Helsinki vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Helsinki Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1970
$1678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4714
$4001
🏠 One person rent
$972
$1006
🏘️ Family rent
$1705
$1773
🍽️ Food expenses
$620
$403
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3225
$1104
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
28 km
🎓 Higher education
80
96
😀 Quality of life
94
72
🏙️ Population
694K
13.3M

The cost of living in Helsinki is 17% more expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 2107th and 3277th ($1970 vs $1678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Finland and Russia, respectively. Check Finland vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Helsinki compared to 0.7 months in Moscow. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 47th and 2774th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Helsinki vs Moscow

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Helsinki Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.5
$61.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.3
$7.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.24
$5.38
☕ Cappuccino
$5.51
$4.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.53
$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1088
$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$830
$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2011
$2602
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1470
$1335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.4
$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$9.22
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.07%
20.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9998
$11458
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4513
$4987
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.71
$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83.3
$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.8
$7.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.2
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.48
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.37
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$7.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.28
$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.5
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.53
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.7
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.56
$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.83
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.3
$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.4
$9.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$21
$8.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.2
$98.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$149
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$487
$788
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13162
$20160

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Cities near Helsinki

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Vantaa
$1843
16 km or 9.7 mi Espoo
$1974
26 km or 16 mi Tuusula
$1698
27 km or 17 mi Kerava
$1673
29 km or 18 mi Kirkkonummi
$1684
33 km or 21 mi Nurmijarvi
$1644
34 km or 21 mi Jarvenpaa
$1759
47 km or 29 mi Porvoo
$1521
49 km or 30 mi Lohja
$1391
51 km or 32 mi Hyvinkaa
$1531
63 km or 39 mi Riihimaki
$1419
78 km or 48 mi Maardu
$1455
83 km or 51 mi Tallinn
$1594
86 km or 53 mi Raseborg
$1597
96 km or 59 mi Hameenlinna
$1436
98 km or 61 mi Lahti
$1533
102 km or 63 mi Salo
$1535
115 km or 72 mi Kotka
$1478
122 km or 76 mi Rakvere
$1085
124 km or 77 mi Kouvola
$1383
131 km or 81 mi Valkeakoski
$1578
132 km or 82 mi Hamina
$1490
143 km or 89 mi Kaarina
$1529
150 km or 93 mi Turku
$1560
156 km or 97 mi Raisio
$1531
157 km or 98 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1104
160 km or 100 mi Tampere
$1407
164 km or 102 mi Nokia
$1439
169 km or 105 mi Ylojarvi
$1424
170 km or 106 mi Sastamala
$1482
181 km or 113 mi Sillamae
$1079
188 km or 117 mi Jamsa
$1492
201 km or 125 mi Parnu
$1179
203 km or 126 mi Lappeenranta
$1448
203 km or 126 mi Narva
$1081
205 km or 127 mi Viljandi
$1054
210 km or 131 mi Mikkeli
$1445
214 km or 133 mi Rauma
$1370
224 km or 139 mi Pori
$1416
224 km or 139 mi Tartu
$1220

Cities near Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$1084
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$1056
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$1077
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$1014
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$1055
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$1030
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$1066
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$791
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$691
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$775
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$974
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$821
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$771
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$781
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$705
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$786
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$804
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$730
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$732
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$800
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$629
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$635
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$604
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$1051
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$626
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$694
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$685
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$766
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$355
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$766
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$611
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$539
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$669
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$834
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$614
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$589
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$518
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$746
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$749