Cost of Living in Helsinki

Summary of cost of living in Helsinki, Finland:

A family of four estimated monthly costs are 3,800.4$ (3,643.2€) without rent (using our estimator).
A single person estimated monthly costs are 1,037.4$ (994.5€) without rent.
Helsinki is 4.6% less expensive than Columbus (without rent, see our cost of living index).
Rent in Helsinki is, on average, 35.3% lower than in Columbus.

Restaurants	Edit	Range
Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant	17.00 €	12.50-25.00
Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course	90.00 €	70.00-130.00
McMeal at McDonalds (or Equivalent Combo Meal)	11.82 €	10.00-13.50
Domestic Beer (1 pint draught)	8.00 €	6.00-10.00
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle)	8.95 €	6.00-12.00
Cappuccino (regular)	4.35 €	3.00-6.00
Coke/Pepsi (12 oz small bottle)	2.86 €	1.80-4.00
Water (12 oz small bottle)	1.85 €	1.00-3.00
Markets	Edit
Milk (regular), (1 gallon)	4.84 €	3.37-6.44
Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb)	2.53 €	1.18-4.54
Rice (white), (1 lb)	1.19 €	0.68-1.88
Eggs (regular) (12)	2.91 €	2.10-4.24
Local Cheese (1 lb)	3.68 €	2.63-7.21
Chicken Fillets (1 lb)	5.71 €	3.63-6.80
Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat)	9.42 €	4.54-12.06
Apples (1 lb)	1.07 €	0.45-1.36
Banana (1 lb)	0.82 €	0.57-1.36
Oranges (1 lb)	0.97 €	0.45-1.81
Tomato (1 lb)	1.71 €	0.90-3.63
Potato (1 lb)	0.53 €	0.34-0.91
Onion (1 lb)	0.80 €	0.45-1.36
Lettuce (1 head)	1.94 €	1.00-3.40
Water (1.5 liter bottle)	1.80 €	1.00-3.00
Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range)	14.00 €	10.00-20.00
Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)	2.82 €	1.80-4.00
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle)	3.18 €	1.65-4.00
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro)	10.85 €	10.00-12.00
Transportation	Edit
One-way Ticket (Local Transport)	2.95 €	2.95-3.20
Monthly Pass (Regular Price)	66.60 €	57.00-70.00
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)	6.80 €	5.00-10.00
Taxi 1 mile (Normal Tariff)	1.93 €	1.69-2.41
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)	56.40 €	45.00-60.00
Gasoline (1 gallon)	7.02 €	6.44-7.57
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car)	31,644.50 €	29,500.00-40,000.00
Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort (Or Equivalent New Car)	33,768.72 €	30,000.00-40,000.00
Utilities (Monthly)	Edit
Basic (Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment	117.89 €	70.83-212.50
Mobile Phone Monthly Plan with Calls and 10GB+ Data	25.06 €	18.00-30.00
Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL)	21.01 €	12.50-35.00
Sports And Leisure	Edit
Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult	42.84 €	30.00-65.00
Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend)	26.48 €	15.00-40.00
Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat	17.00 €	15.00-20.00
Childcare	Edit
Preschool (or Kindergarten), Full Day, Private, Monthly for 1 Child	308.13 €	228.00-409.00
International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child	9,804.67 €	2,914.00-17,000.00
Clothing And Shoes	Edit
1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)	91.50 €	48.00-129.00
1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...)	30.30 €	19.00-50.00
1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range)	85.34 €	47.00-120.00
1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes	105.00 €	69.00-179.00
Rent Per Month	Edit
Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre	1,038.88 €	850.00-1,300.00
Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre	815.57 €	700.00-1,000.00
Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre	1,770.74 €	1,500.00-2,500.00
Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre	1,309.70 €	1,100.00-1,600.00
Buy Apartment Price	Edit
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre	707.22 €	548.12-929.02
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre	427.24 €	362.32-557.41
Salaries And Financing	Edit
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)	2,860.37 €
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate	3.84	2.00-5.00

Prices in Helsinki

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Last update: December 2024

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8 Comments so far

Anonymous on Dec 14, 2024:

Oslo is one of the world's most dangerous cities, according to the Zimbabwe Times, it is the third most dangerous city in the world after Stockholm and Mogadishu, the two largest cities in Somalia. I was riding the metro and accidentally exited at the wrong stop and ended up in a neighborhood called Stovner. It looked exactly like a Brazillian favela, with slums stacked on top of eachother, this area was more dangerous than Sao Paolo or Caracas, those places were paradise compared to Oslo. Anyways I got off the station and a Swedish man named Ahmad Farshid Bin Tlariq al Muqtadeen din Rashidi approached me as well as a Pakistani man named Salman Falmanrashidiqqi Siddiqui. They told me to convert to Islam. I was scared so I tried to cooperate, I asked them how, they told me it costs 5 million krone for infidels to visit the local mosque. After that I realize it was a scam. As I left the mosque, an SAS plane crashed into me and it made me fly all the way to Paris? And guess who else was in Paris?

Anyways in conclusion, Oslo is a very deadly city, if you care about your personal safety DO NOT VISIT

Anonymous on Nov 19, 2024:

finnish language is similar branch to Japanese and koreans. difficult to understand,

Anonymous on Oct 30, 2024:

Don't come, lots of taxes, poor public services... If you need a job and you're not perfectly fluent in that terrible language you're doomed.

Healthcare will abandon you first excuse they find. Then private healthcare is crazy expensive. I made a mistake coming, I wish I was smarter.

Anonymous on Oct 17, 2024:

This country is female president prefer to party and　dancing with another males.

Anonymous on May 03, 2023:

I don't know they pull up that wage level always that high could be true if it wouldn't say after taxes

AK on Jan 27, 2023:

Helsinki is by far more expensive than Espoo, Oulu and Turku, so this site does not give correct comparison/data. Wonder why?

Sakke80 on Jan 06, 2023:

Guy. Depends on how large apartment and where. 1000€/month and upwards for 2 bedrooms.

Guy on Aug 09, 2022:

how much should a single person making 3200 euros per month, should allocate for rent alone?
that is to be able to live normally, buy food, grocery and on occasion save up for some new phone or computer when desired?

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