Cost of living comparison
Helsinki is 18.4% more expensive than Italy.
If you lived in Helsinki instead of Italy, you would:
pay 19.9% more for restaurants
Italy
|
Helsinki
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.74
€14.71
|
$14.40
€13.45
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.09
€8.49
|
$10.42
€9.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
€2.28
|
$2.71
€2.53
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
€1.08
|
$1.88
€1.76
|
|
pay 5.4% more for groceries
Italy
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
€1.74
|
$2.52
€2.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.20
€6.72
|
$4.03
€3.77
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.88
€4.56
|
$4.44
€4.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.14
€2.94
|
$3.02
€2.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.47
€4.17
|
$5.24
€4.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.90
|
$1.12
€1.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.79
|
$0.81
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.88
|
$1.06
€0.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.12
|
$1.93
€1.81
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.61
|
$0.50
€0.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 32.1% more for transportation
Italy
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.02
€7.49
|
$8.73
€8.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.40
€35.87
|
$71.46
€66.76
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,887.08
€24,181.28
|
$35,182.39
€32,864.08
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.65
€17.42
|
$18.20
€17.00
|
|
pay 17.8% more for housing
Italy
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.75
€28.72
|
$21.87
€20.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$608.10
€568.03
|
$1,063.35
€993.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$488.80
€456.59
|
$840.88
€785.48
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$151.72
€141.72
|
$80.65
€75.33
|
|
pay 25.4% less for childcare
Italy
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$459.30
€429.03
|
$378.45
€353.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,604.44
€8,971.56
|
$6,404.29
€5,982.29
|
|
pay 77.0% more for entertainment and sports
Italy
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.83
€4.51
|
$8.52
€7.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.60
€1.49
|
$4.55
€4.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.30
€5.89
|
$10.66
€9.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.79
€48.38
|
$37.26
€34.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.32
€8.71
|
$16.99
€15.87
|
|
pay 2.1% more for clothing
Italy
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.37
€75.07
|
$92.71
€86.60
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.54
€34.13
|
$36.44
€34.04
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.56
€83.66
|
$79.67
€74.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.84
€107.28
|
$119.75
€111.86
|
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