Helsinki vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Helsinki Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1947
$1438
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4629
$3409
🏠 One person rent
$972
$864
🏘️ Family rent
$1698
$1523
🍽️ Food expenses
$616
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$167
$109
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3432
$881
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
78
96
😀 Quality of life
96
73
🏙️ Population
687K
13.3M

The cost of living in Helsinki is 35% more expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 2171st and 4141st ($1947 vs $1438) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Finland and Russia, respectively. Check Finland vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Helsinki compared to 0.6 months in Moscow. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 30th and 2664th 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
$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85
$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.6
$6.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.72
$4.27
☕ Cappuccino
$5.31
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.3
$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1053
$1183
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$832
$660
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1869
$2170
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1486
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73
$91.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.3
$8.08
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
24.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9157
$9466
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5238
$4008
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.71
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.2
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.8
$5.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.05
$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.34
$0.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.07
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$5.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.3
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.25
$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$9.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.28
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$4.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.1
$43.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.5
$7.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$123
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$6.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$78.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$418
$688
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13230
$15272

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Cities near Helsinki

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Vantaa
$1881
16 km or 9.7 mi Espoo
$1937
26 km or 16 mi Tuusula
$1655
27 km or 17 mi Kerava
$1611
29 km or 18 mi Kirkkonummi
$1737
33 km or 21 mi Nurmijarvi
$1642
34 km or 21 mi Jarvenpaa
$1783
47 km or 29 mi Porvoo
$1561
49 km or 30 mi Lohja
$1383
51 km or 32 mi Hyvinkaa
$1546
63 km or 39 mi Riihimaki
$1394
78 km or 48 mi Maardu
$1372
83 km or 51 mi Tallinn
$1601
86 km or 53 mi Raseborg
$1566
96 km or 59 mi Hameenlinna
$1444
98 km or 61 mi Lahti
$1618
102 km or 63 mi Salo
$1589
115 km or 72 mi Kotka
$1516
122 km or 76 mi Rakvere
$999
124 km or 77 mi Kouvola
$1561
131 km or 81 mi Valkeakoski
$1570
132 km or 82 mi Hamina
$1516
143 km or 89 mi Kaarina
$1521
150 km or 93 mi Turku
$1545
156 km or 97 mi Raisio
$1524
157 km or 98 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1089
160 km or 100 mi Tampere
$1422
164 km or 102 mi Nokia
$1437
169 km or 105 mi Ylojarvi
$1438
170 km or 106 mi Sastamala
$1476
181 km or 113 mi Sillamae
$1064
188 km or 117 mi Jamsa
$1503
201 km or 125 mi Parnu
$1184
203 km or 126 mi Lappeenranta
$1454
203 km or 126 mi Narva
$1083
205 km or 127 mi Viljandi
$1041
210 km or 131 mi Mikkeli
$1386
214 km or 133 mi Rauma
$1353
224 km or 139 mi Pori
$1363
224 km or 139 mi Tartu
$1174

Cities near Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$914
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$915
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$917
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$800
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$898
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$831
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$876
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$863
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$671
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$582
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$727
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$837
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$650
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$692
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$672
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$615
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$678
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$765
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$660
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$629
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$697
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$547
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$570
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$543
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$882
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$544
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$672
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$649
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$707
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$293
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$734
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$537
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$485
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$545
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$719
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$537
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$475
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$496
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$718
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$772