Helsinki vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Helsinki New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1947
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4629
$2924
🏠 One person rent
$972
$510
🏘️ Family rent
$1698
$885
🍽️ Food expenses
$616
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$167
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3432
$1378
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
78
94
😀 Quality of life
96
87
🏙️ Population
687K
4.04M

The cost of living in Helsinki is 72% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 2171st and 4867th ($1947 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Finland and Taiwan, respectively. Check Finland vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Helsinki compared to 1.2 months in New Taipei. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs New Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 30th and 387th 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
$15.4
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85
$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.6
$5.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.72
$1.8
☕ Cappuccino
$5.31
$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.3
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1053
$520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$832
$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1869
$947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1486
$698
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73
$72.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.3
$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
2.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9157
$14096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5238
$6224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.71
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.2
$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.8
$9.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.05
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.34
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.07
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$7.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.3
$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$4.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$3.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.25
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$9.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.28
$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$4.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$7.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$2.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.1
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.5
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$123
$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$17
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$418
$571
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13230
$17207

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Cities near Helsinki

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Vantaa
$1881
16 km or 9.7 mi Espoo
$1937
26 km or 16 mi Tuusula
$1655
27 km or 17 mi Kerava
$1611
29 km or 18 mi Kirkkonummi
$1737
33 km or 21 mi Nurmijarvi
$1642
34 km or 21 mi Jarvenpaa
$1783
47 km or 29 mi Porvoo
$1561
49 km or 30 mi Lohja
$1383
51 km or 32 mi Hyvinkaa
$1546
63 km or 39 mi Riihimaki
$1394
78 km or 48 mi Maardu
$1372
83 km or 51 mi Tallinn
$1601
86 km or 53 mi Raseborg
$1566
96 km or 59 mi Hameenlinna
$1444
98 km or 61 mi Lahti
$1618
102 km or 63 mi Salo
$1589
115 km or 72 mi Kotka
$1516
122 km or 76 mi Rakvere
$999
124 km or 77 mi Kouvola
$1561
131 km or 81 mi Valkeakoski
$1570
132 km or 82 mi Hamina
$1516
143 km or 89 mi Kaarina
$1521
150 km or 93 mi Turku
$1545
156 km or 97 mi Raisio
$1524
157 km or 98 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1089
160 km or 100 mi Tampere
$1422
164 km or 102 mi Nokia
$1437
169 km or 105 mi Ylojarvi
$1438
170 km or 106 mi Sastamala
$1476
181 km or 113 mi Sillamae
$1064
188 km or 117 mi Jamsa
$1503
201 km or 125 mi Parnu
$1184
203 km or 126 mi Lappeenranta
$1454
203 km or 126 mi Narva
$1083
205 km or 127 mi Viljandi
$1041
210 km or 131 mi Mikkeli
$1386
214 km or 133 mi Rauma
$1353
224 km or 139 mi Pori
$1363
224 km or 139 mi Tartu
$1174

Cities near New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1313
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$942
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$1030
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$802
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$868
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$993
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$695
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$1006
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$914
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$894
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$894
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$914
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$628
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$634
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$854
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$894
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$628
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1078
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$621
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$615
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$700
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$901
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$753
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$707
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$671
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$677
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$681
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1079
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$616
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$696
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$666
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$697
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$600
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$586
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$672
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$604
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$454
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$650
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$589