Cost of living comparison
Helsinki is 25.3% cheaper than Washington.
- Restaurants
-
pay 5.5% less in Helsinki
- Groceries
-
pay 31.8% less in Helsinki
- Transportation
-
pay 17.8% more in Helsinki
- Housing
-
pay 53.1% less in Helsinki
- Childcare
-
pay 78.8% less in Helsinki
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 11.8% less in Helsinki
- Clothing
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pay 13.8% less in Helsinki
Expenses including childcare, housing, groceries, clothing, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are lower in Helsinki.
If you lived in Helsinki instead of Washington, you would:
pay 5.5% less for restaurants
|
Washington
|
Helsinki
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.00
|
$18.76
€15.92
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$11.79
€10.01
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
|
$3.14
€2.67
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.22
|
$2.03
€1.73
|
|
pay 31.8% less for groceries
|
Washington
|
Helsinki
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.34
|
$2.89
€2.45
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.84
|
$4.13
€3.51
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.14
|
$5.15
€4.37
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.91
|
$3.08
€2.61
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.73
|
$6.00
€5.09
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.70
|
$1.11
€0.94
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
|
$0.85
€0.72
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.46
|
$1.03
€0.87
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.59
|
$1.70
€1.45
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.55
|
$0.57
€0.49
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.61
|
$0.86
€0.73
|
|
pay 17.8% more for transportation
|
Washington
|
Helsinki
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.66
|
$7.50
€6.37
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
|
$71.38
€60.60
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,699.74
|
$34,296.42
€29,117.39
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.88
|
$17.79
€15.10
|
|
pay 53.1% less for housing
|
Washington
|
Helsinki
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$66.46
|
$22.48
€19.08
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,582.95
|
$1,111.66
€943.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,028.70
|
$870.64
€739.17
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$146.65
|
$99.35
€84.35
|
|
pay 78.8% less for childcare
|
Washington
|
Helsinki
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,273.25
|
$338.03
€286.99
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$38,250.00
|
$10,508.28
€8,921.45
|
|
pay 11.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Washington
|
Helsinki
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$8.57
€7.28
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.55
|
$4.76
€4.05
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.75
|
$11.36
€9.65
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$106.36
|
$47.76
€40.55
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.18
|
$18.22
€15.47
|
|
pay 13.8% less for clothing
|
Washington
|
Helsinki
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.13
|
$100.00
€84.90
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.77
|
$31.76
€26.96
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.47
|
$89.57
€76.04
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$178.48
|
$111.24
€94.44
|
|
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