China vs Finland - Cost of Living Comparison

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China Finland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$663
$1644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1807
$3907
🏠 One person rent
$276
$777
🏘️ Family rent
$463
$1308
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$588
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.4
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$868
$3033
💸 GDP per capita
$13303
$53150
😃 Human freedom index
4.93
8.83
❤️ Life expectancy
78
81.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
43
88
🌐 English speaking %
0.7%
70.1%
🎓 Higher education
88
95
😀 Quality of life
52
93
🏙️ Population
1.41B
5.62M

The average cost of living in China ($663) is 60% less expensive than in Finland ($1644). China ranked 158th vs 31st for Finland in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in China compared to 1.8 months in Finland. Ranked 85th and 11th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in China vs Finland

We calculate prices for China and Finland as a population-weighted mean of 544 and 49 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

China Finland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.15
$14.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$83.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.04
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$8.19
 Cappuccino
$2.84
$4.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$3.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$316
$802
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$640
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$687
$1544
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$419
$1162
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.8
$83.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.1
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.45%
3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4148
$5166
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2286
$2820
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$3.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.7
$71.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.21
$22.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$2.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.68
$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$3.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$9.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$13.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$21.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$3.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$3.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.51
$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.2
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.85
$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.74
$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.7
$44.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.26
$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.5
$99.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.76
$22.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.5
$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.8
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$479
$408
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17696
$11002

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In China

City Cost of living Population
Chongqing
$631
32.1M
Shanghai
$1147
24.9M
Chengdu
$688
20.9M
Guangzhou
$785
18.7M
Suzhou
$798
12.7M
Beijing
$1108
21.9M
Shenzhen
$995
17.5M
Tianjin
$682
13.9M
Wuhan
$657
12.3M
Baoding
$480
11.5M
Xi'an
$594
13M
Nanjing
$789
9.31M
Zhengzhou
$523
12.6M
Qingdao
$649
10.1M
Ningbo
$660
9.4M
Hangzhou
$899
11.9M
Changsha
$622
10M
Nantong
$581
7.73M
Shenyang
$612
9.07M
Hefei
$670
9.37M
Jinan
$546
9.2M
Harbin
$713
10M
Linyi
$523
11M
Dongguan
$694
10.5M
Shijiazhuang
$521
10.6M
Changchun
$607
9.07M
Xuzhou
$531
9.08M
Fuzhou
$679
8.29M
Dalian
$737
7.45M
Wenzhou
$774
9.57M

In Finland

City Cost of living Population
Helsinki
$1970
694K
Espoo
$1974
326K
Tampere
$1407
255K
Vantaa
$1843
248K
Turku
$1560
210K
Oulu
$1672
217K
Jyvaskyla
$1403
150K
Kuopio
$1525
127K
Joensuu
$1550
79.1K
Lahti
$1533
122K
Hameenlinna
$1436
68.6K
Pori
$1416
83K
Vaasa
$1506
71.2K
Rovaniemi
$1486
65.3K
Lappeenranta
$1448
73.2K
Kouvola
$1383
78.8K
Seinajoki
$1445
67.3K
Kotka
$1478
50K
Lohja
$1391
45.6K
Mikkeli
$1445
51.6K
Salo
$1535
51.1K
Jarvenpaa
$1759
46.9K
Kirkkonummi
$1684
41.2K
Nurmijarvi
$1644
44.8K
Hyvinkaa
$1531
47K
Kokkola
$1459
48.3K
Tuusula
$1698
41.5K
Kerava
$1673
38.2K
Nokia
$1439
35.7K
Kaarina
$1529
36.7K