Cost of living comparison
Victoria is 23.1% more expensive than Helsinki.
If you lived in Victoria instead of Helsinki, you would:
pay 1.8% less for restaurants
|
Helsinki
|
Victoria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.76
€17.79
|
$16.76
SCR231.67
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.79
€11.18
|
$9.71
SCR134.25
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.14
€2.98
|
$2.75
SCR38.08
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
€1.93
|
$2.71
SCR37.49
|
|
pay 42.0% more for groceries
|
Helsinki
|
Victoria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.89
€2.74
|
$2.29
SCR31.68
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.13
€3.92
|
$18.13
SCR250.54
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.15
€4.88
|
$7.52
SCR103.94
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.08
€2.92
|
$3.58
SCR49.42
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.00
€5.69
|
$3.00
SCR41.45
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.05
|
$0.97
SCR13.43
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.81
|
$1.10
SCR15.18
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.97
|
$0.97
SCR13.43
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.70
€1.62
|
$3.27
SCR45.15
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.54
|
$0.82
SCR11.36
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.81
|
$0.73
SCR10.09
|
|
pay 13.1% more for transportation
|
Helsinki
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.50
€7.12
|
$5.82
SCR80.41
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$71.38
€67.69
|
$26.82
SCR370.67
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,296.42
€32,525.42
|
$26,617.26
SCR367,929.22
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.79
€16.87
|
$46.18
SCR638.37
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Helsinki
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.48
€21.32
|
$163.87
SCR2,265.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,111.66
€1,054.25
|
$979.92
SCR13,545.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$870.64
€825.68
|
$794.53
SCR10,982.78
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.35
€94.22
|
$73.52
SCR1,016.20
|
|
pay 33.0% less for childcare
|
Helsinki
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$338.03
€320.58
|
$167.60
SCR2,316.68
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,508.28
€9,965.65
|
$8,868.55
SCR122,589.61
|
|
pay 17.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Helsinki
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.57
€8.13
|
$4.07
SCR56.20
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.76
€4.52
|
$5.16
SCR71.36
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.36
€10.77
|
$22.89
SCR316.36
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.76
€45.30
|
$95.81
SCR1,324.36
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.22
€17.28
|
$5.59
SCR77.22
|
|
pay 22.1% less for clothing
|
Helsinki
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$100.00
€94.83
|
$68.58
SCR948.02
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.76
€30.12
|
$29.30
SCR404.99
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.57
€84.95
|
$73.44
SCR1,015.17
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.24
€105.50
|
$76.39
SCR1,055.98
|
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