Cost of living comparison

Grenada

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Finland

Helsinki vs. St. George's Cost of Living Summary

Helsinki is 32.0% more expensive than St. George's.

Restaurants: pay 91.9% more in Helsinki
Groceries: pay 32.7% less in Helsinki
Transportation: pay 46.9% more in Helsinki
Housing: pay 20.7% more in Helsinki
Childcare: pay 5.7 times more in Helsinki
Entertainment and Sports: pay 70.5% more in Helsinki
Clothing: pay 73.8% more in Helsinki

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

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Helsinki vs. St. George's Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Helsinki instead of St. George's, you would:

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pay 91.9% more for restaurants

	St. George's	Helsinki
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	$17.92 €15.95	+142.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.33 EC$22.50	$13.44 €11.96	+61.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.94 EC$5.25	$3.45 €3.07	+77.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.94 EC$5.25	$2.59 €2.30	+33.2%
Average			+91.9%

St. George's vs. Helsinki - Cost of restaurants

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pay 32.7% less for groceries

	St. George's	Helsinki
Bread 1 loaf	$2.38 EC$6.44	$2.76 €2.45	+15.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.93 EC$18.74	$4.96 €4.41	-28.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$15.41 EC$41.64	$5.08 €4.52	-67.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.26 EC$11.50	$3.93 €3.50	-7.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.26 EC$11.50	$6.02 €5.36	+41.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$6.11 EC$16.50	$1.26 €1.12	-79.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 EC$3.00	$0.99 €0.88	-10.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.74 EC$2.00	$1.12 €1.00	+51.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.59 EC$7.00	$1.77 €1.58	-31.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$0.55 €0.49	-57.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.67 EC$4.50	$0.74 €0.66	-55.6%
Average			-32.7%

St. George's vs. Helsinki - Cost of groceries

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pay 46.9% more for transportation

	St. George's	Helsinki
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.28 EC$14.26	$8.89 €7.91	+68.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$64.35 EC$173.91	$81.74 €72.75	+27.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,901.46 EC$70,000.00	$36,622.07 €32,594.96	+41.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$26.34 €23.44
Average			+46.9%

St. George's vs. Helsinki - Cost of transportation

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pay 20.7% more for housing

	St. George's	Helsinki
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.94 EC$137.67	$24.77 €22.05	-51.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,134.73 EC$3,066.67	$1,207.26 €1,074.51	+6.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$437.86 EC$1,183.33	$904.00 €804.59	+106.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$192.10 EC$519.15	$104.89 €93.35	-45.4%
Average			+20.7%

St. George's vs. Helsinki - Cost of housing

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pay 5.7 times more for childcare

	St. George's	Helsinki
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$55.50 EC$150.00	$476.51 €424.11	+758.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,330.19 EC$9,000.00	$12,685.20 €11,290.29	+280.9%
Average			+471.9%

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pay 70.5% more for entertainment and sports

	St. George's	Helsinki
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.78 EC$7.50	$10.08 €8.97	+263.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.38 EC$11.83	$5.23 €4.65	+19.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$14.00 €12.46
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.00 EC$100.00	$46.96 €41.80	+26.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.10 EC$30.00	$18.48 €16.44	+66.4%
Average			+70.5%

St. George's vs. Helsinki - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 73.8% more for clothing

	St. George's	Helsinki
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$35.15 EC$95.00	$92.46 €82.29	+163.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.40 EC$120.00	$43.55 €38.76	-1.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$50.57 EC$136.67	$104.85 €93.32	+107.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$87.57 EC$236.67	$149.45 €133.01	+70.7%
Average			+73.8%

St. George's vs. Helsinki - Cost of clothing

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