Helsinki vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Helsinki Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1936
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4390
$2650
🏠 One person rent
$1009
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$1646
$781
🍽️ Food expenses
$602
$379
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3013
$1271
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
78
81
😀 Quality of life
95
83
🏙️ Population
676K
2.73M

The cost of living in Helsinki is 108% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 2046th and 6046th ($1936 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Finland and Taiwan, respectively. Check Finland vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Helsinki compared to 1.4 months in Kaohsiung. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 37th and 389th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Helsinki vs Kaohsiung

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Helsinki Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.5
$3.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.5
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9
$1.56
☕ Cappuccino
$5
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.13
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1052
$351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$873
$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1924
$876
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1400
$613
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.1
$60.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$93.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.6
$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.86%
2.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8423
$4772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5044
$2838
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.9
$31.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20
$8.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$3.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.74
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.59
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.03
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$9.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.04
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.5
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.71
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.2
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.5
$34
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.7
$9.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$84.6
$53.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.6
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.8
$81.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.8
$82
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$353
$348
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10871
$12438

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Cities near Helsinki

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Vantaa
$1782
16 km or 9.7 mi Espoo
$2023
26 km or 16 mi Tuusula
$1570
27 km or 17 mi Kerava
$1532
29 km or 18 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
33 km or 21 mi Nurmijarvi
$1562
34 km or 21 mi Jarvenpaa
$1631
47 km or 29 mi Porvoo
$1453
49 km or 30 mi Lohja
$1363
51 km or 32 mi Hyvinkaa
$1360
63 km or 39 mi Riihimaki
$1534
78 km or 48 mi Maardu
$1278
83 km or 51 mi Tallinn
$1447
86 km or 53 mi Raseborg
$1525
96 km or 59 mi Hameenlinna
$1431
98 km or 61 mi Lahti
$1453
102 km or 63 mi Salo
$1571
115 km or 72 mi Kotka
$1416
122 km or 76 mi Rakvere
$973
124 km or 77 mi Kouvola
$1447
131 km or 81 mi Valkeakoski
$1584
132 km or 82 mi Hamina
$1439
143 km or 89 mi Kaarina
$1546
150 km or 93 mi Turku
$1591
156 km or 97 mi Raisio
$1544
157 km or 98 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
160 km or 100 mi Tampere
$1527
164 km or 102 mi Nokia
$1499
169 km or 105 mi Ylojarvi
$1496
170 km or 106 mi Sastamala
$1469
181 km or 113 mi Sillamae
$979
188 km or 117 mi Jamsa
$1467
201 km or 125 mi Parnu
$1102
203 km or 126 mi Lappeenranta
$1378
203 km or 126 mi Narva
$846
205 km or 127 mi Viljandi
$966
210 km or 131 mi Mikkeli
$1389
214 km or 133 mi Rauma
$1331
224 km or 139 mi Pori
$1325
224 km or 139 mi Tartu
$1120

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$841
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$801
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$707
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$761
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$818
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$841
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$931
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$698
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$864
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$828
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$745
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$821
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1060
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$654
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$807
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$666
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1028
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$661
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$731
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$605
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$592
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$706
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$691
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$726
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1229
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$683
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$795
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$642
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$673
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1014
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1231
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$719
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$445
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$801
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$776
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$629
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$643