Helsinki vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Helsinki New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1990
$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4806
$2892
🏠 One person rent
$991
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$1773
$823
🍽️ Food expenses
$629
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$171
$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3192
$1360
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
80
94
😀 Quality of life
94
89
🏙️ Population
687K
4.05M

The cost of living in Helsinki is 80% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 2068th and 5023rd ($1990 vs $1108) 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 1.2 months in New Taipei. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 48th and 252nd 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
$15.6
$4.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.2
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.99
$1.68
☕ Cappuccino
$5.56
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.37
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1086
$570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1959
$1019
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1557
$608
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.5
$70.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.6
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.89%
2.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9954
$13830
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4941
$7127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.82
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83.3
$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.5
$9.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.05
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$3.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.54
$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$3.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.29
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.4
$23.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$3.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$4.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.31
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.3
$9.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.42
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.6
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$9.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$7.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.9
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.8
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.4
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$107
$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$482
$656
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15326
$18576

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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 New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1257
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$941
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$997
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$796
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$882
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$937
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$709
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$957
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$888
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$879
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$889
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$910
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$656
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$668
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$841
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$910
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$654
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1067
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$634
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$630
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$999
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$705
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$903
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$763
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$723
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$682
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$677
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$696
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1064
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$634
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$697
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$661
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$698
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$610
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$598
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$667
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$617
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$465
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$665
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$602