Helsinki vs Memphis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Helsinki	Memphis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1816	$1874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4167	$4389
🏠 One person rent	$918	$1092
🏘️ Family rent	$1517	$1592
🍽️ Food expenses	$580	$565
🚐 Transport expenses	$155	$70.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3006	$3516
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	78	67
😀 Quality of life	95	87
🏙️ Population	676K	633K

The cost of living in Helsinki is 3% less expensive than in Memphis. Cities ranked 2353rd and 2179th ($1816 vs $1874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1817th in Finland and the United States, respectively. Check Finland vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Helsinki compared to 1.9 months in Memphis. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs Memphis ranked 73rd in the United States, while ranked 26th and 279th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Helsinki vs Memphis

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	Helsinki	Memphis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.7	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.4	$64.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$9.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.29	$5.47
☕ Cappuccino	$4.73	$5.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.88	$2.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$980	$976
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$796	$883
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1796	$1501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1297	$1292
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.9	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.4	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.8	$64.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.1%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8076	$1489
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4860	$1490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.1	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$70	$24.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.3	$12.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.62	$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$3.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.1	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$9.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.5	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$5.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$4.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$4.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$3.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$3.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$1.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.05	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.1	$7.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$3.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.14	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.2	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.4	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.8	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.3	$41.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.8	$77.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$345	$1469
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9361	$27369

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$2383
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$2134
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$2062
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$2070
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1865
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2077
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$2268
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$2117
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$2009
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1781
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1874
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$2048
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1717
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$1946
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1831
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1882
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1645
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1830
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$1930
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1617
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1856
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$1999
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1350
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$1989
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$1958
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1828
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1774
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1806
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1943
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1649
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1728
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$2031
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$1839
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$1772
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$2075
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2607
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1438
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1322
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1855
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2738