Cost of living comparison
Helsinki is 3.4 times more expensive than Turkey.
If you lived in Helsinki instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 5.2 times more for restaurants
Turkey
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
TRY97.50
|
$14.40
€13.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.65
TRY117.99
|
$10.42
€9.67
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
TRY20.06
|
$2.71
€2.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
TRY7.05
|
$1.88
€1.75
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for groceries
Turkey
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.39
TRY12.70
|
$2.52
€2.34
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.61
TRY84.60
|
$4.03
€3.74
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.07
TRY99.44
|
$4.44
€4.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
TRY45.35
|
$3.02
€2.80
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
TRY51.46
|
$5.24
€4.87
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
TRY9.79
|
$1.12
€1.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
TRY16.89
|
$0.81
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
TRY9.93
|
$1.06
€0.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
TRY13.67
|
$1.93
€1.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
TRY7.10
|
$0.50
€0.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
TRY6.27
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
Turkey
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
TRY140.32
|
$8.73
€8.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.27
TRY494.11
|
$71.46
€66.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,350.89
TRY1,111,378.13
|
$35,182.39
€32,672.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.33
TRY139.93
|
$18.20
€16.90
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
Turkey
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.38
TRY271.06
|
$21.87
€20.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$218.27
TRY7,061.87
|
$1,063.35
€987.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.02
TRY4,659.68
|
$840.88
€780.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.50
TRY1,601.49
|
$80.65
€74.89
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Turkey
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$165.99
TRY5,370.47
|
$378.45
€351.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,471.33
TRY112,310.32
|
$6,404.29
€5,947.35
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Turkey
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
TRY61.61
|
$8.52
€7.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
TRY50.06
|
$4.55
€4.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
TRY52.91
|
$10.66
€9.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.05
TRY648.61
|
$37.26
€34.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.50
TRY80.86
|
$16.99
€15.77
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Turkey
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.99
TRY970.22
|
$92.71
€86.09
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.86
TRY836.61
|
$36.44
€33.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.92
TRY2,035.78
|
$79.67
€73.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.57
TRY1,377.16
|
$119.75
€111.21
|
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