Cost of living comparison
Finland is 42.7% more expensive than Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
If you lived in Finland instead of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, you would:
pay 11.6% more for restaurants
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Finland
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
$13.74
€12.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
EC$27.50
|
$9.50
€8.91
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$2.59
€2.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
EC$5.33
|
$1.76
€1.65
|
|
pay 25.2% less for groceries
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
EC$4.79
|
$2.40
€2.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.24
EC$22.26
|
$4.01
€3.76
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.80
EC$26.50
|
$4.08
€3.83
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.60
EC$9.72
|
$2.96
€2.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
EC$7.20
|
$4.85
€4.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.18
EC$8.59
|
$1.08
€1.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
EC$2.48
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.47
EC$12.07
|
$1.08
€1.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
EC$5.45
|
$1.79
€1.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
EC$4.31
|
$0.53
€0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
$0.75
€0.70
|
|
pay 16.8% less for transportation
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$14.01
EC$37.85
|
$8.90
€8.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
$58.04
€54.43
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,376.83
EC$87,500.00
|
$29,560.99
€27,724.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.90
EC$70.00
|
$20.72
€19.43
|
|
pay 70.4% more for housing
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.10
EC$130.00
|
$23.03
€21.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$351.52
EC$950.00
|
$744.51
€698.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$254.39
EC$687.50
|
$617.65
€579.28
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.76
EC$145.29
|
$96.36
€90.37
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
$346.47
€324.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
$7,931.98
€7,439.13
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.59
EC$7.00
|
$7.11
€6.67
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$4.18
€3.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$9.96
€9.34
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.29
EC$73.75
|
$43.96
€41.23
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$15.18
€14.24
|
|
pay 9.0% less for clothing
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.48
EC$204.00
|
$89.09
€83.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$70.30
EC$190.00
|
$36.28
€34.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.51
EC$250.00
|
$81.40
€76.34
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$117.91
€110.58
|
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