Cost of living comparison
Helsinki is 0.9% more expensive than Iceland.
If you lived in Helsinki instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 10.2% less for restaurants
Iceland
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.84
ISK2,489
|
$14.40
€13.36
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.27
ISK1,991
|
$10.42
€9.66
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
ISK323
|
$2.71
€2.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
ISK296
|
$1.88
€1.75
|
|
pay 16.8% less for groceries
Iceland
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.42
ISK478
|
$2.52
€2.34
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
ISK835
|
$4.03
€3.74
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.33
ISK743
|
$4.44
€4.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.66
ISK790
|
$3.02
€2.80
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.09
ISK990
|
$5.24
€4.87
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
ISK162
|
$1.12
€1.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
ISK137
|
$0.81
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
ISK163
|
$1.06
€0.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
ISK256
|
$1.93
€1.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
ISK134
|
$0.50
€0.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ISK71
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 1.3% less for transportation
Iceland
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.03
ISK1,121
|
$8.73
€8.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.40
ISK10,800
|
$71.46
€66.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,836.83
ISK4,163,431
|
$35,182.39
€32,640.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.97
ISK3,344
|
$18.20
€16.88
|
|
pay 26.1% less for housing
Iceland
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.40
ISK8,708
|
$21.87
€20.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,437.14
ISK200,539
|
$1,063.35
€986.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,215.63
ISK169,628
|
$840.88
€780.13
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.63
ISK9,577
|
$80.65
€74.82
|
|
pay 89.4% more for childcare
Iceland
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.34
ISK36,189
|
$378.45
€351.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,750.10
ISK383,749
|
$6,404.29
€5,941.58
|
|
pay 3.4% more for entertainment and sports
Iceland
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.52
ISK1,189
|
$8.52
€7.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.15
ISK579
|
$4.55
€4.22
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.64
ISK1,484
|
$10.66
€9.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.90
ISK7,940
|
$37.26
€34.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.27
ISK1,713
|
$16.99
€15.76
|
|
pay 32.0% less for clothing
Iceland
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$118.08
ISK16,476
|
$92.71
€86.01
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.39
ISK7,031
|
$36.44
€33.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$151.12
ISK21,087
|
$79.67
€73.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$175.20
ISK24,447
|
$119.75
€111.10
|
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