Foshan vs Helsinki - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Helsinki
🚶 Cost of living one person
$575
$1825
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1875
$4263
🏠 One person rent
$156
$937
🏘️ Family rent
$353
$1639
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$569
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$967
$3086
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
95
78
😀 Quality of life
73
95
🏙️ Population
9.5M
665K

The cost of living in Foshan is 69% less expensive than in Helsinki. Cities ranked 7900th and 2273rd ($575 vs $1825) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 401st and 2nd in China and Finland, respectively. Check China vs Finland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Foshan compared to 1.7 months in Helsinki. Foshan ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Helsinki ranked 1st in Finland, while ranked 1721st and 26th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Helsinki

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Foshan Helsinki
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.49
$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.9
$79.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.6
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$8.43
☕ Cappuccino
$3.65
$5.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$2.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$985
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$87.3
$814
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$487
$1810
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$229
$1440
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$68.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.6
$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.8
$20
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.58%
3.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5068
$7893
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2056
$4642
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$3.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$74.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$2.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$2.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$3.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$8.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$22.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$4.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.93
$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.16
$10.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.47
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.45
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$1.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.6
$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.96
$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$91.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.3
$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.1
$90.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$85
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23979
$9506

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19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$742
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$812
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$481
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$589
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$791
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$781
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$816
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$618
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1565
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$830
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$939
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$837
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2410
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2614
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$876
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$891
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$824
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$856
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$774
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$785
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$1083
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$831
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$857
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$806
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$752
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$738
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$799
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$716
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$777
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$735
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$812
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$588
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$589
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$525
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$611
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$596
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$584
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$530
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$620
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$638

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Vantaa
$1736
16 km or 9.7 mi Espoo
$1907
26 km or 16 mi Tuusula
$1498
27 km or 17 mi Kerava
$1491
29 km or 18 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
33 km or 21 mi Nurmijarvi
$1499
34 km or 21 mi Jarvenpaa
$1632
47 km or 29 mi Porvoo
$1277
49 km or 30 mi Lohja
$1257
51 km or 32 mi Hyvinkaa
$1291
63 km or 39 mi Riihimaki
$1464
78 km or 48 mi Maardu
$1194
83 km or 51 mi Tallinn
$1335
86 km or 53 mi Raseborg
$1438
96 km or 59 mi Hameenlinna
$1317
98 km or 61 mi Lahti
$1396
102 km or 63 mi Salo
$1336
115 km or 72 mi Kotka
$1349
122 km or 76 mi Rakvere
$920
124 km or 77 mi Kouvola
$1376
131 km or 81 mi Valkeakoski
$1570
132 km or 82 mi Hamina
$1366
143 km or 89 mi Kaarina
$1483
150 km or 93 mi Turku
$1532
156 km or 97 mi Raisio
$1480
157 km or 98 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
160 km or 100 mi Tampere
$1521
164 km or 102 mi Nokia
$1462
169 km or 105 mi Ylojarvi
$1465
170 km or 106 mi Sastamala
$1410
181 km or 113 mi Sillamae
$906
188 km or 117 mi Jamsa
$1414
201 km or 125 mi Parnu
$982
203 km or 126 mi Lappeenranta
$1358
203 km or 126 mi Narva
$814
205 km or 127 mi Viljandi
$909
210 km or 131 mi Mikkeli
$1330
214 km or 133 mi Rauma
$1265
224 km or 139 mi Pori
$1262
224 km or 139 mi Tartu
$1163