Helsinki vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Helsinki Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1990
$2499
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4806
$5815
🏠 One person rent
$991
$1483
🏘️ Family rent
$1773
$2594
🍽️ Food expenses
$629
$601
🚐 Transport expenses
$171
$248
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3192
$4507
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
80
90
😀 Quality of life
94
94
🏙️ Population
687K
1.51M

The cost of living in Helsinki is 20% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 2068th and 889th ($1990 vs $2499) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Finland and Germany, respectively. Check Finland vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Helsinki compared to 1.8 months in Munich. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 48th and 38th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Helsinki vs Munich

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Helsinki Munich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.6
$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.2
$85.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.99
$5.63
☕ Cappuccino
$5.56
$5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.37
$3.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1086
$1499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$1182
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1959
$2689
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1557
$2147
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.5
$194
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$295
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.6
$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.89%
3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9954
$12913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4941
$8949
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.82
$4.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83.3
$70.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.5
$29.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.05
$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.54
$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.29
$4.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.4
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$3.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$4.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.31
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.3
$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.42
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.6
$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.9
$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.8
$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.4
$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$81.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$107
$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$482
$1039
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15326
$16629

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Cities near Helsinki

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Vantaa
$1927
16 km or 9.7 mi Espoo
$2062
26 km or 16 mi Tuusula
$1693
27 km or 17 mi Kerava
$1659
29 km or 18 mi Kirkkonummi
$1753
33 km or 21 mi Nurmijarvi
$1673
34 km or 21 mi Jarvenpaa
$1750
47 km or 29 mi Porvoo
$1578
49 km or 30 mi Lohja
$1406
51 km or 32 mi Hyvinkaa
$1533
63 km or 39 mi Riihimaki
$1426
78 km or 48 mi Maardu
$1448
83 km or 51 mi Tallinn
$1683
86 km or 53 mi Raseborg
$1606
96 km or 59 mi Hameenlinna
$1451
98 km or 61 mi Lahti
$1571
102 km or 63 mi Salo
$1583
115 km or 72 mi Kotka
$1514
122 km or 76 mi Rakvere
$1021
124 km or 77 mi Kouvola
$1474
131 km or 81 mi Valkeakoski
$1621
132 km or 82 mi Hamina
$1515
143 km or 89 mi Kaarina
$1568
150 km or 93 mi Turku
$1597
156 km or 97 mi Raisio
$1567
157 km or 98 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1131
160 km or 100 mi Tampere
$1445
164 km or 102 mi Nokia
$1471
169 km or 105 mi Ylojarvi
$1467
170 km or 106 mi Sastamala
$1514
181 km or 113 mi Sillamae
$1111
188 km or 117 mi Jamsa
$1516
201 km or 125 mi Parnu
$1214
203 km or 126 mi Lappeenranta
$1482
203 km or 126 mi Narva
$1108
205 km or 127 mi Viljandi
$1083
210 km or 131 mi Mikkeli
$1454
214 km or 133 mi Rauma
$1383
224 km or 139 mi Pori
$1375
224 km or 139 mi Tartu
$1232

Cities near Munich

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi Germering
$2008
16 km or 10 mi Unterschleiheim
$1954
17 km or 10 mi Puchheim
$1994
17 km or 11 mi Dachau
$1967
20 km or 13 mi Olching
$1943
23 km or 15 mi Starnberg
$1925
24 km or 15 mi Furstenfeldbruck
$1918
31 km or 19 mi Erding
$1771
31 km or 19 mi Geretsried
$1877
32 km or 20 mi Freising
$1806
44 km or 28 mi Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
$1790
47 km or 29 mi Weilheim in Oberbayern
$1890
48 km or 30 mi Aichach
$1827
50 km or 31 mi Friedberg
$1864
52 km or 32 mi Rosenheim
$1316
53 km or 33 mi Konigsbrunn
$1853
53 km or 33 mi Landsberg am Lech
$1840
57 km or 35 mi Augsburg
$1983
61 km or 38 mi Gersthofen
$1881
62 km or 38 mi Landshut
$1785
62 km or 38 mi Waldkraiburg
$1707
62 km or 39 mi Neusa
$1877
71 km or 44 mi Ingolstadt
$1819
71 km or 44 mi Muhldorf
$1707
72 km or 45 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1766
76 km or 48 mi Kaufbeuren
$1867
77 km or 48 mi Traunreut
$1635
80 km or 50 mi Garmisch-Partenkirchen
$2117
85 km or 53 mi Traunstein
$1638
87 km or 54 mi Donauworth
$1735
98 km or 61 mi Innsbruck
$1904
103 km or 64 mi Gunzburg
$1726
104 km or 65 mi Kempten
$1696
105 km or 65 mi Regensburg
$1724
105 km or 65 mi Memmingen
$1759
110 km or 69 mi Straubing
$1698
112 km or 70 mi Nordlingen
$1693
114 km or 71 mi Senden
$1699
116 km or 72 mi Salzburg
$2009
119 km or 74 mi Sonthofen
$1748