Cost of living comparison
United States is 63.2% more expensive than Finland.
If you lived in United States instead of Finland, you would:
pay 8.4% more for restaurants
Finland
|
United States
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.18
€13.50
|
$18.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.44
€9.94
|
$10.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
€2.45
|
$2.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.77
|
$1.96
|
|
pay 55.9% more for groceries
Finland
|
United States
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
€2.18
|
$3.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
€3.52
|
$6.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.27
€4.07
|
$3.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.87
|
$3.56
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.38
€5.13
|
$5.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.94
|
$2.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.78
|
$0.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.93
|
$2.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
€1.59
|
$2.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.54
|
$1.34
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.71
|
$1.38
|
|
pay 12.2% less for transportation
Finland
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€7.28
|
$3.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.52
€57.62
|
$65.15
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,800.37
€30,280.31
|
$31,583.67
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.35
€17.48
|
$17.81
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Finland
|
United States
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.24
€21.18
|
$67.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$734.49
€699.38
|
$1,655.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$604.75
€575.85
|
$1,423.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.90
€92.27
|
$148.34
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
Finland
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$291.42
€277.49
|
$1,351.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,693.67
€8,278.11
|
$22,265.44
|
|
pay 0.4% less for entertainment and sports
Finland
|
United States
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.29
€6.94
|
$5.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.21
€4.01
|
$5.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.54
€10.04
|
$9.68
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.73
€39.74
|
$50.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.60
€14.85
|
$13.30
|
|
pay 1.0% more for clothing
Finland
|
United States
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.15
€71.56
|
$50.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.18
€29.69
|
$40.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.09
€78.17
|
$85.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.56
€103.37
|
$111.08
|
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