Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Helsinki instead of Sucre, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Sucre
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Helsinki
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$16.33
€15.15
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$10.88
€10.10
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Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$2.90
€2.69
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Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$2.00
€1.85
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pay (unknown) more for groceries
Sucre
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Helsinki
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Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$3.08
€2.86
|
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Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.26
€3.95
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Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$4.79
€4.45
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$3.21
€2.97
|
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Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$5.77
€5.35
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Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.12
€1.04
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Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.86
€0.80
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Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.06
€0.99
|
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Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.94
€1.80
|
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Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.60
€0.55
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Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.90
€0.83
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pay (unknown) more for transportation
Sucre
|
Helsinki
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$7.86
€7.29
|
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Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$72.49
€67.26
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$35,098.36
€32,562.50
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$18.01
€16.71
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pay (unknown) more for housing
Sucre
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Helsinki
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$20.67
€19.18
|
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1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$1,109.17
€1,029.03
|
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1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$885.72
€821.73
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$90.90
€84.33
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pay (unknown) more for childcare
Sucre
|
Helsinki
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$336.03
€311.75
|
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Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$10,589.37
€9,824.29
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pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Sucre
|
Helsinki
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$8.71
€8.08
|
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Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$4.86
€4.51
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$11.10
€10.30
|
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Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$45.44
€42.16
|
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Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$18.50
€17.17
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pay (unknown) more for clothing
Sucre
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Helsinki
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$90.44
€83.90
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$32.73
€30.36
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$79.18
€73.46
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Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$103.43
€95.95
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