Cost of living comparison

Finland

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Australia

Adelaide vs. Joensuu Cost of Living Summary

Adelaide is 45.5% more expensive than Joensuu.

Restaurants: pay 16.2% more in Adelaide
Groceries: pay 36.8% more in Adelaide
Transportation: pay 19.1% less in Adelaide
Housing: pay 84.4% more in Adelaide
Childcare: pay 7.5 times more in Adelaide
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.2% more in Adelaide
Clothing: pay 2.6% less in Adelaide

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

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Adelaide vs. Joensuu Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Adelaide instead of Joensuu, you would:

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pay 16.2% more for restaurants

	Joensuu	Adelaide
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.68 €13.95	$17.41 A$25.04	+11.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.76 €10.46	$11.70 A$16.83	-0.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.29 €1.15	$2.76 A$3.97	+114.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.79 €1.59	$2.39 A$3.44	+33.4%
Average			+16.2%

Joensuu vs. Adelaide - Cost of restaurants

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pay 36.8% more for groceries

	Joensuu	Adelaide
Bread 1 loaf	$2.53 €2.25	$2.75 A$3.95	+8.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.12 €3.67	$5.57 A$8.02	+35.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.55 €4.94	$7.49 A$10.78	+35.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.79 €2.48	$5.74 A$8.25	+105.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.84 €5.20	$3.96 A$5.70	-32.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.15 €1.02	$1.78 A$2.57	+54.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.89 €0.79	$1.37 A$1.96	+53.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 €0.90	$1.53 A$2.19	+50.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.76 €1.56	$2.25 A$3.24	+28.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.68 €0.60	$1.49 A$2.15	+120.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.97 €0.87	$1.10 A$1.58	+13.0%
Average			+36.8%

Joensuu vs. Adelaide - Cost of groceries

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pay 19.1% less for transportation

	Joensuu	Adelaide
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.07 €7.18	$5.22 A$7.50	-35.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$73.90 €65.78	$83.55 A$120.20	+13.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,831.54 €31,891.36	$26,937.53 A$38,753.46	-24.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.92 €15.95	$17.16 A$24.68	-4.2%
Average			-19.1%

Joensuu vs. Adelaide - Cost of transportation

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pay 84.4% more for housing

	Joensuu	Adelaide
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.75 €29.15	$56.34 A$81.06	+72.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$741.82 €660.25	$1,692.64 A$2,435.10	+128.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$653.18 €581.35	$1,271.03 A$1,828.55	+94.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$148.01 €131.74	$137.04 A$197.15	-7.4%
Average			+84.4%

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pay 7.5 times more for childcare

	Joensuu	Adelaide
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$274.90 €244.67	$2,057.82 A$2,960.47	+648.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$14,149.34 A$20,355.84
Average			+648.6%

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pay 22.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Joensuu	Adelaide
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.40 €7.47	$7.66 A$11.02	-8.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.55 €3.16	$3.98 A$5.73	+12.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.87 €10.56	$44.55 A$64.09	+275.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$52.25 €46.51	$63.98 A$92.05	+22.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.24 €14.45	$17.06 A$24.54	+5.1%
Average			+22.2%

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pay 2.6% less for clothing

	Joensuu	Adelaide
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$134.37 €119.59	$71.46 A$102.80	-46.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.19 €34.88	$53.92 A$77.57	+37.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$89.58 €79.73	$115.83 A$166.64	+29.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$145.57 €129.56	$138.21 A$198.83	-5.1%
Average			-2.6%

Joensuu vs. Adelaide - Cost of clothing

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