Cost of living comparison
Helsinki is 8.6% more expensive than Stockholm.
If you lived in Helsinki instead of Stockholm, you would:
pay 12.1% more for restaurants
Stockholm
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.41
SEK135.99
|
$14.40
€13.45
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.59
SEK94.15
|
$10.42
€9.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
SEK25.05
|
$2.71
€2.53
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
SEK22.29
|
$1.88
€1.76
|
|
pay 13.3% less for groceries
Stockholm
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.82
SEK30.85
|
$2.52
€2.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.04
SEK55.19
|
$4.03
€3.77
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.61
SEK61.45
|
$4.44
€4.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.90
SEK42.68
|
$3.02
€2.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.39
SEK59.05
|
$5.24
€4.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
SEK14.98
|
$1.12
€1.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
SEK13.04
|
$0.81
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
SEK13.56
|
$1.06
€0.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.86
SEK20.41
|
$1.93
€1.81
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
SEK7.06
|
$0.50
€0.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
SEK6.78
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 7.5% less for transportation
Stockholm
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.93
SEK86.83
|
$8.73
€8.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.63
SEK1,014.68
|
$71.46
€66.76
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,647.00
SEK313,817.14
|
$35,182.39
€32,864.08
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.46
SEK333.69
|
$18.20
€17.00
|
|
pay 23.2% less for housing
Stockholm
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.68
SEK357.99
|
$21.87
€20.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,446.54
SEK15,846.27
|
$1,063.35
€993.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,036.91
SEK11,358.97
|
$840.88
€785.48
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$93.97
SEK1,029.43
|
$80.65
€75.33
|
|
pay 79.5% more for childcare
Stockholm
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$134.04
SEK1,468.35
|
$378.45
€353.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,355.38
SEK91,530.00
|
$6,404.29
€5,982.29
|
|
pay 19.3% more for entertainment and sports
Stockholm
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.16
SEK78.45
|
$8.52
€7.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.92
SEK42.89
|
$4.55
€4.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.68
SEK73.22
|
$10.66
€9.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.67
SEK489.39
|
$37.26
€34.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.32
SEK156.91
|
$16.99
€15.87
|
|
pay 6.9% less for clothing
Stockholm
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.80
SEK939.90
|
$92.71
€86.60
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.11
SEK439.34
|
$36.44
€34.04
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.88
SEK1,072.20
|
$79.67
€74.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$130.15
SEK1,425.73
|
$119.75
€111.86
|
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