Helsinki vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Helsinki Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1990
$432
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4806
$1020
🏠 One person rent
$991
$174
🏘️ Family rent
$1773
$280
🍽️ Food expenses
$629
$155
🚐 Transport expenses
$171
$56.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3192
$98.9
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
80
71
😀 Quality of life
94
49
🏙️ Population
687K
11.1M

The cost of living in Helsinki is 361% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 2068th and 8919th ($1990 vs $432) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Finland and Pakistan, respectively. Check Finland vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Helsinki compared to 0.2 months in Lahore. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs Lahore ranked 4th in Pakistan, while ranked 48th and 6762nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Helsinki vs Lahore

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Helsinki Lahore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.6
$2.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.2
$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.99
$3.6
☕ Cappuccino
$5.56
$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.37
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1086
$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$68.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1959
$210
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1557
$126
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.5
$78.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.6
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.89%
15.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9954
$720
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4941
$602
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.82
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83.3
$4.44
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.5
$4.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.05
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.54
$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.29
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$6.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.4
$5.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$0.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.31
$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.3
$0.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.42
$0.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.6
$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.9
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.8
$16.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.4
$4.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$10
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$2.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$107
$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$72.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$482
$42.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15326
$1393

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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 Lahore

Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Sheikhupura
$379
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$391
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$326
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$308
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$371
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$308
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$330
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$315
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$352
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$318
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$348
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$378
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$295
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$364
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$414
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$367
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$381
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$279
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$302
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$351
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$352
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$379
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$427
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$464
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$382
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$265
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$353
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$360
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$264
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$263
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$417
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$298
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$325
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$285
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$379
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$250
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$370
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$383
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$323