Cost of living comparison
Helsinki is 51.5% more expensive than Kingstown.
If you lived in Helsinki instead of Kingstown, you would:
pay 18.4% more for restaurants
Kingstown
|
Helsinki
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
$14.40
€13.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
EC$27.50
|
$10.42
€9.67
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$2.71
€2.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
EC$5.33
|
$1.88
€1.75
|
|
pay 23.0% less for groceries
Kingstown
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
EC$4.79
|
$2.52
€2.34
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.24
EC$22.26
|
$4.03
€3.74
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.80
EC$26.50
|
$4.44
€4.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.60
EC$9.72
|
$3.02
€2.80
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
EC$7.20
|
$5.24
€4.87
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.18
EC$8.59
|
$1.12
€1.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
EC$2.48
|
$0.81
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.47
EC$12.07
|
$1.06
€0.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
EC$5.45
|
$1.93
€1.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
EC$4.31
|
$0.50
€0.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 9.5% less for transportation
Kingstown
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$14.01
EC$37.85
|
$8.73
€8.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
$71.46
€66.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,376.83
EC$87,500.00
|
$35,182.39
€32,672.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.90
EC$70.00
|
$18.20
€16.90
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Kingstown
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.10
EC$130.00
|
$21.87
€20.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$351.52
EC$950.00
|
$1,063.35
€987.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$254.39
EC$687.50
|
$840.88
€780.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.76
EC$145.29
|
$80.65
€74.89
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Kingstown
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
$378.45
€351.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
$6,404.29
€5,947.35
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Kingstown
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.59
EC$7.00
|
$8.52
€7.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$4.55
€4.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$10.66
€9.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.29
EC$73.75
|
$37.26
€34.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$16.99
€15.77
|
|
pay 7.9% less for clothing
Kingstown
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.48
EC$204.00
|
$92.71
€86.09
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$70.30
EC$190.00
|
$36.44
€33.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.51
EC$250.00
|
$79.67
€73.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$119.75
€111.21
|
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