Helsinki vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

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Helsinki Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1970
$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4714
$2467
🏠 One person rent
$972
$555
🏘️ Family rent
$1705
$956
🍽️ Food expenses
$620
$325
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$35.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3225
$512
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
80
8
😀 Quality of life
94
55
🏙️ Population
694K
77.6K

The cost of living in Helsinki is 95% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 2107th and 5497th ($1970 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Finland and Thailand, respectively. Check Finland vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Helsinki compared to 0.5 months in Phuket. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs Phuket ranked 9th in Thailand, while ranked 47th and 6330th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Helsinki vs Phuket

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Helsinki Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$5.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.5
$40.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.3
$9.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.24
$2.46
☕ Cappuccino
$5.51
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.53
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1088
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$830
$429
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2011
$1157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1470
$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.4
$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$96.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.07%
5.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9998
$3728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4513
$2603
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.71
$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83.3
$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.8
$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.2
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.48
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.37
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$19.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$2.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.28
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.5
$19.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.53
$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.7
$4.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.56
$2.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.83
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.3
$53.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.4
$7.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$21
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.2
$64.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$97.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$487
$565
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13162
$13979

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Cities near Helsinki

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Vantaa
$1843
16 km or 9.7 mi Espoo
$1974
26 km or 16 mi Tuusula
$1698
27 km or 17 mi Kerava
$1673
29 km or 18 mi Kirkkonummi
$1684
33 km or 21 mi Nurmijarvi
$1644
34 km or 21 mi Jarvenpaa
$1759
47 km or 29 mi Porvoo
$1521
49 km or 30 mi Lohja
$1391
51 km or 32 mi Hyvinkaa
$1531
63 km or 39 mi Riihimaki
$1419
78 km or 48 mi Maardu
$1455
83 km or 51 mi Tallinn
$1594
86 km or 53 mi Raseborg
$1597
96 km or 59 mi Hameenlinna
$1436
98 km or 61 mi Lahti
$1533
102 km or 63 mi Salo
$1535
115 km or 72 mi Kotka
$1478
122 km or 76 mi Rakvere
$1085
124 km or 77 mi Kouvola
$1383
131 km or 81 mi Valkeakoski
$1578
132 km or 82 mi Hamina
$1490
143 km or 89 mi Kaarina
$1529
150 km or 93 mi Turku
$1560
156 km or 97 mi Raisio
$1531
157 km or 98 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1104
160 km or 100 mi Tampere
$1407
164 km or 102 mi Nokia
$1439
169 km or 105 mi Ylojarvi
$1424
170 km or 106 mi Sastamala
$1482
181 km or 113 mi Sillamae
$1079
188 km or 117 mi Jamsa
$1492
201 km or 125 mi Parnu
$1179
203 km or 126 mi Lappeenranta
$1448
203 km or 126 mi Narva
$1081
205 km or 127 mi Viljandi
$1054
210 km or 131 mi Mikkeli
$1445
214 km or 133 mi Rauma
$1370
224 km or 139 mi Pori
$1416
224 km or 139 mi Tartu
$1220

Cities near Phuket

Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Ao Nang
$784
60 km or 38 mi Krabi
$836
76 km or 47 mi Ko Lanta
$806
173 km or 107 mi Surat Thani
$582
183 km or 114 mi Nakhon Si Thammarat
$788
185 km or 115 mi Ko Lipe
$747
231 km or 143 mi Langkawi
$616
248 km or 154 mi Hat Yai
$588
248 km or 154 mi Ko Samui
$735
256 km or 159 mi Kangar
$592
269 km or 167 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$766
289 km or 180 mi Ko Tao
$812
293 km or 182 mi Alor Setar
$545
331 km or 206 mi Lhokseumawe
$429
339 km or 211 mi Sungai Petani
$637
348 km or 216 mi George Town
$762
352 km or 219 mi Butterworth
$720
384 km or 238 mi Langsa
$439
425 km or 264 mi Taiping
$555
428 km or 266 mi Banda Aceh
$407
468 km or 291 mi Kota Bharu
$531
470 km or 292 mi Ipoh
$677
470 km or 292 mi Medan
$453
477 km or 296 mi Binjai
$449
507 km or 315 mi Myeik
$567
514 km or 319 mi Tebing Tinggi
$449
517 km or 321 mi Teluk Intan
$678
548 km or 340 mi Hua Hin
$787
553 km or 344 mi Pematangsiantar
$459
569 km or 353 mi Tanjungbalai
$470
596 km or 370 mi Kuala Terengganu
$550
625 km or 388 mi Nong Prue
$809
625 km or 389 mi Pattaya
$839
637 km or 396 mi Klang
$743
637 km or 396 mi Shah Alam
$741
638 km or 396 mi Sihanoukville
$766
638 km or 396 mi Ko Chang
$718
639 km or 397 mi Petaling Jaya
$783
641 km or 398 mi Laem Chabang
$799
641 km or 398 mi Kuala Lumpur
$992