Helsinki vs Lisbon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Helsinki	Lisbon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1816	$1705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4167	$3820
🏠 One person rent	$918	$1106
🏘️ Family rent	$1517	$1849
🍽️ Food expenses	$580	$384
🚐 Transport expenses	$155	$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3006	$1278
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	78	93
😀 Quality of life	95	82
🏙️ Population	676K	546K

The cost of living in Helsinki is 6% more expensive than in Lisbon. Cities ranked 2353rd and 2671st ($1816 vs $1705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Finland and Portugal, respectively. Check Finland vs Portugal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Helsinki compared to 0.7 months in Lisbon. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs Lisbon ranked 3rd in Portugal, while ranked 26th and 475th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Helsinki vs Lisbon

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	Helsinki	Lisbon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.7	$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.4	$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.29	$2.75
☕ Cappuccino	$4.73	$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.88	$1.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$980	$1223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$796	$933
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1796	$2337
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1297	$1529
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.9	$81.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.4	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.8	$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.1%	4.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8076	$6840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4860	$3925
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.1	$2.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$70	$41.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.3	$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.62	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.1	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$7.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.5	$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$5.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.05	$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.1	$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.14	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.2	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$8.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.4	$73.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.8	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.3	$92.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.8	$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$345	$562
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9361	$15150

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Cities near Helsinki

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Vantaa	$1671
16 km or 9.7 mi	Espoo	$1879
26 km or 16 mi	Tuusula	$1509
27 km or 17 mi	Kerava	$1486
29 km or 18 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
33 km or 21 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1479
34 km or 21 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1533
47 km or 29 mi	Porvoo	$1327
49 km or 30 mi	Lohja	$1220
51 km or 32 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1323
63 km or 39 mi	Riihimaki	$1443
78 km or 48 mi	Maardu	$1219
83 km or 51 mi	Tallinn	$1414
86 km or 53 mi	Raseborg	$1441
96 km or 59 mi	Hameenlinna	$1309
98 km or 61 mi	Lahti	$1398
102 km or 63 mi	Salo	$1396
115 km or 72 mi	Kotka	$1286
122 km or 76 mi	Rakvere	$899
124 km or 77 mi	Kouvola	$1355
131 km or 81 mi	Valkeakoski	$1544
132 km or 82 mi	Hamina	$1329
143 km or 89 mi	Kaarina	$1450
150 km or 93 mi	Turku	$1495
156 km or 97 mi	Raisio	$1450
157 km or 98 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
160 km or 100 mi	Tampere	$1464
164 km or 102 mi	Nokia	$1432
169 km or 105 mi	Ylojarvi	$1426
170 km or 106 mi	Sastamala	$1391
181 km or 113 mi	Sillamae	$952
188 km or 117 mi	Jamsa	$1394
201 km or 125 mi	Parnu	$1064
203 km or 126 mi	Lappeenranta	$1295
203 km or 126 mi	Narva	$953
205 km or 127 mi	Viljandi	$933
210 km or 131 mi	Mikkeli	$1308
214 km or 133 mi	Rauma	$1254
224 km or 139 mi	Pori	$1239
224 km or 139 mi	Tartu	$1045

Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1606
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1388
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1325
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1409
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1305
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1178
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1238
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1525
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1368
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1384
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1360
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1316
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1371
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1413
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1501
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1339
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1305
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1137
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1213
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1336
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1248
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1369
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1255
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1242
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1249
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1230
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1349
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1160
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1176
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1502
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1168
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1282
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1206
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1102
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1168
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1135
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1100
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1170
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$908
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1112