Cost of living comparison
Moroni is 5.7% more expensive than Helsinki.
If you lived in Moroni instead of Helsinki, you would:
pay 55.5% less for restaurants
|
Helsinki
|
Moroni
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.76
€17.79
|
$1.61
KMF750
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.79
€11.18
|
$7.62
KMF3,555
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.14
€2.98
|
$1.55
KMF723
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
€1.93
|
$1.13
KMF525
|
|
pay 29.1% more for groceries
|
Helsinki
|
Moroni
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.89
€2.74
|
$0.61
KMF284
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.13
€3.92
|
$5.14
KMF2,397
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.15
€4.88
|
$15.61
KMF7,281
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.08
€2.92
|
$4.80
KMF2,240
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.00
€5.69
|
$2.65
KMF1,236
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.05
|
$2.43
KMF1,134
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.81
|
$0.21
KMF100
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.97
|
$0.24
KMF113
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.70
€1.62
|
$1.79
KMF835
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.54
|
$1.46
KMF683
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.81
|
$1.22
KMF569
|
|
pay 28.0% less for transportation
|
Helsinki
|
Moroni
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.50
€7.12
|
$10.91
KMF5,092
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$71.38
€67.69
|
$30.95
KMF14,439
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,296.42
€32,525.42
|
$18,241.41
KMF8,510,985
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.79
€16.87
|
$8.20
KMF3,824
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Helsinki
|
Moroni
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.48
€21.32
|
$155.86
KMF72,722
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,111.66
€1,054.25
|
$696.65
KMF325,038
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$870.64
€825.68
|
$578.75
KMF270,031
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.35
€94.22
|
$81.96
KMF38,240
|
|
pay 20.5% more for childcare
|
Helsinki
|
Moroni
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$338.03
€320.58
|
$381.55
KMF178,021
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,508.28
€9,965.65
|
$13,464.56
KMF6,282,227
|
|
pay 59.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Helsinki
|
Moroni
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.57
€8.13
|
$1.57
KMF733
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.76
€4.52
|
$2.98
KMF1,393
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.36
€10.77
|
$1.88
KMF875
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.76
€45.30
|
$32.92
KMF15,361
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.22
€17.28
|
$6.23
KMF2,905
|
|
pay 7.7% more for clothing
|
Helsinki
|
Moroni
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$100.00
€94.83
|
$57.88
KMF27,003
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.76
€30.12
|
$57.88
KMF27,003
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.57
€84.95
|
$105.03
KMF49,006
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.24
€105.50
|
$81.45
KMF38,004
|
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