Helsinki vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

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Helsinki Male
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1990
$1311
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4806
$2822
🏠 One person rent
$991
$805
🏘️ Family rent
$1773
$1397
🍽️ Food expenses
$629
$373
🚐 Transport expenses
$171
$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3192
$866
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
80
8
😀 Quality of life
94
64
🏙️ Population
687K
133K

The cost of living in Helsinki is 52% more expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 2068th and 4552nd ($1990 vs $1311) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Finland and Maldives, respectively. Check Finland vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Helsinki compared to 0.7 months in Male. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 48th and 5347th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Helsinki vs Male

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Helsinki Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.6
$6.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.2
$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$9.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.99
$4.66
☕ Cappuccino
$5.56
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.37
$1.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1086
$810
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$620
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1959
$1472
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1557
$1144
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.5
$74.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.6
$72.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.89%
14.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9954
$2247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4941
$1903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.82
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83.3
$32.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.5
$17.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.05
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.54
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.29
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$7.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$6.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.4
$9.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$4.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$3.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$4.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$2.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.31
$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.3
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.42
$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.6
$14.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.9
$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.8
$75.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.4
$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$22.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$4.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$107
$41
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$482
$193
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15326
$3300

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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 Male

Distance City Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi Hulhumale
$1379
610 km or 379 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$348
618 km or 384 mi Varkala
$303
621 km or 386 mi Nagercoil
$275
624 km or 388 mi Kollam
$251
687 km or 427 mi Tirunelveli
$269
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$299
713 km or 443 mi Kochi
$387
714 km or 444 mi Ernakulam
$350
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$293
761 km or 473 mi Beruwala
$609
763 km or 474 mi Colombo
$676
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$349
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$627
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$518
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$487
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$414
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$499
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$271
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$348
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$316
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$299
849 km or 528 mi Coimbatore
$331
862 km or 535 mi Kandy
$447
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$320
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$554
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$344
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$285
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$303
964 km or 599 mi Thanjavur
$285
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$349
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$297
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$389
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$544
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$273
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$523
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$306
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$332
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$335
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$327