Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Helsinki instead of Vatican City, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Vatican City
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Helsinki
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$18.76
€17.86
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$11.79
€11.23
|
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Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$3.14
€2.99
|
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Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$2.03
€1.93
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Vatican City
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Helsinki
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Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$2.89
€2.75
|
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Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.13
€3.94
|
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Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$5.15
€4.90
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$3.08
€2.93
|
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Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$6.00
€5.71
|
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Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.11
€1.06
|
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Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.85
€0.81
|
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Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.03
€0.98
|
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Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.70
€1.62
|
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Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.57
€0.54
|
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Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.86
€0.82
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Vatican City
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Helsinki
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$7.50
€7.15
|
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Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$71.38
€67.97
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$34,296.42
€32,657.05
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$17.79
€16.94
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
Vatican City
|
Helsinki
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$22.48
€21.40
|
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1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$1,111.66
€1,058.52
|
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1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$870.64
€829.02
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$99.35
€94.60
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Vatican City
|
Helsinki
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$338.03
€321.88
|
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Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$10,508.28
€10,005.98
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pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Vatican City
|
Helsinki
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$8.57
€8.16
|
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Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$4.76
€4.54
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$11.36
€10.82
|
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Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$47.76
€45.48
|
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Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$18.22
€17.35
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pay (unknown) more for clothing
Vatican City
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Helsinki
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$100.00
€95.22
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$31.76
€30.24
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$89.57
€85.29
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Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$111.24
€105.92
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