Helsinki vs Liverpool - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Helsinki	Liverpool
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1816	$1774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4167	$4525
🏠 One person rent	$918	$954
🏘️ Family rent	$1517	$1757
🍽️ Food expenses	$580	$547
🚐 Transport expenses	$155	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3006	$2907
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	78	84
😀 Quality of life	95	90
🏙️ Population	676K	513K

The cost of living in Helsinki is 2% more expensive than in Liverpool. Cities ranked 2353rd and 2461st ($1816 vs $1774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 143rd in Finland and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Finland vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Helsinki compared to 1.6 months in Liverpool. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs Liverpool ranked 23rd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 26th and 132nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Helsinki vs Liverpool

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	Helsinki	Liverpool
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.7	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.4	$82.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$9.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.29	$6.34
☕ Cappuccino	$4.73	$4.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.88	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$980	$971
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$796	$645
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1796	$2233
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1297	$1201
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.9	$204
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.4	$310
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.8	$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.1%	5.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8076	$3350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4860	$2471
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.1	$2.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$70	$89.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.3	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.62	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.1	$7.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$8.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.5	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$3.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.05	$2.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.1	$18.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$13.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$3.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.14	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.2	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.4	$76.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.8	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.3	$85.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.8	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$345	$1465
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9361	$15161

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Liverpool

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.7 km or 2.3 mi	Bootle	$1706
3.9 km or 2.4 mi	Birkenhead	$1697
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Wallasey	$1563
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Bebington	$1710
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Crosby	$1681
16 km or 10 mi	Formby	$1682
17 km or 10 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1774
17 km or 11 mi	St Helens	$1497
19 km or 12 mi	Widnes	$1753
21 km or 13 mi	Runcorn	$1762
25 km or 16 mi	Chester	$1897
26 km or 16 mi	Southport	$1675
27 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$1962
28 km or 18 mi	Wigan	$1574
34 km or 21 mi	Rhyl	$1615
36 km or 22 mi	Chorley	$1675
36 km or 23 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1640
41 km or 26 mi	Wrexham	$1556
42 km or 26 mi	Bolton	$1806
43 km or 27 mi	Altrincham	$1788
43 km or 27 mi	Preston	$1456
45 km or 28 mi	Blackpool	$1482
45 km or 28 mi	Sale	$1845
46 km or 29 mi	Stretford	$1874
47 km or 29 mi	Salford	$1948
50 km or 31 mi	Blackburn	$1686
50 km or 31 mi	Bury	$1806
51 km or 32 mi	Manchester	$2071
51 km or 32 mi	Crewe	$1486
56 km or 35 mi	Droylsden	$1800
60 km or 37 mi	Rochdale	$1672
60 km or 37 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1720
60 km or 37 mi	Oldham	$1602
61 km or 38 mi	Macclesfield	$1720
65 km or 40 mi	Burnley	$1376
68 km or 43 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1465
71 km or 44 mi	Lancaster	$1629
71 km or 44 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1552
73 km or 45 mi	Morecambe	$1714
73 km or 46 mi	Leek	$1686