Helsinki vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Helsinki	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1936	$2397
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4390	$5694
🏠 One person rent	$1009	$1344
🏘️ Family rent	$1646	$2215
🍽️ Food expenses	$602	$557
🚐 Transport expenses	$155	$345
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3013	$4357
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	78	100
😀 Quality of life	95	100
🏙️ Population	676K	5.03M

The cost of living in Helsinki is 19% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 2046th and 923rd ($1936 vs $2397) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Finland and Australia, respectively. Check Finland vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Helsinki compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 37th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Helsinki vs Melbourne

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	Helsinki	Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.5	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.5	$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9	$8.61
☕ Cappuccino	$5	$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1052	$1361
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$873	$1146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1924	$2752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1400	$1818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.1	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.6	$54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.86%	6.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8423	$7512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5044	$5768
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.28	$3.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.9	$126
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20	$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.74	$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.59	$4.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.03	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$9.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23	$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.94	$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.04	$4.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.5	$26.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$6.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.42	$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.71	$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.5	$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.7	$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$84.6	$56.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.8	$81.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.8	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$353	$1974
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10871	$21306

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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 Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1758
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1757
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1876
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1822
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1795
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1799
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1800
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1805
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1892
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1357
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1397
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1829
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1717
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1697
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1788
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1900
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1746
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1798
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2393
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1816
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1748
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2265
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1500
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1674
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1532
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2246
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1732
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1815
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2472
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1997
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2801
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2286
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1833
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2013
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1289
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913