,063.35
€997.28
|
$918.12
€861.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$840.88
€788.64
|
$715.20
€670.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$80.65
€75.63
|
$192.75
€180.77
|
|
pay 37.4% more for childcare
Helsinki
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$378.45
€354.94
|
$275.36
€258.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,404.29
€6,006.37
|
$12,936.40
€12,132.61
|
|
pay 27.5% less for entertainment and sports
Helsinki
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.52
€7.99
|
$4.84
€4.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.55
€4.27
|
$4.00
€3.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.66
€10.00
|
$6.60
€6.19
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.26
€34.94
|
$31.68
€29.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.99
€15.93
|
$12.09
€11.34
|
|
pay 2.7% more for clothing
Helsinki
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.71
€86.95
|
$94.30
€88.44
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.44
€34.17
|
$35.86
€33.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.67
€74.72
|
$90.35
€84.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.75
€112.31
|
$116.35
€109.12
|
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