Cost of living comparison
Helsinki is 17.2% more expensive than Lisbon.
If you lived in Helsinki instead of Lisbon, you would:
pay 29.2% more for restaurants
Lisbon
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.16
€14.07
|
$16.33
€15.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.64
€8.94
|
$10.88
€10.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
€1.81
|
$2.90
€2.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
€1.26
|
$2.00
€1.85
|
|
pay 23.7% more for groceries
Lisbon
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
€1.45
|
$3.08
€2.86
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.57
€5.16
|
$4.26
€3.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.94
€3.65
|
$4.79
€4.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
€2.83
|
$3.21
€2.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.49
€3.24
|
$5.77
€5.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.99
|
$1.12
€1.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.64
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$1.06
€0.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.03
|
$1.94
€1.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.81
|
$0.60
€0.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.84
|
$0.90
€0.83
|
|
pay 40.2% more for transportation
Lisbon
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.52
€6.98
|
$7.86
€7.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.32
€40.19
|
$72.49
€67.26
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,489.61
€30,142.24
|
$35,098.36
€32,562.50
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.96
€9.24
|
$18.01
€16.71
|
|
pay 25.8% less for housing
Lisbon
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.79
€38.77
|
$20.67
€19.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,447.59
€1,343.00
|
$1,109.17
€1,029.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,009.53
€936.59
|
$885.72
€821.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$109.60
€101.68
|
$90.90
€84.33
|
|
pay 34.9% less for childcare
Lisbon
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$582.39
€540.31
|
$336.03
€311.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,607.20
€13,551.83
|
$10,589.37
€9,824.29
|
|
pay 93.3% more for entertainment and sports
Lisbon
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.25
€3.01
|
$8.71
€8.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.49
€2.31
|
$4.86
€4.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.96
€5.53
|
$11.10
€10.30
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.88
€40.71
|
$45.44
€42.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.66
€8.04
|
$18.50
€17.17
|
|
pay 5.3% less for clothing
Lisbon
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.44
€79.26
|
$90.44
€83.90
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.61
€34.89
|
$32.73
€30.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.28
€81.90
|
$79.18
€73.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.56
€99.79
|
$103.43
€95.95
|
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