Helsinki vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Helsinki New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1825
$1011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4263
$2876
🏠 One person rent
$937
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$1639
$948
🍽️ Food expenses
$569
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3086
$1496
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
78
95
😀 Quality of life
95
88
🏙️ Population
665K
4.36M

The cost of living in Helsinki is 81% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 2273rd and 5229th ($1825 vs $1011) 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 1.7 months in Helsinki compared to 1.5 months in New Taipei. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 26th and 181st among best cities to live in the world.

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Helsinki New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.3
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.9
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$4.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.43
$1.81
☕ Cappuccino
$5.08
$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.86
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$985
$342
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$814
$302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1810
$1097
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1440
$766
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.6
$61.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$94.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20
$22.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.35%
1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7893
$9649
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4642
$5036
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.32
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.2
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.3
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.14
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$2.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.75
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$4.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.26
$2.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.95
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.2
$23.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$5.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.29
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.4
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.92
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.8
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$9.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$7.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.76
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.3
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.1
$9.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$91.8
$35.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.7
$60.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85
$84.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$343
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9506
$11035

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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 New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1169
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$861
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$860
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$863
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$917
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$860
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$746
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$995
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$890
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$857
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$791
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$725
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$664
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$675
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$952
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$913
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$694
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1114
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$689
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$676
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$932
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$744
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$851
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$787
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$721
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$678
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$735
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$719
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1115
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$667
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$741
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$719
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$713
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$655
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$811
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$725
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$644
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$588
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$721
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$589