Helsinki vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Helsinki Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1990
$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4806
$1089
🏠 One person rent
$991
$213
🏘️ Family rent
$1773
$359
🍽️ Food expenses
$629
$162
🚐 Transport expenses
$171
$37.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3192
$148
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
80
70
😀 Quality of life
94
50
🏙️ Population
687K
1.01M

The cost of living in Helsinki is 329% more expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 2068th and 8843rd ($1990 vs $464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Finland and Pakistan, respectively. Check Finland vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Helsinki compared to 0.3 months in Islamabad. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs Islamabad ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 48th and 6696th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Helsinki vs Islamabad

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Helsinki Islamabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.6
$3.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.2
$16.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$5.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.99
$2.42
☕ Cappuccino
$5.56
$2.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.37
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1086
$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$111
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1959
$392
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1557
$204
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.5
$64
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$99.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.6
$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.89%
16.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9954
$1495
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4941
$746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.82
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83.3
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.5
$4.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.05
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.54
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.29
$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$6.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$3.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.4
$4.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.31
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.3
$1.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.42
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.6
$2.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$1.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$1.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.9
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.8
$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.4
$4.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$1.89
👖 Brand Jeans
$107
$20.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$82.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$482
$70.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15326
$3118

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Cities near Helsinki

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Vantaa
$1927
16 km or 9.7 mi Espoo
$2062
26 km or 16 mi Tuusula
$1693
27 km or 17 mi Kerava
$1659
29 km or 18 mi Kirkkonummi
$1753
33 km or 21 mi Nurmijarvi
$1673
34 km or 21 mi Jarvenpaa
$1750
47 km or 29 mi Porvoo
$1578
49 km or 30 mi Lohja
$1406
51 km or 32 mi Hyvinkaa
$1533
63 km or 39 mi Riihimaki
$1426
78 km or 48 mi Maardu
$1448
83 km or 51 mi Tallinn
$1683
86 km or 53 mi Raseborg
$1606
96 km or 59 mi Hameenlinna
$1451
98 km or 61 mi Lahti
$1571
102 km or 63 mi Salo
$1583
115 km or 72 mi Kotka
$1514
122 km or 76 mi Rakvere
$1021
124 km or 77 mi Kouvola
$1474
131 km or 81 mi Valkeakoski
$1621
132 km or 82 mi Hamina
$1515
143 km or 89 mi Kaarina
$1568
150 km or 93 mi Turku
$1597
156 km or 97 mi Raisio
$1567
157 km or 98 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1131
160 km or 100 mi Tampere
$1445
164 km or 102 mi Nokia
$1471
169 km or 105 mi Ylojarvi
$1467
170 km or 106 mi Sastamala
$1514
181 km or 113 mi Sillamae
$1111
188 km or 117 mi Jamsa
$1516
201 km or 125 mi Parnu
$1214
203 km or 126 mi Lappeenranta
$1482
203 km or 126 mi Narva
$1108
205 km or 127 mi Viljandi
$1083
210 km or 131 mi Mikkeli
$1454
214 km or 133 mi Rauma
$1383
224 km or 139 mi Pori
$1375
224 km or 139 mi Tartu
$1232

Cities near Islamabad

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Rawalpindi
$427
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$360
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$279
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$370
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$264
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$369
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$323
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$379
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$330
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$353
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$381
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$371
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$308
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$295
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$308
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$378
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$326
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$379
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$368
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$348
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$432
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$302
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$367
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$391
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$318
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$364
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$423
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$315
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$433
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$352
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$473
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$382
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$351
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$414
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$417
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$425
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$429
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$379