Helsinki vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

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Helsinki Male
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1936
$1295
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4390
$3008
🏠 One person rent
$1009
$809
🏘️ Family rent
$1646
$1621
🍽️ Food expenses
$602
$347
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$40.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3013
$1018
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
78
7
😀 Quality of life
95
61
🏙️ Population
676K
133K

The cost of living in Helsinki is 49% more expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 2046th and 4342nd ($1936 vs $1295) 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 0.8 months in Male. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 37th and 5145th 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
$15.5
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.5
$29.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$9.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9
$3.95
 Cappuccino
$5
$2.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.13
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1052
$851
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$873
$582
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1924
$1573
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1400
$1368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.1
$74
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.6
$98.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.86%
13.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8423
$2675
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5044
$1944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.9
$22.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20
$17.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.74
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.59
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.03
$9.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23
$8.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$4.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$3.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$3.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$8.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.04
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.5
$7.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$5.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.71
$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.2
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.5
$80.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.7
$8.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$84.6
$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.6
$4.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.8
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.8
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$353
$170
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10871
$3225

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Cities near Helsinki

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Vantaa
$1782
16 km or 9.7 mi Espoo
$2023
26 km or 16 mi Tuusula
$1570
27 km or 17 mi Kerava
$1532
29 km or 18 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
33 km or 21 mi Nurmijarvi
$1562
34 km or 21 mi Jarvenpaa
$1631
47 km or 29 mi Porvoo
$1453
49 km or 30 mi Lohja
$1363
51 km or 32 mi Hyvinkaa
$1360
63 km or 39 mi Riihimaki
$1534
78 km or 48 mi Maardu
$1278
83 km or 51 mi Tallinn
$1447
86 km or 53 mi Raseborg
$1525
96 km or 59 mi Hameenlinna
$1431
98 km or 61 mi Lahti
$1453
102 km or 63 mi Salo
$1571
115 km or 72 mi Kotka
$1416
122 km or 76 mi Rakvere
$973
124 km or 77 mi Kouvola
$1447
131 km or 81 mi Valkeakoski
$1584
132 km or 82 mi Hamina
$1439
143 km or 89 mi Kaarina
$1546
150 km or 93 mi Turku
$1591
156 km or 97 mi Raisio
$1544
157 km or 98 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
160 km or 100 mi Tampere
$1527
164 km or 102 mi Nokia
$1499
169 km or 105 mi Ylojarvi
$1496
170 km or 106 mi Sastamala
$1469
181 km or 113 mi Sillamae
$979
188 km or 117 mi Jamsa
$1467
201 km or 125 mi Parnu
$1102
203 km or 126 mi Lappeenranta
$1378
203 km or 126 mi Narva
$846
205 km or 127 mi Viljandi
$966
210 km or 131 mi Mikkeli
$1389
214 km or 133 mi Rauma
$1331
224 km or 139 mi Pori
$1325
224 km or 139 mi Tartu
$1120

Cities near Male

Distance City Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi Hulhumale
$1515
610 km or 379 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$370
618 km or 384 mi Varkala
$331
621 km or 386 mi Nagercoil
$289
624 km or 388 mi Kollam
$250
687 km or 427 mi Tirunelveli
$280
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$316
713 km or 443 mi Kochi
$394
714 km or 444 mi Ernakulam
$368
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$306
761 km or 473 mi Beruwala
$549
763 km or 474 mi Colombo
$636
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$298
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$492
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$484
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$437
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$428
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$499
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$287
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$355
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$350
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$334
849 km or 528 mi Coimbatore
$340
862 km or 535 mi Kandy
$435
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$304
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$561
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$306
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$338
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$324
964 km or 599 mi Thanjavur
$289
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$325
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$330
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$433
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$534
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$298
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$578
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$310
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$378
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$346
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$352