Cost of living comparison
Helsinki is 23.4% more expensive than Victoria.
If you lived in Helsinki instead of Victoria, you would:
pay 3.6% more for restaurants
Victoria
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.88
SCR187.80
|
$14.40
€13.26
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.67
SCR90.30
|
$10.42
€9.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.77
SCR51.01
|
$2.71
€2.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.28
SCR30.84
|
$1.88
€1.73
|
|
pay 1.8% less for groceries
Victoria
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.71
SCR23.12
|
$2.52
€2.32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.81
SCR146.26
|
$4.03
€3.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.26
SCR98.25
|
$4.44
€4.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.98
SCR40.27
|
$3.02
€2.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.56
SCR34.69
|
$5.24
€4.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
SCR18.40
|
$1.12
€1.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.28
SCR17.31
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
SCR10.06
|
$1.06
€0.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.94
SCR39.74
|
$1.93
€1.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
SCR11.30
|
$0.50
€0.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
SCR8.35
|
$0.70
€0.64
|
|
pay 69.3% more for transportation
Victoria
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
SCR67.48
|
$8.73
€8.04
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.06
SCR325.66
|
$71.46
€65.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,561.80
SCR332,424.37
|
$35,182.39
€32,401.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.32
SCR396.77
|
$18.20
€16.76
|
|
pay 19.1% less for housing
Victoria
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.39
SCR1,669.96
|
$21.87
€20.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$913.34
SCR12,361.34
|
$1,063.35
€979.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$774.97
SCR10,488.63
|
$840.88
€774.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.70
SCR1,349.42
|
$80.65
€74.27
|
|
pay 81.3% more for childcare
Victoria
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$187.50
SCR2,537.61
|
$378.45
€348.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,982.14
SCR53,895.12
|
$6,404.29
€5,898.03
|
|
pay 22.7% more for entertainment and sports
Victoria
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.66
SCR49.55
|
$8.52
€7.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.06
SCR68.46
|
$4.55
€4.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.60
SCR157.00
|
$10.66
€9.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$91.48
SCR1,238.14
|
$37.26
€34.31
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.75
SCR145.55
|
$16.99
€15.64
|
|
pay 8.1% more for clothing
Victoria
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.26
SCR815.51
|
$92.71
€85.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$83.50
SCR1,130.15
|
$36.44
€33.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.68
SCR1,308.54
|
$79.67
€73.37
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.50
SCR1,062.49
|
$119.75
€110.29
|
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