Denver vs Helsinki - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Denver	Helsinki
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2717	$1816
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6307	$4167
🏠 One person rent	$1692	$918
🏘️ Family rent	$2963	$1517
🍽️ Food expenses	$666	$580
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5130	$3006
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	91	78
😀 Quality of life	90	95
🏙️ Population	716K	676K

The cost of living in Denver is 50% more expensive than in Helsinki. Cities ranked 463rd and 2353rd ($2717 vs $1816) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 418th and 2nd in the United States and Finland, respectively. Check the United States vs Finland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Denver compared to 1.7 months in Helsinki. Denver ranked 35th best city to live in the United States vs Helsinki ranked 1st in Finland, while ranked 158th and 26th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Denver vs Helsinki

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	Denver	Helsinki
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.4	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.1	$79.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.31	$8.29
☕ Cappuccino	$5.59	$4.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.01	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1812	$980
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1451	$796
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3223	$1796
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2613	$1297
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$64.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$99.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.4	$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.63%	4.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4595	$8076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3621	$4860
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$3.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$70
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$21.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.81	$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$2.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.4	$3.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$9.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$13.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.13	$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.98	$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.1	$3.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.79	$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.27	$3.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.91	$11.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.68	$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.52	$2.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.2	$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$145	$79.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.5	$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.8	$97.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$96.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1528	$345
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16279	$9361

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Cities near Denver

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi	Wheat Ridge	$2548
10 km or 6.4 mi	Englewood	$2381
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lakewood	$2495
11 km or 7 mi	Arvada	$2577
12 km or 7.3 mi	Westminster	$2618
13 km or 8.3 mi	Commerce	$2432
14 km or 8.9 mi	Littleton	$2315
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aurora	$2674
18 km or 11 mi	Northglenn	$2737
18 km or 11 mi	Thornton	$2784
20 km or 12 mi	Centennial	$2525
22 km or 13 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2639
22 km or 14 mi	Broomfield	$2958
30 km or 19 mi	Brighton	$2568
30 km or 19 mi	Lafayette	$2661
31 km or 19 mi	Parker	$2509
41 km or 25 mi	Boulder	$2624
42 km or 26 mi	Castle Rock	$2508
49 km or 31 mi	Longmont	$2661
75 km or 46 mi	Loveland	$2451
79 km or 49 mi	Greeley	$2001
92 km or 57 mi	Fort Collins	$2193
99 km or 61 mi	Colorado Springs	$2421
113 km or 70 mi	Security-Widefield	$2369
119 km or 74 mi	Fountain	$2373
157 km or 98 mi	Cheyenne	$1768
167 km or 104 mi	Pueblo	$2425
182 km or 113 mi	Laramie	$1892
262 km or 163 mi	Scottsbluff	$1854
317 km or 197 mi	Grand Junction	$1974
362 km or 225 mi	Casper	$1642
376 km or 233 mi	Taos	$2396
389 km or 242 mi	North Platte	$1824
407 km or 253 mi	Garden	$1711
412 km or 256 mi	Rock Springs	$1854
426 km or 265 mi	Espanola	$2211
434 km or 270 mi	Farmington	$2623
461 km or 286 mi	Santa Fe	$2170
463 km or 288 mi	Liberal	$1706
484 km or 300 mi	Dodge	$1768

Cities near Helsinki

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Vantaa	$1671
16 km or 9.7 mi	Espoo	$1879
26 km or 16 mi	Tuusula	$1509
27 km or 17 mi	Kerava	$1486
29 km or 18 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
33 km or 21 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1479
34 km or 21 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1533
47 km or 29 mi	Porvoo	$1327
49 km or 30 mi	Lohja	$1220
51 km or 32 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1323
63 km or 39 mi	Riihimaki	$1443
78 km or 48 mi	Maardu	$1219
83 km or 51 mi	Tallinn	$1414
86 km or 53 mi	Raseborg	$1441
96 km or 59 mi	Hameenlinna	$1309
98 km or 61 mi	Lahti	$1398
102 km or 63 mi	Salo	$1396
115 km or 72 mi	Kotka	$1286
122 km or 76 mi	Rakvere	$899
124 km or 77 mi	Kouvola	$1355
131 km or 81 mi	Valkeakoski	$1544
132 km or 82 mi	Hamina	$1329
143 km or 89 mi	Kaarina	$1450
150 km or 93 mi	Turku	$1495
156 km or 97 mi	Raisio	$1450
157 km or 98 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
160 km or 100 mi	Tampere	$1464
164 km or 102 mi	Nokia	$1432
169 km or 105 mi	Ylojarvi	$1426
170 km or 106 mi	Sastamala	$1391
181 km or 113 mi	Sillamae	$952
188 km or 117 mi	Jamsa	$1394
201 km or 125 mi	Parnu	$1064
203 km or 126 mi	Lappeenranta	$1295
203 km or 126 mi	Narva	$953
205 km or 127 mi	Viljandi	$933
210 km or 131 mi	Mikkeli	$1308
214 km or 133 mi	Rauma	$1254
224 km or 139 mi	Pori	$1239
224 km or 139 mi	Tartu	$1045