Helsinki vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Helsinki Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1990
$999
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4806
$2645
🏠 One person rent
$991
$382
🏘️ Family rent
$1773
$672
🍽️ Food expenses
$629
$413
🚐 Transport expenses
$171
$77.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3192
$1411
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
80
80
😀 Quality of life
94
87
🏙️ Population
687K
2.72M

The cost of living in Helsinki is 99% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 2068th and 5666th ($1990 vs $999) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd 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 48th and 364th 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
$15.6
$3.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.2
$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.99
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$5.56
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.37
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1086
$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1959
$745
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1557
$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.5
$46.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.6
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.89%
2.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9954
$4856
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4941
$3306
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.82
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83.3
$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.5
$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.05
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$3.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.54
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.29
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$8.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.4
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$7.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$3.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.31
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.3
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.42
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.6
$4.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.9
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.8
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.4
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$69.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$107
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$482
$450
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15326
$11481

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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 Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$910
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$841
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$910
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$889
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$879
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$888
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$957
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$709
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$937
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$882
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$796
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$903
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1108
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$630
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$723
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$634
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$997
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$668
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$696
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$602
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$465
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$656
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$464
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$589
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$698
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1067
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$654
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$673
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$634
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$682
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$943
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1064
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$705
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$416
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$765
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$763
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$621
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$610