Cost of living comparison

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Helsinki vs. Saint John's Cost of Living Summary

Helsinki is 2.3 times more expensive than Saint John's.

Restaurants: pay 72.3% more in Helsinki
Groceries: pay 22.2% less in Helsinki
Transportation: pay 7.1% more in Helsinki
Housing: pay 1.9% less in Helsinki
Childcare: pay 7.3 times more in Helsinki
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.5 times more in Helsinki
Clothing: pay 81.0% more in Helsinki

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, clothing, restaurants, and transportation in Helsinki are more expensive than in Saint John's. Expenses including groceries and housing are lower in Helsinki. Notably, childcare, entertainment and sports, and clothing are significantly more expensive in Helsinki.

Helsinki vs. Saint John's Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Helsinki instead of Saint John's, you would:

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pay 72.3% more for restaurants

	Saint John's	Helsinki
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.88 EC$37.50	$17.52 €15.05	+26.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.10 EC$30.00	$12.85 €11.03	+15.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.07 EC$5.60	$3.33 €2.86	+60.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.96 EC$2.58	$2.74 €2.35	+186.8%
Average			+72.3%

Saint John's vs. Helsinki - Cost of restaurants

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pay 22.2% less for groceries

	Saint John's	Helsinki
Bread 1 loaf	$2.78 EC$7.50	$2.59 €2.22	-6.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.07 EC$11.00	$5.00 €4.30	+22.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.40 EC$22.71	$5.19 €4.46	-38.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.37 EC$14.50	$3.67 €3.15	-31.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.69 EC$9.98	$6.74 €5.79	+82.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.96 EC$8.00	$1.28 €1.10	-56.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 EC$3.00	$1.00 €0.86	-10.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.70 EC$10.00	$1.24 €1.06	-66.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.70 EC$10.00	$2.06 €1.77	-44.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$0.56 €0.48	-56.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$0.79 €0.68	-38.7%
Average			-22.2%

Saint John's vs. Helsinki - Cost of groceries

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pay 7.1% more for transportation

	Saint John's	Helsinki
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.29 EC$17.00	$7.91 €6.80	+25.8%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$84.09 €72.22
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,681.34 EC$64,000.00	$37,056.70 €31,824.70	+56.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$51.53 EC$139.27	$20.03 €17.20	-61.1%
Average			+7.1%

Saint John's vs. Helsinki - Cost of transportation

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pay 1.9% less for housing

	Saint John's	Helsinki
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$77.58 EC$209.67	$25.95 €22.28	-66.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,048.39 EC$2,833.33	$1,216.29 €1,044.57	+16.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$678.37 EC$1,833.33	$911.76 €783.03	+34.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$99.04 EC$267.65	$107.39 €92.23	+8.4%
Average			-1.9%

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pay 7.3 times more for childcare

	Saint John's	Helsinki
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$437.97 €376.14
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,850.10 EC$5,000.00	$13,422.45 €11,527.34	+625.5%
Average			+625.5%

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pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	Saint John's	Helsinki
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$8.47 €7.27	+357.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.95 EC$10.67	$5.20 €4.47	+31.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$12.96 €11.13
Monthly membership at local gym	$61.67 EC$166.67	$50.02 €42.96	-18.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.20 EC$16.75	$19.85 €17.05	+220.4%
Average			+147.7%

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pay 81.0% more for clothing

	Saint John's	Helsinki
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.00 EC$135.13	$107.25 €92.11	+114.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$43.83 €37.64
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.00 EC$200.00	$109.22 €93.80	+47.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$138.09 €118.59
Average			+81.0%

Saint John's vs. Helsinki - Cost of clothing

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