Cost of living comparison
Helsinki is 44.0% more expensive than Warsaw.
If you lived in Helsinki instead of Warsaw, you would:
pay 50.9% more for restaurants
Warsaw
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.33
PLN37.50
|
$14.40
€13.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.82
PLN27.42
|
$10.42
€9.67
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
PLN6.47
|
$2.71
€2.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
PLN5.91
|
$1.88
€1.75
|
|
pay 60.9% more for groceries
Warsaw
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.04
PLN4.18
|
$2.52
€2.34
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.21
PLN16.92
|
$4.03
€3.74
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.58
PLN14.40
|
$4.44
€4.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.77
PLN11.14
|
$3.02
€2.80
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.59
PLN10.40
|
$5.24
€4.87
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.41
PLN1.66
|
$1.12
€1.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
PLN2.67
|
$0.81
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
PLN2.98
|
$1.06
€0.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
PLN5.39
|
$1.93
€1.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
PLN1.48
|
$0.50
€0.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
PLN1.56
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Warsaw
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.19
PLN24.89
|
$8.73
€8.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.65
PLN103.11
|
$71.46
€66.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,040.90
PLN100,670.32
|
$35,182.39
€32,672.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.46
PLN30.00
|
$18.20
€16.90
|
|
pay 10.0% more for housing
Warsaw
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.86
PLN55.71
|
$21.87
€20.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$888.26
PLN3,571.02
|
$1,063.35
€987.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$687.84
PLN2,765.28
|
$840.88
€780.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$198.98
PLN799.95
|
$80.65
€74.89
|
|
pay 28.6% less for childcare
Warsaw
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$442.43
PLN1,778.69
|
$378.45
€351.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,192.96
PLN44,998.32
|
$6,404.29
€5,947.35
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Warsaw
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.26
PLN13.12
|
$8.52
€7.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.15
PLN12.68
|
$4.55
€4.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.20
PLN16.87
|
$10.66
€9.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.98
PLN136.62
|
$37.26
€34.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.99
PLN28.12
|
$16.99
€15.77
|
|
pay 11.7% more for clothing
Warsaw
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.81
PLN312.81
|
$92.71
€86.09
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.95
PLN136.47
|
$36.44
€33.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.04
PLN341.90
|
$79.67
€73.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.44
PLN379.69
|
$119.75
€111.21
|
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