Cost of living comparison

 Athens, Greece
compared to
Helsinki vs. Athens Cost of Living Summary

Helsinki is 32.2% more expensive than Athens.

Restaurants
pay 90.6% more in Helsinki
Groceries
pay 26.8% more in Helsinki
Transportation
pay 46.9% more in Helsinki
Housing
pay 16.3% more in Helsinki
Childcare
pay 14.5% less in Helsinki
Entertainment and Sports
pay 61.4% more in Helsinki
Clothing
pay 2.3% less in Helsinki

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

Helsinki vs. Athens Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Helsinki instead of Athens, you would:

pay 90.6% more for restaurants

 
Athens
Helsinki
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.08
€14.73
$18.76
€17.18
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.65
€8.84
$11.79
€10.80
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.06
€1.89
$3.14
€2.88

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pay 26.8% more for groceries

 
Athens
Helsinki
Bread
1 loaf
$1.27
€1.17
$2.89
€2.64
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.59
€6.04
$4.13
€3.79
Milk (1 gallon) $6.29
€5.76
$5.15
€4.72

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pay 46.9% more for transportation

 
Athens
Helsinki
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.64
€7.00
$7.50
€6.87
Monthly public transit pass $30.01
€27.49
$71.38
€65.39
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $30,384.48
€27,833.55
$34,296.42
€31,417.06

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pay 16.3% more for housing

 
Athens
Helsinki
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$32.55
€29.82
$22.48
€20.59
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $634.68
€581.40
$1,111.66
€1,018.33
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $557.32
€510.53
$870.64
€797.55

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pay 14.5% less for childcare

 
Athens
Helsinki
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $463.20
€424.31
$338.03
€309.65
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,722.29
€9,822.10
$10,508.28
€9,626.06

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pay 61.4% more for entertainment and sports

 
Athens
Helsinki
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.36
€4.91
$8.57
€7.85
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.71
€3.40
$4.76
€4.36
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.88
€4.47
$11.36
€10.41

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pay 2.3% less for clothing

 
Athens
Helsinki
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$86.11
€78.89
$100.00
€91.60
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$38.32
€35.11
$31.76
€29.09
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$93.75
€85.88
$89.57
€82.05

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025
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