Cost of living comparison

 Helsinki, Finland
compared to
 Victoria, Seychelles
Victoria vs. Helsinki Cost of Living Summary

Victoria is 23.1% more expensive than Helsinki.

Restaurants
pay 1.8% less in Victoria
Groceries
pay 42.0% more in Victoria
Transportation
pay 13.1% more in Victoria
Housing
pay 2.5 times more in Victoria
Childcare
pay 33.0% less in Victoria
Entertainment and Sports
pay 17.7% more in Victoria
Clothing
pay 22.1% less in Victoria

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

Victoria vs. Helsinki Cost Breakdown

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

pay 1.8% less for restaurants

 
Helsinki
Victoria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $18.76
€16.53
$16.76
SCR238.28
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$11.79
€10.39
$9.71
SCR138.08
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $3.14
€2.77
$2.75
SCR39.17

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pay 42.0% more for groceries

 
Helsinki
Victoria
Bread
1 loaf
$2.89
€2.54
$2.29
SCR32.58
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.13
€3.64
$18.13
SCR257.69
Milk (1 gallon) $5.15
€4.54
$7.52
SCR106.90

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pay 13.1% more for transportation

 
Helsinki
Victoria
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.50
€6.61
$5.82
SCR82.70
Monthly public transit pass $71.38
€62.90
$26.82
SCR381.24
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $34,296.42
€30,223.38
$26,617.26
SCR378,422.19

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

 
Helsinki
Victoria
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$22.48
€19.81
$163.87
SCR2,329.80
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,111.66
€979.64
$979.92
SCR13,931.66
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $870.64
€767.24
$794.53
SCR11,296.00

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pay 33.0% less for childcare

 
Helsinki
Victoria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $338.03
€297.89
$167.60
SCR2,382.75
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,508.28
€9,260.32
$8,868.55
SCR126,085.74

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pay 17.7% more for entertainment and sports

 
Helsinki
Victoria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $8.57
€7.56
$4.07
SCR57.81
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.76
€4.20
$5.16
SCR73.39
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$11.36
€10.01
$22.89
SCR325.38

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pay 22.1% less for clothing

 
Helsinki
Victoria
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$100.00
€88.12
$68.58
SCR975.05
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$31.76
€27.99
$29.30
SCR416.54
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$89.57
€78.93
$73.44
SCR1,044.13

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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: June 2025
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