Cost of living comparison
Helsinki is 95.3% more expensive than Mexico.
If you lived in Helsinki instead of Mexico, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Mexico
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.03
MX$137.25
|
$14.40
€13.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.54
MX$111.80
|
$10.42
€9.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
MX$17.64
|
$2.71
€2.54
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
MX$13.11
|
$1.88
€1.76
|
|
pay 41.6% more for groceries
Mexico
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.99
MX$33.96
|
$2.52
€2.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.54
MX$60.51
|
$4.03
€3.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
MX$82.99
|
$4.44
€4.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
MX$34.63
|
$3.02
€2.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
MX$51.28
|
$5.24
€4.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
MX$20.63
|
$1.12
€1.05
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
MX$9.46
|
$0.81
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
MX$10.19
|
$1.06
€0.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
MX$10.99
|
$1.93
€1.81
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
MX$11.63
|
$0.50
€0.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
MX$10.97
|
$0.70
€0.66
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Mexico
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
MX$79.35
|
$8.73
€8.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.68
MX$353.70
|
$71.46
€67.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,674.04
MX$319,335.39
|
$35,182.39
€32,996.37
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.82
MX$202.21
|
$18.20
€17.07
|
|
pay 97.1% more for housing
Mexico
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.39
MX$519.77
|
$21.87
€20.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$421.91
MX$7,214.95
|
$1,063.35
€997.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$289.43
MX$4,949.35
|
$840.88
€788.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$46.38
MX$793.14
|
$80.65
€75.63
|
|
pay 74.5% more for childcare
Mexico
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$204.47
MX$3,496.54
|
$378.45
€354.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,904.22
MX$66,764.17
|
$6,404.29
€6,006.37
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Mexico
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
MX$35.51
|
$8.52
€7.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
MX$45.35
|
$4.55
€4.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.58
MX$61.17
|
$10.66
€10.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.48
MX$589.57
|
$37.26
€34.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.19
MX$71.67
|
$16.99
€15.93
|
|
pay 44.7% more for clothing
Mexico
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.78
MX$765.77
|
$92.71
€86.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.80
MX$595.06
|
$36.44
€34.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.99
MX$1,402.02
|
$79.67
€74.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.46
MX$1,204.84
|
$119.75
€112.31
|
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