Helsinki vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

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Helsinki Male
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1970
$1321
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4714
$2809
🏠 One person rent
$972
$810
🏘️ Family rent
$1705
$1372
🍽️ Food expenses
$620
$379
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$44.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3225
$863
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
80
8
😀 Quality of life
94
64
🏙️ Population
694K
133K

The cost of living in Helsinki is 49% more expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 2107th and 4490th ($1970 vs $1321) 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 47th and 5278th 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
$15.4
$6.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.5
$38.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.3
$9.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.24
$4.89
☕ Cappuccino
$5.51
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.53
$1.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1088
$808
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$830
$624
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2011
$1454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1470
$1116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.4
$75.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.07%
14.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9998
$2242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4513
$1870
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.71
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83.3
$32.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.8
$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.2
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.48
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.37
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$6.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$6.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$9.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$4.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.28
$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.5
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.53
$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.7
$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$5.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.56
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.83
$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.3
$75.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.4
$9.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$22.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$21
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.2
$40.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$487
$191
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13162
$3305

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Cities near Helsinki

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Vantaa
$1843
16 km or 9.7 mi Espoo
$1974
26 km or 16 mi Tuusula
$1698
27 km or 17 mi Kerava
$1673
29 km or 18 mi Kirkkonummi
$1684
33 km or 21 mi Nurmijarvi
$1644
34 km or 21 mi Jarvenpaa
$1759
47 km or 29 mi Porvoo
$1521
49 km or 30 mi Lohja
$1391
51 km or 32 mi Hyvinkaa
$1531
63 km or 39 mi Riihimaki
$1419
78 km or 48 mi Maardu
$1455
83 km or 51 mi Tallinn
$1594
86 km or 53 mi Raseborg
$1597
96 km or 59 mi Hameenlinna
$1436
98 km or 61 mi Lahti
$1533
102 km or 63 mi Salo
$1535
115 km or 72 mi Kotka
$1478
122 km or 76 mi Rakvere
$1085
124 km or 77 mi Kouvola
$1383
131 km or 81 mi Valkeakoski
$1578
132 km or 82 mi Hamina
$1490
143 km or 89 mi Kaarina
$1529
150 km or 93 mi Turku
$1560
156 km or 97 mi Raisio
$1531
157 km or 98 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1104
160 km or 100 mi Tampere
$1407
164 km or 102 mi Nokia
$1439
169 km or 105 mi Ylojarvi
$1424
170 km or 106 mi Sastamala
$1482
181 km or 113 mi Sillamae
$1079
188 km or 117 mi Jamsa
$1492
201 km or 125 mi Parnu
$1179
203 km or 126 mi Lappeenranta
$1448
203 km or 126 mi Narva
$1081
205 km or 127 mi Viljandi
$1054
210 km or 131 mi Mikkeli
$1445
214 km or 133 mi Rauma
$1370
224 km or 139 mi Pori
$1416
224 km or 139 mi Tartu
$1220

Cities near Male

Distance City Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi Hulhumale
$1387
610 km or 379 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$342
618 km or 384 mi Varkala
$291
621 km or 386 mi Nagercoil
$261
624 km or 388 mi Kollam
$243
687 km or 427 mi Tirunelveli
$260
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$268
713 km or 443 mi Kochi
$372
714 km or 444 mi Ernakulam
$329
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$278
761 km or 473 mi Beruwala
$582
763 km or 474 mi Colombo
$683
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$335
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$597
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$479
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$467
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$381
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$477
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$259
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$342
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$315
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$290
849 km or 528 mi Coimbatore
$313
862 km or 535 mi Kandy
$418
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$312
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$538
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$330
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$274
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$297
964 km or 599 mi Thanjavur
$275
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$332
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$283
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$379
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$522
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$265
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$507
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$294
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$303
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$318
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$322