Helsinki vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Helsinki	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1816	$2267
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4167	$5517
🏠 One person rent	$918	$1318
🏘️ Family rent	$1517	$2636
🍽️ Food expenses	$580	$562
🚐 Transport expenses	$155	$253
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3006	$3146
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	78	99
😀 Quality of life	95	95
🏙️ Population	676K	2.15M

The cost of living in Helsinki is 20% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 2353rd and 1222nd ($1816 vs $2267) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Finland and France, respectively. Check Finland vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Helsinki compared to 1.4 months in Paris. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 26th and 25th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Helsinki vs Paris

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	Helsinki	Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.7	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.4	$61.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.29	$7.55
☕ Cappuccino	$4.73	$4.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.88	$3.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$980	$1388
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$796	$1086
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1796	$3084
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1297	$2210
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.9	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.4	$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.8	$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.1%	3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8076	$12726
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4860	$8943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.1	$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$70	$90.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.3	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.62	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$5.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.1	$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.5	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$2.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$9.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.05	$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.1	$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$4.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$2.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.14	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.2	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.4	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.8	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.3	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.8	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$345	$738
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9361	$16193

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Cities near Helsinki

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Vantaa	$1671
16 km or 9.7 mi	Espoo	$1879
26 km or 16 mi	Tuusula	$1509
27 km or 17 mi	Kerava	$1486
29 km or 18 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
33 km or 21 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1479
34 km or 21 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1533
47 km or 29 mi	Porvoo	$1327
49 km or 30 mi	Lohja	$1220
51 km or 32 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1323
63 km or 39 mi	Riihimaki	$1443
78 km or 48 mi	Maardu	$1219
83 km or 51 mi	Tallinn	$1414
86 km or 53 mi	Raseborg	$1441
96 km or 59 mi	Hameenlinna	$1309
98 km or 61 mi	Lahti	$1398
102 km or 63 mi	Salo	$1396
115 km or 72 mi	Kotka	$1286
122 km or 76 mi	Rakvere	$899
124 km or 77 mi	Kouvola	$1355
131 km or 81 mi	Valkeakoski	$1544
132 km or 82 mi	Hamina	$1329
143 km or 89 mi	Kaarina	$1450
150 km or 93 mi	Turku	$1495
156 km or 97 mi	Raisio	$1450
157 km or 98 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
160 km or 100 mi	Tampere	$1464
164 km or 102 mi	Nokia	$1432
169 km or 105 mi	Ylojarvi	$1426
170 km or 106 mi	Sastamala	$1391
181 km or 113 mi	Sillamae	$952
188 km or 117 mi	Jamsa	$1394
201 km or 125 mi	Parnu	$1064
203 km or 126 mi	Lappeenranta	$1295
203 km or 126 mi	Narva	$953
205 km or 127 mi	Viljandi	$933
210 km or 131 mi	Mikkeli	$1308
214 km or 133 mi	Rauma	$1254
224 km or 139 mi	Pori	$1239
224 km or 139 mi	Tartu	$1045

Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1276
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1693
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1672
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2123
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1861
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1449
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2081
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1891
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1619
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1726
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1813
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1660
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1543
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1637
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1752
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1603
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1638
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1621
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1582
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1844
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1653
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1596
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1278
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1439
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1317
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1754
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1230
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1343
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1403
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1202
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1182
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1159
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1192
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1329
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1126
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1458
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1169
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1382
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1219
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1293