Helsinki vs Novosibirsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Helsinki Novosibirsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1947
$813
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4629
$1985
🏠 One person rent
$972
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$1698
$661
🍽️ Food expenses
$616
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$167
$61.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3432
$762
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
78
49
😀 Quality of life
96
63
🏙️ Population
687K
1.64M

The cost of living in Helsinki is 140% more expensive than in Novosibirsk. Cities ranked 2171st and 6617th ($1947 vs $813) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 34th in Finland and Russia, respectively. Check Finland vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Helsinki compared to 0.9 months in Novosibirsk. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs Novosibirsk ranked 7th in Russia, while ranked 30th and 5603rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Helsinki Novosibirsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$7.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85
$36.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.6
$4.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.72
$1.83
☕ Cappuccino
$5.31
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.3
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1053
$428
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$832
$278
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1869
$771
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1486
$505
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73
$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$94.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.3
$8.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
19.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9157
$2370
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5238
$1401
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.71
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.2
$30.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.8
$4.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.05
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.34
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.07
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$4.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.3
$9.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$2.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.25
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$7.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.28
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$5.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$3.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.1
$53.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.5
$5.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$123
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$4.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$418
$339
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13230
$4627

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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 Novosibirsk

Distance City Cost of living
195 km or 121 mi Barnaul
$802
203 km or 126 mi Kemerovo
$708
206 km or 128 mi Tomsk
$679
277 km or 172 mi Prokopyevsk
$659
307 km or 191 mi Novokuznetsk
$649
316 km or 197 mi Biysk
$745
495 km or 308 mi Pavlodar
$530
518 km or 322 mi Aksu
$529
545 km or 339 mi Semey
$510
566 km or 351 mi Oskemen
$548
569 km or 354 mi Abakan
$761
608 km or 378 mi Omsk
$786
623 km or 387 mi Ekibastuz
$522
635 km or 395 mi Krasnoyarsk
$837
754 km or 469 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$617
869 km or 540 mi Temirtau
$486
876 km or 545 mi Altay
$544
879 km or 546 mi Petropavl
$520
880 km or 547 mi Nur-Sultan
$729
882 km or 548 mi Karaganda
$575
886 km or 550 mi Surgut
$767
900 km or 559 mi Kokshetau
$685
910 km or 565 mi Tacheng
$525
1059 km or 658 mi Karamay
$472
1064 km or 661 mi Balkhash
$618
1100 km or 684 mi Tyumen
$909
1112 km or 691 mi Kurgan
$675
1129 km or 701 mi Bole
$544
1160 km or 721 mi Taldiqorgan
$678
1178 km or 732 mi Bratsk
$518
1186 km or 737 mi Wusu
$577
1189 km or 739 mi Kuytun
$583
1214 km or 754 mi Shihezi
$680
1241 km or 771 mi Yining
$559
1263 km or 785 mi Fukang
$521
1264 km or 785 mi Changji
$537
1269 km or 789 mi Kostanay
$681
1291 km or 802 mi Urumqi
$527
1308 km or 813 mi Kapchagay
$762
1318 km or 819 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$821