Cost of living comparison
Finland is 34.4% more expensive than Slovakia.
If you lived in Finland instead of Slovakia, you would:
pay 50.5% more for restaurants
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Slovakia
|
Finland
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.14
€7.82
|
$14.18
€13.61
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.98
€7.66
|
$10.44
€10.02
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
€1.52
|
$2.58
€2.47
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
€1.33
|
$1.86
€1.79
|
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pay 15.7% more for groceries
|
Slovakia
|
Finland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.35
€1.29
|
$2.29
€2.19
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.03
€5.79
|
$3.70
€3.55
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.89
€3.73
|
$4.27
€4.10
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.43
€3.29
|
$3.02
€2.90
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.12
€2.99
|
$5.38
€5.17
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.70
|
$0.99
€0.95
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.76
|
$0.82
€0.78
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.92
|
$0.98
€0.94
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.45
|
$1.67
€1.60
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.56
|
$0.56
€0.54
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.59
|
$0.75
€0.72
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pay 58.8% more for transportation
|
Slovakia
|
Finland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.34
€6.09
|
$7.64
€7.34
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.69
€25.62
|
$60.52
€58.09
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,429.89
€23,449.69
|
$31,800.37
€30,524.45
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.64
€11.17
|
$18.35
€17.62
|
|
pay 5.9% more for housing
|
Slovakia
|
Finland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.60
€19.77
|
$22.24
€21.35
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$566.87
€544.13
|
$734.49
€705.02
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$468.12
€449.34
|
$604.75
€580.49
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$171.07
€164.21
|
$96.90
€93.01
|
|
pay 9.8% less for childcare
|
Slovakia
|
Finland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$400.86
€384.77
|
$291.42
€279.72
|
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| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,069.66
€7,745.88
|
$8,693.67
€8,344.86
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Slovakia
|
Finland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.99
€1.91
|
$7.29
€7.00
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.35
€2.25
|
$4.21
€4.04
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.24
€5.03
|
$10.54
€10.12
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.04
€38.43
|
$41.73
€40.06
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.21
€7.89
|
$15.60
€14.97
|
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pay 11.7% more for clothing
|
Slovakia
|
Finland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.57
€61.02
|
$75.15
€72.14
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.21
€28.03
|
$31.18
€29.93
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.92
€75.76
|
$82.09
€78.80
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.27
€88.57
|
$108.56
€104.21
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