Helsinki vs Kazan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Helsinki Kazan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1990
$929
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4806
$2282
🏠 One person rent
$991
$493
🏘️ Family rent
$1773
$878
🍽️ Food expenses
$629
$305
🚐 Transport expenses
$171
$50.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3192
$871
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
80
54
😀 Quality of life
94
64
🏙️ Population
687K
1.33M

The cost of living in Helsinki is 114% more expensive than in Kazan. Cities ranked 2068th and 6157th ($1990 vs $929) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 17th in Finland and Russia, respectively. Check Finland vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Helsinki compared to 0.9 months in Kazan. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs Kazan ranked 5th in Russia, while ranked 48th and 5470th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Helsinki vs Kazan

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Helsinki Kazan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.6
$8.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.2
$39.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$6.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.99
$3.91
☕ Cappuccino
$5.56
$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.37
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1086
$580
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1959
$1065
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1557
$689
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.5
$69.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.6
$7.03
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.89%
18.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9954
$3554
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4941
$2534
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.82
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83.3
$22.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.5
$3.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.05
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.54
$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.29
$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$5.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.4
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$2.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.31
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.3
$7.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.42
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.6
$3.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$4.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.9
$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.8
$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.4
$5.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$6.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$107
$74.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$482
$261
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15326
$15147

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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 Kazan

Distance City Cost of living
120 km or 75 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$733
122 km or 76 mi Cheboksary
$791
170 km or 106 mi Nizhnekamsk
$712
171 km or 106 mi Ulyanovsk
$679
202 km or 125 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$795
224 km or 139 mi Almetyevsk
$761
254 km or 158 mi Tolyatti
$740
279 km or 173 mi Izhevsk
$700
295 km or 183 mi Syzran
$746
297 km or 185 mi Samara
$838
308 km or 191 mi Saransk
$773
314 km or 195 mi Kirov
$595
323 km or 200 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$940
355 km or 221 mi Dzerzhinsk
$749
392 km or 243 mi Penza
$585
426 km or 265 mi Balakovo
$677
450 km or 279 mi Ufa
$853
498 km or 310 mi Perm
$767
500 km or 311 mi Sterlitamak
$743
515 km or 320 mi Salavat
$793
516 km or 321 mi Saratov
$837
517 km or 321 mi Ivanovo
$695
520 km or 323 mi Engels
$811
528 km or 328 mi Oral
$604
542 km or 337 mi Vladimir
$732
544 km or 338 mi Kostroma
$757
595 km or 370 mi Orenburg
$757
600 km or 373 mi Yaroslavl
$726
604 km or 375 mi Tambov
$680
610 km or 379 mi Ryazan
$738
661 km or 411 mi Syktyvkar
$664
666 km or 414 mi Elektrostal
$950
668 km or 415 mi Zlatoust
$729
669 km or 415 mi Vologda
$595
672 km or 417 mi Rybinsk
$738
692 km or 430 mi Magnitogorsk
$697
697 km or 433 mi Balashikha
$957
697 km or 433 mi Miass
$760
700 km or 435 mi Nizhny Tagil
$891
702 km or 436 mi Lyubertsy
$971