Cost of living comparison
Washington is 2.1 times more expensive than Helsinki.
If you lived in Washington instead of Helsinki, you would:
pay 15.4% more for restaurants
|
Helsinki
|
Washington
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.33
€15.12
|
$25.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.88
€10.08
|
$12.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
€2.69
|
$2.48
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
€1.85
|
$2.25
|
|
pay 54.8% more for groceries
|
Helsinki
|
Washington
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.08
€2.85
|
$3.88
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.26
€3.94
|
$7.06
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.79
€4.44
|
$4.27
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.21
€2.97
|
$3.95
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.77
€5.34
|
$5.74
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.04
|
$2.34
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.93
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.98
|
$2.28
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.94
€1.80
|
$2.56
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.55
|
$1.57
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.83
|
$1.54
|
|
pay 6.3% less for transportation
|
Helsinki
|
Washington
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
€7.28
|
$3.64
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$72.49
€67.12
|
$80.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,098.36
€32,496.66
|
$35,699.74
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.01
€16.68
|
$20.96
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Helsinki
|
Washington
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.67
€19.14
|
$63.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,109.17
€1,026.95
|
$2,560.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$885.72
€820.07
|
$2,084.16
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.90
€84.16
|
$131.15
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for childcare
|
Helsinki
|
Washington
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$336.03
€311.12
|
$2,326.57
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,589.37
€9,804.43
|
$51,000.00
|
|
pay 26.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Helsinki
|
Washington
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.71
€8.06
|
$8.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.86
€4.50
|
$5.48
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.10
€10.28
|
$12.11
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.44
€42.07
|
$104.29
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.50
€17.13
|
$16.68
|
|
pay 37.8% more for clothing
|
Helsinki
|
Washington
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.44
€83.73
|
$73.41
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.73
€30.30
|
$50.96
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.18
€73.31
|
$115.93
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.43
€95.76
|
$173.48
|
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