Cost of Living Comparison Between Milan and Helsinki Cost of Living Comparison Between Milan and Helsinki

😐 Solo nomad: Milan is 1.5% more expensive than Helsinki without rent, and 14.7% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Milan is 1.3% more expensive than Helsinki without rent, and 10.4% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$22.8 €19.64

$17.03 €14.67

33.88%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$92 €79.2

$102 €88.3

-10.27%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$12.93 €11.14

$12.85 €11.07

0.62%

Cappuccino

$2.12 €1.83

$5.29 €4.56

-59.92%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.22 €2.78

$3.01 €2.59

6.98%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.44 €1.24

$2.33 €2.01

-38.20%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$6.99 €6.02

$8.23 €7.09

-15.07%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.86 €5.05

$8.31 €7.15

-29.48%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.8 €1.55

$1.39 €1.2

29.50%

White Bread (500g)

$2.87 €2.47

$2.6 €2.24

10.38%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.28 €2.82

$2.79 €2.41

17.56%

Eggs

$4.41 €3.8

$3.62 €3.12

21.82%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.04 €16.4

$9.45 €8.14

101.48%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$12.99 €11.19

$14.51 €12.49

-10.48%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$24.02 €20.69

$22.93 €19.75

4.75%

Apples (1kg)

$2.94 €2.53

$2.72 €2.34

8.09%

Banana (1kg)

$2.28 €1.97

$2.09 €1.8

9.09%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.24 €2.79

$2.58 €2.22

25.58%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.13 €3.56

$4.73 €4.08

-12.68%

Potato (1kg)

$2.57 €2.21

$1.19 €1.02

115.97%

Onion (1kg)

$2.13 €1.84

$1.85 €1.6

15.14%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.69 €1.46

$2.03 €1.75

-16.75%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.68 €0.59

$1.91 €1.64

-64.40%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$6.74 €5.8

$12.6 €10.85

-46.51%

Wine (Bottle)

$8.08 €6.96

$16.22 €13.97

-50.18%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.41 €2.07

$3.23 €2.78

-25.39%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.08 €2.65

$3.87 €3.33

-20.41%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$2.51 €2.16

$3.65 €3.14

-31.23%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$45.52 €39.2

$80.5 €69.3

-43.43%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$8.21 €7.07

$8.15 €7.02

0.74%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.64 €2.27

$1.15 €0.99

129.57%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$39.6 €34.11

$68.1 €58.7

-41.84%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.12 €1.82

$2.18 €1.88

-2.75%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$33.7K €29K

$37K €31.9K

-9.03%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$36.4K €31.3K

$38.8K €33.4K

-6.37%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$221 €190

$128 €110

72.30%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$11.54 €9.94

$29.47 €25.38

-60.84%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$30.73 €26.47

$23.62 €20.35

30.10%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$76.5 €65.9

$47.42 €40.85

61.41%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$37.66 €32.44

$33.9 €29.2

11.09%

Cinema Ticket

$11.54 €9.94

$20.07 €17.28

-42.50%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$901 €776

$401 €345

124.75%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.4K €14.1K

$11K €9,513

48.43%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$115 €98.6

$109 €93.6

5.37%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$55 €47.33

$38.21 €32.91

43.84%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$112 €96.4

$102 €88

9.49%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$174 €150

$124 €107

40.70%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,628 €1,402

$1,206 €1,038

35.01%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,115 €960

$948 €817

17.53%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$3,147 €2,710

$2,103 €1,811

49.62%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$2,058 €1,772

$1,537 €1,324

33.91%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$10.2K €8,752

$9,152 €7,883

11.03%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$5,139 €4,426

$4,990 €4,298

2.98%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,455 €2,115

$3,506 €3,019

-29.96%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.25

4.09

-20.54%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Milan: December 1, 2025

Last update for Helsinki: November 29, 2025

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