Helsinki vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Helsinki Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1825
$1531
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4263
$3619
🏠 One person rent
$937
$923
🏘️ Family rent
$1639
$1662
🍽️ Food expenses
$569
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3086
$1671
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
78
92
😀 Quality of life
95
85
🏙️ Population
665K
1.36M

The cost of living in Helsinki is 19% more expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 2273rd and 3308th ($1825 vs $1531) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Finland and the Czech Republic, respectively. Check Finland vs the Czech Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Helsinki compared to 1.1 months in Prague. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 26th and 273rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Helsinki vs Prague

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Helsinki Prague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.3
$8.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.9
$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$8.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.43
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$5.08
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.86
$1.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$985
$926
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$814
$679
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1810
$1804
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1440
$1265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.6
$172
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$266
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20
$22.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.35%
6.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7893
$7359
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4642
$5167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.32
$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.2
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.3
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.14
$1.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.75
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.26
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.95
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$8.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.2
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.29
$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.4
$6.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.92
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.8
$6.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$3.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.76
$2.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.3
$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.1
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$91.8
$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.7
$84
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85
$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$343
$583
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9506
$11372

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Cities near Helsinki

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Vantaa
$1736
16 km or 9.7 mi Espoo
$1907
26 km or 16 mi Tuusula
$1498
27 km or 17 mi Kerava
$1491
29 km or 18 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
33 km or 21 mi Nurmijarvi
$1499
34 km or 21 mi Jarvenpaa
$1632
47 km or 29 mi Porvoo
$1277
49 km or 30 mi Lohja
$1257
51 km or 32 mi Hyvinkaa
$1291
63 km or 39 mi Riihimaki
$1464
78 km or 48 mi Maardu
$1194
83 km or 51 mi Tallinn
$1335
86 km or 53 mi Raseborg
$1438
96 km or 59 mi Hameenlinna
$1317
98 km or 61 mi Lahti
$1396
102 km or 63 mi Salo
$1336
115 km or 72 mi Kotka
$1349
122 km or 76 mi Rakvere
$920
124 km or 77 mi Kouvola
$1376
131 km or 81 mi Valkeakoski
$1570
132 km or 82 mi Hamina
$1366
143 km or 89 mi Kaarina
$1483
150 km or 93 mi Turku
$1532
156 km or 97 mi Raisio
$1480
157 km or 98 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
160 km or 100 mi Tampere
$1521
164 km or 102 mi Nokia
$1462
169 km or 105 mi Ylojarvi
$1465
170 km or 106 mi Sastamala
$1410
181 km or 113 mi Sillamae
$906
188 km or 117 mi Jamsa
$1414
201 km or 125 mi Parnu
$982
203 km or 126 mi Lappeenranta
$1358
203 km or 126 mi Narva
$814
205 km or 127 mi Viljandi
$909
210 km or 131 mi Mikkeli
$1330
214 km or 133 mi Rauma
$1265
224 km or 139 mi Pori
$1262
224 km or 139 mi Tartu
$1163

Cities near Prague

Distance City Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi Smichov
$1383
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Zizkov
$1374
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Brevnov
$1363
23 km or 14 mi Kladno
$1188
51 km or 31 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1146
53 km or 33 mi Pribram
$1116
54 km or 34 mi Litomerice
$1038
56 km or 35 mi Kolin
$1015
68 km or 42 mi Ceska Lipa
$1063
69 km or 43 mi Usti nad Labem
$918
72 km or 45 mi Most
$1130
75 km or 46 mi Teplice
$1102
76 km or 47 mi Tabor
$1063
78 km or 49 mi Decin
$1027
81 km or 50 mi Litvinov
$1293
83 km or 52 mi Chomutov
$1127
83 km or 52 mi Plzen
$1122
88 km or 55 mi Pisek
$1073
89 km or 55 mi Liberec
$1046
89 km or 56 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1036
95 km or 59 mi Zittau
$1311
97 km or 61 mi Pardubice
$949
99 km or 61 mi Strakonice
$1077
99 km or 61 mi Havlickuv Brod
$1013
100 km or 62 mi Chrudim
$979
102 km or 63 mi Hradec Kralove
$1090
103 km or 64 mi Pirna
$1344
111 km or 69 mi Klatovy
$1083
111 km or 69 mi Karlovy Vary
$969
114 km or 71 mi Jihlava
$956
115 km or 71 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1204
117 km or 73 mi Freital
$1347
118 km or 73 mi Dresden
$1406
119 km or 74 mi Trutnov
$1019
119 km or 74 mi Freiberg
$1165
122 km or 76 mi Bautzen
$1344
123 km or 77 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1078
125 km or 78 mi Radebeul
$1351
126 km or 78 mi Gorlitz
$1310
127 km or 79 mi Sokolov
$1002