Helsinki vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Helsinki Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1970
$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4714
$2603
🏠 One person rent
$972
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$1705
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$620
$410
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$80
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3225
$1504
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
80
80
😀 Quality of life
94
88
🏙️ Population
694K
2.71M

The cost of living in Helsinki is 103% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 2107th and 5770th ($1970 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th 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 1.5 months in Kaohsiung. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs Kaohsiung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 47th and 281st 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
$15.4
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.5
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.3
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.24
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$5.51
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.53
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1088
$349
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$830
$256
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2011
$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1470
$468
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.4
$52.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$26.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.07%
2.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9998
$4645
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4513
$3214
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.71
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83.3
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.8
$9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.2
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$3.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.48
$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.37
$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$7.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$15.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$6.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.28
$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.5
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.53
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.7
$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.56
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.83
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.3
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.4
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$21
$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.2
$92.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$88.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$487
$470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13162
$13326

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Cities near Helsinki

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Vantaa
$1843
16 km or 9.7 mi Espoo
$1974
26 km or 16 mi Tuusula
$1698
27 km or 17 mi Kerava
$1673
29 km or 18 mi Kirkkonummi
$1684
33 km or 21 mi Nurmijarvi
$1644
34 km or 21 mi Jarvenpaa
$1759
47 km or 29 mi Porvoo
$1521
49 km or 30 mi Lohja
$1391
51 km or 32 mi Hyvinkaa
$1531
63 km or 39 mi Riihimaki
$1419
78 km or 48 mi Maardu
$1455
83 km or 51 mi Tallinn
$1594
86 km or 53 mi Raseborg
$1597
96 km or 59 mi Hameenlinna
$1436
98 km or 61 mi Lahti
$1533
102 km or 63 mi Salo
$1535
115 km or 72 mi Kotka
$1478
122 km or 76 mi Rakvere
$1085
124 km or 77 mi Kouvola
$1383
131 km or 81 mi Valkeakoski
$1578
132 km or 82 mi Hamina
$1490
143 km or 89 mi Kaarina
$1529
150 km or 93 mi Turku
$1560
156 km or 97 mi Raisio
$1531
157 km or 98 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1104
160 km or 100 mi Tampere
$1407
164 km or 102 mi Nokia
$1439
169 km or 105 mi Ylojarvi
$1424
170 km or 106 mi Sastamala
$1482
181 km or 113 mi Sillamae
$1079
188 km or 117 mi Jamsa
$1492
201 km or 125 mi Parnu
$1179
203 km or 126 mi Lappeenranta
$1448
203 km or 126 mi Narva
$1081
205 km or 127 mi Viljandi
$1054
210 km or 131 mi Mikkeli
$1445
214 km or 133 mi Rauma
$1370
224 km or 139 mi Pori
$1416
224 km or 139 mi Tartu
$1220

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$938
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$844
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$904
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$884
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$868
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$874
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$942
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$687
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$921
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$889
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$792
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$892
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1123
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$643
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$729
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$648
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$979
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$673
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$702
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$612
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$474
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$679
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$473
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$600
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$705
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1039
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$672
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$682
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$640
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$689
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$954
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1042
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$717
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$403
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$777
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$774
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$638
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$617