Cost of living comparison

Finland

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United States

Los Angeles vs. Turku Cost of Living Summary

Los Angeles is 2.1 times more expensive than Turku.

Restaurants: pay 25.9% more in Los Angeles
Groceries: pay 65.8% more in Los Angeles
Transportation: pay 8.0% less in Los Angeles
Housing: pay 2.6 times more in Los Angeles
Childcare: pay 6.1 times more in Los Angeles
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.1% less in Los Angeles
Clothing: pay 7.6% more in Los Angeles

The cost of childcare, housing, groceries, restaurants, and clothing in Los Angeles are more expensive than in Turku. Expenses including transportation and entertainment and sports are lower in Los Angeles. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Los Angeles.

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Los Angeles vs. Turku Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Los Angeles instead of Turku, you would:

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pay 25.9% more for restaurants

	Turku	Los Angeles
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.35 €14.53	$25.00	+52.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.68 €10.38	$13.00	+11.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.26 €2.01	$2.83	+25.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.98 €1.76	$2.26	+14.4%
Average			+25.9%

Turku vs. Los Angeles - Cost of restaurants

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pay 65.8% more for groceries

	Turku	Los Angeles
Bread 1 loaf	$2.61 €2.32	$4.52	+72.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.84 €3.41	$6.67	+73.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.07 €4.50	$4.71	-7.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.35 €2.98	$7.43	+121.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$7.39 €6.57	$7.55	+2.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.09 €0.97	$2.60	+138.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.95 €0.84	$1.27	+33.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 €0.80	$2.00	+121.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.93 €1.72	$2.17	+12.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 €0.64	$1.38	+92.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.75 €0.66	$1.22	+63.4%
Average			+65.8%

Turku vs. Los Angeles - Cost of groceries

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pay 8.0% less for transportation

	Turku	Los Angeles
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.96 €7.07	$4.78	-40.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$64.24 €57.07	$93.48	+45.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,718.86 €34,395.35	$32,727.50	-15.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.07 €20.49	$18.01	-21.9%
Average			-8.0%

Turku vs. Los Angeles - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

	Turku	Los Angeles
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.03 €20.46	$74.01	+221.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$845.96 €751.50	$2,536.54	+199.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$656.02 €582.77	$1,984.71	+202.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$147.89 €131.38	$155.53	+5.2%
Average			+157.2%

Turku vs. Los Angeles - Cost of housing

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pay 6.1 times more for childcare

	Turku	Los Angeles
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$318.28 €282.74	$1,762.50	+453.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,087.96 €3,631.49	$27,000.00	+560.5%
Average			+507.1%

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pay 1.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Turku	Los Angeles
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.18 €7.26	$8.00	-2.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.09 €4.52	$5.76	+13.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.84 €11.40	$11.50	-10.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.67 €43.23	$47.45	-2.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$18.69 €16.60	$18.00	-3.7%
Average			-1.1%

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pay 7.6% more for clothing

	Turku	Los Angeles
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.76 €72.63	$61.25	-25.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.11 €33.85	$44.15	+15.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.61 €84.04	$100.09	+5.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.89 €99.40	$149.85	+33.9%
Average			+7.6%

Turku vs. Los Angeles - Cost of clothing

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