Helsinki vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Helsinki	Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1816	$1160
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4167	$2923
🏠 One person rent	$918	$603
🏘️ Family rent	$1517	$1214
🍽️ Food expenses	$580	$374
🚐 Transport expenses	$155	$78.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3006	$709
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	78	92
😀 Quality of life	95	67
🏙️ Population	676K	9.21M

The cost of living in Helsinki is 57% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 2353rd and 4604th ($1816 vs $1160) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th in Finland and Mexico, respectively. Check Finland vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Helsinki compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 26th and 3470th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Helsinki vs Mexico City

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	Helsinki	Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.7	$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.4	$46.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.29	$2.84
☕ Cappuccino	$4.73	$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.88	$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$980	$846
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$796	$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1796	$1732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1297	$998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.9	$27.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.4	$42.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.8	$26.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.1%	11.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8076	$2952
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4860	$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.1	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$70	$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.3	$3.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.62	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.1	$9.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$7.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.5	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.05	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.1	$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.14	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.2	$56.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$4.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.4	$45
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.8	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.3	$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.8	$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$345	$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9361	$9034

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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 Mexico City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Naucalpan	$800
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tlalnepantla	$741
17 km or 10 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$814
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$849
22 km or 14 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$770
25 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$828
26 km or 16 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$742
29 km or 18 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$787
30 km or 19 mi	Tultepec	$747
31 km or 19 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$820
42 km or 26 mi	Zumpango	$761
55 km or 34 mi	Toluca	$696
56 km or 35 mi	Cuernavaca	$745
60 km or 37 mi	Jiutepec	$752
70 km or 44 mi	Cuautla	$858
89 km or 55 mi	Pachuca	$632
93 km or 58 mi	Atlixco	$825
105 km or 65 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
106 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$981
107 km or 67 mi	Taxco	$788
126 km or 79 mi	Iguala	$821
140 km or 87 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
184 km or 114 mi	Queretaro	$983
192 km or 119 mi	Teziutlan	$770
211 km or 131 mi	Chilpancingo	$608
213 km or 132 mi	Tehuacan	$485
214 km or 133 mi	Celaya	$638
216 km or 134 mi	Poza Rica	$635
217 km or 135 mi	Morelia	$717
224 km or 139 mi	Cortazar	$693
224 km or 139 mi	Orizaba	$724
225 km or 140 mi	Yuriria	$725
229 km or 143 mi	Coatepec	$700
234 km or 145 mi	Xalapa	$574
236 km or 146 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
239 km or 149 mi	Cordoba	$759
250 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$634
269 km or 167 mi	Irapuato	$667
281 km or 174 mi	Zacapu	$804