Helsinki vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Helsinki	Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1816	$2071
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4167	$5081
🏠 One person rent	$918	$1241
🏘️ Family rent	$1517	$2185
🍽️ Food expenses	$580	$510
🚐 Transport expenses	$155	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3006	$2923
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	78	91
😀 Quality of life	95	92
🏙️ Population	676K	548K

The cost of living in Helsinki is 12% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 2353rd and 1662nd ($1816 vs $2071) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 46th 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 1.4 months in Manchester. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs Manchester ranked 13th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 26th and 85th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Helsinki vs Manchester

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	Helsinki	Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.7	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.4	$73.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$9.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.29	$6.16
☕ Cappuccino	$4.73	$4.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.88	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$980	$1351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$796	$936
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1796	$2179
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1297	$1788
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.9	$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.4	$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.8	$35.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.1%	5.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8076	$5330
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4860	$3723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.1	$2.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$70	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.3	$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.62	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.1	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$8.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.5	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.05	$2.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.1	$16.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$7.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.14	$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.2	$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.4	$84.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.8	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.3	$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.8	$88
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$345	$1818
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9361	$19551

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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 Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$1948
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1800
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$1874
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1845
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1720
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1602
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1806
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1672
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$1806
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1720
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$1962
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1574
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1675
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1497
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1753
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1686
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1762
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1376
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1680
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1793
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1737
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1686
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1486
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1456
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1693
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1598
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1707
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1774
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1680
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1706
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1465
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1401
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1774
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1764
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1552
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$1897
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1710
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1697
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1681