Cost of living comparison
San Jose is 0.3% more expensive than Helsinki.
If you lived in San Jose instead of Helsinki, you would:
pay 31.1% less for restaurants
|
Helsinki
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.76
€17.98
|
$10.83
CRC5,442.42
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.79
€11.30
|
$9.72
CRC4,883.07
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.14
€3.01
|
$1.99
CRC1,001.89
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
€1.95
|
$1.46
CRC734.16
|
|
pay 23.9% more for groceries
|
Helsinki
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.89
€2.77
|
$2.60
CRC1,304.84
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.13
€3.96
|
$4.26
CRC2,143.12
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.15
€4.94
|
$7.23
CRC3,634.50
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.08
€2.95
|
$3.26
CRC1,639.47
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.00
€5.75
|
$4.41
CRC2,214.43
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.06
|
$1.95
CRC980.21
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.81
|
$0.63
CRC316.72
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.99
|
$1.59
CRC799.52
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.70
€1.63
|
$1.35
CRC677.45
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.55
|
$1.30
CRC653.02
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.82
|
$1.19
CRC598.48
|
|
pay 19.1% less for transportation
|
Helsinki
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.50
€7.19
|
$5.49
CRC2,757.75
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$71.38
€68.44
|
$38.02
CRC19,107.65
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,296.42
€32,882.48
|
$36,925.49
CRC18,555,653.37
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.79
€17.06
|
$15.94
CRC8,010.67
|
|
pay 5.5% more for housing
|
Helsinki
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.48
€21.55
|
$53.59
CRC26,932.17
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,111.66
€1,065.83
|
$742.08
CRC372,906.81
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$870.64
€834.75
|
$463.60
CRC232,967.14
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.35
€95.25
|
$63.06
CRC31,686.46
|
|
pay 36.2% more for childcare
|
Helsinki
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$338.03
€324.10
|
$521.49
CRC262,057.91
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,508.28
€10,075.06
|
$12,425.72
CRC6,244,123.06
|
|
pay 33.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Helsinki
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.57
€8.22
|
$2.92
CRC1,464.92
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.76
€4.57
|
$3.69
CRC1,854.94
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.36
€10.89
|
$5.05
CRC2,539.19
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.76
€45.79
|
$59.70
CRC30,000.75
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.22
€17.47
|
$9.72
CRC4,883.07
|
|
pay 20.0% more for clothing
|
Helsinki
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$100.00
€95.88
|
$73.59
CRC36,978.24
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.76
€30.45
|
$50.81
CRC25,534.04
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.57
€85.88
|
$125.98
CRC63,308.78
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.24
€106.65
|
$117.31
CRC58,952.04
|
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