Helsinki vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Helsinki Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1825
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4263
$2619
🏠 One person rent
$937
$339
🏘️ Family rent
$1639
$747
🍽️ Food expenses
$569
$377
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3086
$1088
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
78
81
😀 Quality of life
95
84
🏙️ Population
665K
2.73M

The cost of living in Helsinki is 96% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 2273rd and 5786th ($1825 vs $932) 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 1.7 months in Helsinki compared to 1.2 months in Kaohsiung. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 26th and 320th 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
$14.3
$3.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.9
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$4.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.43
$2.08
 Cappuccino
$5.08
$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.86
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$985
$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$814
$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1810
$829
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1440
$580
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.6
$62.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$94.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.35%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7893
$4824
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4642
$2490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.32
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.2
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.3
$9.04
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.14
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.75
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.26
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.95
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$8.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.2
$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$3.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.29
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.4
$9.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.92
$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.8
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.76
$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.3
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.1
$9.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$91.8
$54.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.7
$96.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85
$81.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$343
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9506
$12618

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Cities near Helsinki

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

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$913
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$952
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$725
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$791
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$857
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$890
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$995
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$746
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$860
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$917
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$861
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$863
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$851
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1011
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1169
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$676
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$721
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$689
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$860
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$675
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$719
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$589
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$588
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$664
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$716
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$738
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1114
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$694
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$799
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$667
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$678
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1083
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1115
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$744
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$487
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$891
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$787
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$837
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$655