Cost of living comparison
Helsinki is 10.8% cheaper than Luxembourg.
If you lived in Helsinki instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 21.6% less for restaurants
Luxembourg
|
Helsinki
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.06
€19.54
|
$16.33
€15.15
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.91
€11.05
|
$10.88
€10.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.42
€3.18
|
$2.90
€2.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.33
€3.09
|
$2.00
€1.85
|
|
pay 6.9% less for groceries
Luxembourg
|
Helsinki
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.95
€2.74
|
$3.08
€2.86
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.08
€7.49
|
$4.26
€3.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
€5.10
|
$4.79
€4.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
€3.64
|
$3.21
€2.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.50
€5.10
|
$5.77
€5.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.11
|
$1.12
€1.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.75
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.06
|
$1.06
€0.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.99
€1.85
|
$1.94
€1.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.69
|
$0.60
€0.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.68
|
$0.90
€0.83
|
|
pay 4.7% more for transportation
Luxembourg
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
€5.73
|
$7.86
€7.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$72.49
€67.26
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,583.68
€25,590.76
|
$35,098.36
€32,562.50
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.32
€28.13
|
$18.01
€16.71
|
|
pay 47.0% less for housing
Luxembourg
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.70
€47.96
|
$20.67
€19.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,876.48
€1,740.91
|
$1,109.17
€1,029.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,454.17
€1,349.11
|
$885.72
€821.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.23
€162.57
|
$90.90
€84.33
|
|
pay 57.8% less for childcare
Luxembourg
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,174.85
€1,089.96
|
$336.03
€311.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,971.77
€17,601.06
|
$10,589.37
€9,824.29
|
|
pay 41.6% more for entertainment and sports
Luxembourg
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.50
€6.03
|
$8.71
€8.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.85
€3.57
|
$4.86
€4.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.96
€5.53
|
$11.10
€10.30
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.16
€35.41
|
$45.44
€42.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
€12.06
|
$18.50
€17.17
|
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pay 11.4% more for clothing
Luxembourg
|
Helsinki
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.37
€56.93
|
$90.44
€83.90
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.16
€30.76
|
$32.73
€30.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.13
€79.91
|
$79.18
€73.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.05
€89.11
|
$103.43
€95.95
|
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