Cost of living comparison
Helsinki is 16.9% cheaper than Nassau.
If you lived in Helsinki instead of Nassau, you would:
pay 5.3% less for restaurants
Nassau
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.00
$30.00
|
$14.40
€13.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
$8.00
|
$10.42
€9.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.47
$2.47
|
$2.71
€2.54
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
$2.07
|
$1.88
€1.76
|
|
pay 42.8% less for groceries
Nassau
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.21
$5.21
|
$2.52
€2.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.03
$4.03
|
$4.03
€3.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$20.81
$20.81
|
$4.44
€4.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.11
$5.11
|
$3.02
€2.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.54
$4.54
|
$5.24
€4.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.28
$2.28
|
$1.12
€1.05
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.21
$1.21
|
$0.81
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.94
$1.94
|
$1.06
€0.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.07
$2.07
|
$1.93
€1.81
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.28
$2.28
|
$0.50
€0.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.65
$1.65
|
$0.70
€0.66
|
|
pay 12.1% more for transportation
Nassau
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.23
$6.23
|
$8.73
€8.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.00
$50.00
|
$71.46
€67.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,500.00
$37,500.00
|
$35,182.39
€32,996.37
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.43
$25.43
|
$18.20
€17.07
|
|
pay 37.4% less for housing
Nassau
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$93.43
$93.43
|
$21.87
€20.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$983.33
$983.33
|
$1,063.35
€997.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,062.50
$1,062.50
|
$840.88
€788.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$203.22
$203.22
|
$80.65
€75.63
|
|
pay 42.8% less for childcare
Nassau
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$556.67
$556.67
|
$378.45
€354.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,785.71
$13,785.71
|
$6,404.29
€6,006.37
|
|
pay 7.6% more for entertainment and sports
Nassau
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.75
$3.75
|
$8.52
€7.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.47
$5.47
|
$4.55
€4.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.50
$10.50
|
$10.66
€10.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$117.62
$117.62
|
$37.26
€34.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.00
$18.00
|
$16.99
€15.93
|
|
pay 9.4% less for clothing
Nassau
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.43
$66.43
|
$92.71
€86.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$66.25
$66.25
|
$36.44
€34.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$117.00
$117.00
|
$79.67
€74.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.00
$120.00
|
$119.75
€112.31
|
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