Helsinki vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Helsinki New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1936
$1060
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4390
$2992
🏠 One person rent
$1009
$464
🏘️ Family rent
$1646
$1087
🍽️ Food expenses
$602
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3013
$1661
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
78
95
😀 Quality of life
95
87
🏙️ Population
676K
4.04M

The cost of living in Helsinki is 83% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 2046th and 5212th ($1936 vs $1060) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Finland and Taiwan, respectively. Check Finland vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Helsinki compared to 1.6 months in New Taipei. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 37th and 279th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Helsinki vs New Taipei

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Helsinki New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.5
$4.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.5
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9
$2.49
☕ Cappuccino
$5
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.13
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1052
$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$873
$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1924
$1333
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1400
$890
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.1
$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$83.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.6
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.86%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8423
$9578
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5044
$4941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.9
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20
$8.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$2.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.74
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.59
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.03
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$8.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$4.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.04
$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.5
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$9.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$7.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.71
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.2
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.5
$29.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.7
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$84.6
$36.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.6
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.8
$67.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.8
$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$353
$504
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10871
$13786

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Cities near Helsinki

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Vantaa
$1782
16 km or 9.7 mi Espoo
$2023
26 km or 16 mi Tuusula
$1570
27 km or 17 mi Kerava
$1532
29 km or 18 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
33 km or 21 mi Nurmijarvi
$1562
34 km or 21 mi Jarvenpaa
$1631
47 km or 29 mi Porvoo
$1453
49 km or 30 mi Lohja
$1363
51 km or 32 mi Hyvinkaa
$1360
63 km or 39 mi Riihimaki
$1534
78 km or 48 mi Maardu
$1278
83 km or 51 mi Tallinn
$1447
86 km or 53 mi Raseborg
$1525
96 km or 59 mi Hameenlinna
$1431
98 km or 61 mi Lahti
$1453
102 km or 63 mi Salo
$1571
115 km or 72 mi Kotka
$1416
122 km or 76 mi Rakvere
$973
124 km or 77 mi Kouvola
$1447
131 km or 81 mi Valkeakoski
$1584
132 km or 82 mi Hamina
$1439
143 km or 89 mi Kaarina
$1546
150 km or 93 mi Turku
$1591
156 km or 97 mi Raisio
$1544
157 km or 98 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
160 km or 100 mi Tampere
$1527
164 km or 102 mi Nokia
$1499
169 km or 105 mi Ylojarvi
$1496
170 km or 106 mi Sastamala
$1469
181 km or 113 mi Sillamae
$979
188 km or 117 mi Jamsa
$1467
201 km or 125 mi Parnu
$1102
203 km or 126 mi Lappeenranta
$1378
203 km or 126 mi Narva
$846
205 km or 127 mi Viljandi
$966
210 km or 131 mi Mikkeli
$1389
214 km or 133 mi Rauma
$1331
224 km or 139 mi Pori
$1325
224 km or 139 mi Tartu
$1120

Cities near New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1158
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$868
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$1028
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$745
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$828
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$864
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$698
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$931
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$841
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$818
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$761
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$707
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$706
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$661
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$801
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$841
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$683
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1229
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$666
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$654
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$932
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$719
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$821
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$776
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$807
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$673
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$712
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$731
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1231
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$642
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$719
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$702
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$713
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$643
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$731
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$708
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$633
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$592
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$716
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$605