Helsinki vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Helsinki Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1825
$706
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4263
$1886
🏠 One person rent
$937
$401
🏘️ Family rent
$1639
$1010
🍽️ Food expenses
$569
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$53
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3086
$836
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
78
82
😀 Quality of life
95
65
🏙️ Population
665K
15.4M

The cost of living in Helsinki is 158% more expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 2273rd and 6763rd ($1825 vs $706) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Finland and India, respectively. Check Finland vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Helsinki compared to 1.2 months in Mumbai. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs Mumbai ranked 5th in India, while ranked 26th and 4571st among best cities to live in the world.

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Helsinki Mumbai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.3
$4.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.9
$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.43
$3.2
 Cappuccino
$5.08
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.86
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$985
$549
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$814
$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1810
$1624
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1440
$763
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.6
$42.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$66.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20
$9.02
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.35%
8.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7893
$8282
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4642
$4116
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.32
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.2
$4.59
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.3
$3.15
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.14
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.75
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.26
$1.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.95
$6.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$4.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.2
$5.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$0.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.29
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.4
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.92
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.8
$4.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$1.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.76
$2.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.3
$25.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.1
$4.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$91.8
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$3.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.7
$28.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85
$62.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$343
$115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9506
$2517

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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 Mumbai

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$457
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$482
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$368
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$391
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$315
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$510
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$377
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$400
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$301
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$809
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$345
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$379
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$352
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$359
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$352
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$296
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$345
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$359
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$399
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$361
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$497
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$431
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$376
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$508
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$396
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$353
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$433
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$385
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$358
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$505
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$361
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$250
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$339
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$342
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$375
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$377
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$390
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$323
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$360
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$325