Helsinki vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Helsinki Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1825
$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4263
$2666
🏠 One person rent
$937
$542
🏘️ Family rent
$1639
$1116
🍽️ Food expenses
$569
$277
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$97.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3086
$1208
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
78
96
😀 Quality of life
95
73
🏙️ Population
665K
12.5M

The cost of living in Helsinki is 79% more expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 2273rd and 5167th ($1825 vs $1021) 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 1.7 months in Helsinki compared to 1.2 months in Moscow. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 26th and 1608th among best cities to live in the world.

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Helsinki Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.3
$8.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.9
$37
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.43
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$5.08
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.86
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$985
$697
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$814
$416
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1810
$1545
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1440
$883
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.6
$63.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$94.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20
$6.03
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.35%
12.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7893
$5342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4642
$3004
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.32
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.2
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.3
$6.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.14
$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.75
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.26
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.95
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.2
$9.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$3.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.29
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.4
$7.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.92
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.8
$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$6.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.76
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.3
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.1
$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$91.8
$29.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$9.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.7
$87.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$343
$458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9506
$10868

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Cities near Helsinki

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Vantaa
$1736
16 km or 9.7 mi Espoo
$1907
26 km or 16 mi Tuusula
$1498
27 km or 17 mi Kerava
$1491
29 km or 18 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
33 km or 21 mi Nurmijarvi
$1499
34 km or 21 mi Jarvenpaa
$1632
47 km or 29 mi Porvoo
$1277
49 km or 30 mi Lohja
$1257
51 km or 32 mi Hyvinkaa
$1291
63 km or 39 mi Riihimaki
$1464
78 km or 48 mi Maardu
$1194
83 km or 51 mi Tallinn
$1335
86 km or 53 mi Raseborg
$1438
96 km or 59 mi Hameenlinna
$1317
98 km or 61 mi Lahti
$1396
102 km or 63 mi Salo
$1336
115 km or 72 mi Kotka
$1349
122 km or 76 mi Rakvere
$920
124 km or 77 mi Kouvola
$1376
131 km or 81 mi Valkeakoski
$1570
132 km or 82 mi Hamina
$1366
143 km or 89 mi Kaarina
$1483
150 km or 93 mi Turku
$1532
156 km or 97 mi Raisio
$1480
157 km or 98 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
160 km or 100 mi Tampere
$1521
164 km or 102 mi Nokia
$1462
169 km or 105 mi Ylojarvi
$1465
170 km or 106 mi Sastamala
$1410
181 km or 113 mi Sillamae
$906
188 km or 117 mi Jamsa
$1414
201 km or 125 mi Parnu
$982
203 km or 126 mi Lappeenranta
$1358
203 km or 126 mi Narva
$814
205 km or 127 mi Viljandi
$909
210 km or 131 mi Mikkeli
$1330
214 km or 133 mi Rauma
$1265
224 km or 139 mi Pori
$1262
224 km or 139 mi Tartu
$1163

Cities near Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$658
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$732
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$656
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$587
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$645
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$653
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$525
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$629
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$597
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$573
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$526
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$597
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$488
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$496
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$497
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$612
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$488
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$466
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$423
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$437
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$427
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$596
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$455
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$501
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$462
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$420
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$299
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$694
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$446
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$419
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$472
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$414
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$542
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$406
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$425
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$439
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$517