Helsinki vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Helsinki	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1816	$3196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4167	$7594
🏠 One person rent	$918	$2049
🏘️ Family rent	$1517	$3732
🍽️ Food expenses	$580	$709
🚐 Transport expenses	$155	$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3006	$4771
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	78	99
😀 Quality of life	95	93
🏙️ Population	676K	3.9M

The cost of living in Helsinki is 43% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 2353rd and 80th ($1816 vs $3196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 71st in Finland and the United States, respectively. Check Finland vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Helsinki compared to 1.5 months in Los Angeles. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs Los Angeles ranked 7th in the United States, while ranked 26th and 58th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Helsinki vs Los Angeles

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	Helsinki	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.7	$21.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.4	$87.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.29	$8.51
☕ Cappuccino	$4.73	$5.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.88	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$980	$2168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$796	$1758
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1796	$4056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1297	$3293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.9	$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.4	$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.8	$66.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.1%	6.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8076	$8056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4860	$7115
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.1	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$70	$73.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.3	$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.62	$4.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$4.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$6.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.1	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.5	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$5.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.05	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.1	$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$5.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.14	$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.2	$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.4	$190
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.8	$27.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.3	$60.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.8	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$345	$1650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9361	$28838

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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 Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2798
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2735
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2936
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2902
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2768
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3061
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3105
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2786
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3659
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3014
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2903
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2788
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2780
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3033
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3416
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3370
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2735
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3086
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2824
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2787
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2720
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3022
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2775
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3162
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2758
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2669
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2662
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3573
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2789
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2919