Cost of living comparison
Helsinki is 35.1% more expensive than Seoul.
If you lived in Helsinki instead of Seoul, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
|
Seoul
|
Helsinki
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.88
₩10,997
|
$18.76
€17.79
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.09
₩8,498
|
$11.79
€11.18
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
₩2,215
|
$3.14
€2.98
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
₩1,174
|
$2.03
€1.93
|
|
pay 33.0% less for groceries
|
Seoul
|
Helsinki
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.10
₩4,321
|
$2.89
€2.74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.52
₩9,107
|
$4.13
€3.92
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.06
₩11,249
|
$5.15
€4.88
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
₩4,269
|
$3.08
€2.92
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.74
₩6,612
|
$6.00
€5.69
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
₩4,603
|
$1.11
€1.05
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.55
₩2,163
|
$0.85
€0.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.44
₩3,407
|
$1.03
€0.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.68
₩3,748
|
$1.70
€1.62
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.73
₩2,416
|
$0.57
€0.54
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.39
₩1,936
|
$0.86
€0.81
|
|
pay 68.2% more for transportation
|
Seoul
|
Helsinki
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
₩6,405
|
$7.50
€7.12
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.40
₩61,986
|
$71.38
€67.69
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,023.07
₩37,722,173
|
$34,296.42
€32,525.42
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.02
₩11,197
|
$17.79
€16.87
|
|
pay 19.7% more for housing
|
Seoul
|
Helsinki
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.27
₩31,093
|
$22.48
€21.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$883.18
₩1,232,852
|
$1,111.66
€1,054.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.54
₩684,756
|
$870.64
€825.68
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$133.35
₩186,151
|
$99.35
€94.22
|
|
pay 30.9% less for childcare
|
Seoul
|
Helsinki
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$385.48
₩538,102
|
$338.03
€320.58
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,782.92
₩29,011,393
|
$10,508.28
€9,965.65
|
|
pay 96.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Seoul
|
Helsinki
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.58
₩4,999
|
$8.57
€8.13
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
₩5,028
|
$4.76
€4.52
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.22
₩4,499
|
$11.36
€10.77
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.73
₩75,002
|
$47.76
€45.30
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.74
₩14,996
|
$18.22
€17.28
|
|
pay 7.4% more for clothing
|
Seoul
|
Helsinki
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.13
₩82,538
|
$100.00
€94.83
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.64
₩65,112
|
$31.76
€30.12
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.69
₩121,017
|
$89.57
€84.95
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.89
₩174,338
|
$111.24
€105.50
|
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