Cost of living comparison
Helsinki is 16.8% more expensive than Tokyo.
If you lived in Helsinki instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Tokyo
|
Helsinki
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.57
¥1,196
|
$14.40
€13.46
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.30
¥837
|
$10.42
€9.74
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
¥204
|
$2.71
€2.53
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
¥139
|
$1.88
€1.76
|
|
pay 22.8% less for groceries
Tokyo
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
¥250
|
$2.52
€2.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.12
¥1,126
|
$4.03
€3.77
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
¥863
|
$4.44
€4.15
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.04
¥323
|
$3.02
€2.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.81
¥602
|
$5.24
€4.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
¥522
|
$1.12
€1.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.52
¥240
|
$0.81
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.33
¥526
|
$1.06
€0.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
¥357
|
$1.93
€1.81
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.29
¥362
|
$0.50
€0.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.79
¥282
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 25.9% more for transportation
Tokyo
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
¥754
|
$8.73
€8.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$75.67
¥11,963
|
$71.46
€66.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,565.59
¥3,409,413
|
$35,182.39
€32,891.49
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.75
¥4,546
|
$18.20
€17.01
|
|
pay 15.0% less for housing
Tokyo
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.00
¥5,533
|
$21.87
€20.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,128.57
¥178,422
|
$1,063.35
€994.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$671.52
¥106,164
|
$840.88
€786.13
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.96
¥21,969
|
$80.65
€75.39
|
|
pay 50.5% less for childcare
Tokyo
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$616.16
¥97,412
|
$378.45
€353.81
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,025.47
¥2,691,641
|
$6,404.29
€5,987.28
|
|
pay 48.8% more for entertainment and sports
Tokyo
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.16
¥658
|
$8.52
€7.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.54
¥560
|
$4.55
€4.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.54
¥718
|
$10.66
€9.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$72.81
¥11,510
|
$37.26
€34.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.62
¥2,153
|
$16.99
€15.88
|
|
pay 28.2% more for clothing
Tokyo
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.16
¥7,930
|
$92.71
€86.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.10
¥6,339
|
$36.44
€34.07
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.44
¥10,345
|
$79.67
€74.48
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.70
¥16,395
|
$119.75
€111.95
|
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