Cost of living comparison

Maldives

compared to

Finland

Helsinki vs. Male Cost of Living Summary

Helsinki is 42.8% more expensive than Male.

Restaurants: pay 2.5 times more in Helsinki
Groceries: pay 0.1% more in Helsinki
Transportation: pay 85.5% more in Helsinki
Housing: pay 17.9% more in Helsinki
Childcare: pay 3.3 times more in Helsinki
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.5% more in Helsinki
Clothing: pay 62.8% more in Helsinki

The cost of childcare, restaurants, transportation, clothing, entertainment and sports, and housing in Helsinki are more expensive than in Male. Notably, childcare, restaurants, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Helsinki.

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Helsinki vs. Male Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Helsinki instead of Male, you would:

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pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

	Male	Helsinki
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.00 MVR92.74	$17.92 €16.00	+198.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.73 MVR150.39	$13.44 €12.00	+38.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.63 MVR25.12	$3.45 €3.08	+112.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.30 MVR4.59	$2.59 €2.31	+771.1%
Average			+145.1%

Male vs. Helsinki - Cost of restaurants

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pay 0.1% more for groceries

	Male	Helsinki
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 MVR25.57	$2.76 €2.46	+66.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.34 MVR82.43	$4.96 €4.43	-7.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.69 MVR118.80	$5.08 €4.54	-33.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.92 MVR29.70	$3.93 €3.51	+104.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.77 MVR42.73	$6.02 €5.37	+117.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.80 MVR27.83	$1.26 €1.12	-30.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.39 MVR21.40	$0.99 €0.88	-28.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.85 MVR28.65	$1.12 €1.00	-39.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.22 MVR18.84	$1.77 €1.58	+45.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.93 MVR14.40	$0.55 €0.49	-40.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.86 MVR13.30	$0.74 €0.66	-14.1%
Average			+0.1%

Male vs. Helsinki - Cost of groceries

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pay 85.5% more for transportation

	Male	Helsinki
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.81 MVR58.81	$8.89 €7.94	+133.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.82 MVR476.23	$81.74 €72.99	+165.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,446.46 MVR501K	$36,622.07 €32,699.74	+12.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.52 MVR270.70	$26.34 €23.52	+50.3%
Average			+85.5%

Male vs. Helsinki - Cost of transportation

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pay 17.9% more for housing

	Male	Helsinki
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$73.00 MVR1,127.92	$24.77 €22.12	-66.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$951.14 MVR14,695.19	$1,207.26 €1,077.96	+26.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$699.92 MVR10,813.71	$904.00 €807.18	+29.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$90.98 MVR1,405.60	$104.89 €93.65	+15.3%
Average			+17.9%

Male vs. Helsinki - Cost of housing

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pay 3.3 times more for childcare

	Male	Helsinki
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$184.98 MVR2,857.90	$476.51 €425.47	+157.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,004.83 MVR46,424.59	$12,685.20 €11,326.58	+322.2%
Average			+229.8%

Male vs. Helsinki - Cost of childcare

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pay 31.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Male	Helsinki
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.87 MVR75.19	$10.08 €9.00	+107.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.55 MVR54.84	$5.23 €4.67	+47.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.93 MVR230.60	$14.00 €12.50	-6.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$70.81 MVR1,093.98	$46.96 €41.93	-33.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.73 MVR150.39	$18.48 €16.50	+89.8%
Average			+31.5%

Male vs. Helsinki - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 62.8% more for clothing

	Male	Helsinki
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$39.51 MVR610.48	$92.46 €82.56	+134.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.64 MVR766.88	$43.55 €38.88	-12.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.13 MVR1,346.11	$104.85 €93.62	+20.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$52.52 MVR811.39	$149.45 €133.44	+184.6%
Average			+62.8%

Male vs. Helsinki - Cost of clothing

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