Helsinki vs Peshawar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Helsinki	Peshawar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1816	$346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4167	$824
🏠 One person rent	$918	$130
🏘️ Family rent	$1517	$221
🍽️ Food expenses	$580	$130
🚐 Transport expenses	$155	$52
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3006	$190
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	78	48
😀 Quality of life	95	40
🏙️ Population	676K	1.97M

The cost of living in Helsinki is 425% more expensive than in Peshawar. Cities ranked 2353rd and 9093rd ($1816 vs $346) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 20th in Finland and Pakistan, respectively. Check Finland vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Helsinki compared to 0.5 months in Peshawar. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs Peshawar ranked 5th in Pakistan, while ranked 26th and 6958th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Helsinki vs Peshawar

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	Helsinki	Peshawar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.7	$2.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.4	$10.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$3.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.29	$1.43
☕ Cappuccino	$4.73	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.88	$0.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$980	$106
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$796	$47.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1796	$207
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1297	$95.2
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.9	$60.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.4	$92.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.8	$10.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.1%	21.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8076	$177
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4860	$148
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.1	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$70	$7.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.3	$6.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.62	$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.1	$3.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.5	$3.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$0.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$0.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$0.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$1.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.05	$1.6
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.1	$1.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$0.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$1.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$0.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.14	$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.2	$10.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.4	$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.8	$1.87
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.3	$13.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.8	$39.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$345	$30
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9361	$518

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Peshawar

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Kohat	$379
55 km or 34 mi	Mardan	$366
108 km or 67 mi	Jalalabad	$303
114 km or 71 mi	Wah	$382
117 km or 72 mi	Mingora	$364
146 km or 91 mi	Islamabad	$442
152 km or 94 mi	Rawalpindi	$401
164 km or 102 mi	Khost	$366
215 km or 133 mi	Gardez	$386
223 km or 138 mi	Kabul	$474
230 km or 143 mi	Mirpur	$354
239 km or 149 mi	Sargodha	$458
244 km or 151 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
262 km or 163 mi	Baramulla	$273
287 km or 179 mi	Gujrat	$373
289 km or 179 mi	Ghazni	$389
289 km or 180 mi	Chiniot	$389
296 km or 184 mi	Hafizabad	$380
305 km or 189 mi	Srinagar	$354
313 km or 195 mi	Jhang	$292
323 km or 201 mi	Faisalabad	$306
324 km or 201 mi	Gujranwala	$308
328 km or 204 mi	Sialkot	$281
335 km or 208 mi	Puli Khumri	$381
336 km or 209 mi	Gojra	$342
340 km or 211 mi	Kamoke	$321
341 km or 212 mi	Jammu	$287
346 km or 215 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
357 km or 222 mi	Sahiwal	$305
381 km or 237 mi	Lahore	$411
387 km or 240 mi	Kunduz	$394
400 km or 248 mi	Okara	$300
410 km or 255 mi	Amritsar	$383
413 km or 257 mi	Khanewal	$361
423 km or 263 mi	Multan	$392
432 km or 268 mi	Pathankot	$355
442 km or 275 mi	Burewala	$356
447 km or 278 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
484 km or 301 mi	Jalandhar	$358
492 km or 306 mi	Qurghonteppa	$596