Helsinki vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Helsinki Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1936
$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4390
$3833
🏠 One person rent
$1009
$1005
🏘️ Family rent
$1646
$1751
🍽️ Food expenses
$602
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3013
$1865
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
78
92
😀 Quality of life
95
86
🏙️ Population
676K
1.38M

The cost of living in Helsinki is 18% more expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 2046th and 3084th ($1936 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd 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 1.6 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 37th and 292nd 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
$15.5
$9.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.5
$45.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$8.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9
$2.51
☕ Cappuccino
$5
$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.13
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1052
$1012
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$873
$756
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1924
$1872
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1400
$1359
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.1
$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$267
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.6
$22.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.86%
5.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8423
$7685
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5044
$5446
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.9
$24.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20
$13.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.74
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.59
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.03
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$8.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.04
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.5
$6.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$3.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.71
$2.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.2
$3.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.5
$64.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.7
$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$84.6
$54.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.6
$18.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.8
$89.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.8
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$353
$723
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10871
$12545

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Cities near Helsinki

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Vantaa
$1782
16 km or 9.7 mi Espoo
$2023
26 km or 16 mi Tuusula
$1570
27 km or 17 mi Kerava
$1532
29 km or 18 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
33 km or 21 mi Nurmijarvi
$1562
34 km or 21 mi Jarvenpaa
$1631
47 km or 29 mi Porvoo
$1453
49 km or 30 mi Lohja
$1363
51 km or 32 mi Hyvinkaa
$1360
63 km or 39 mi Riihimaki
$1534
78 km or 48 mi Maardu
$1278
83 km or 51 mi Tallinn
$1447
86 km or 53 mi Raseborg
$1525
96 km or 59 mi Hameenlinna
$1431
98 km or 61 mi Lahti
$1453
102 km or 63 mi Salo
$1571
115 km or 72 mi Kotka
$1416
122 km or 76 mi Rakvere
$973
124 km or 77 mi Kouvola
$1447
131 km or 81 mi Valkeakoski
$1584
132 km or 82 mi Hamina
$1439
143 km or 89 mi Kaarina
$1546
150 km or 93 mi Turku
$1591
156 km or 97 mi Raisio
$1544
157 km or 98 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
160 km or 100 mi Tampere
$1527
164 km or 102 mi Nokia
$1499
169 km or 105 mi Ylojarvi
$1496
170 km or 106 mi Sastamala
$1469
181 km or 113 mi Sillamae
$979
188 km or 117 mi Jamsa
$1467
201 km or 125 mi Parnu
$1102
203 km or 126 mi Lappeenranta
$1378
203 km or 126 mi Narva
$846
205 km or 127 mi Viljandi
$966
210 km or 131 mi Mikkeli
$1389
214 km or 133 mi Rauma
$1331
224 km or 139 mi Pori
$1325
224 km or 139 mi Tartu
$1120

Cities near Prague

Distance City Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi Smichov
$1474
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Zizkov
$1468
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Brevnov
$1451
23 km or 14 mi Kladno
$1244
51 km or 31 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1216
53 km or 33 mi Pribram
$1196
54 km or 34 mi Litomerice
$1103
56 km or 35 mi Kolin
$1150
68 km or 42 mi Ceska Lipa
$1130
69 km or 43 mi Usti nad Labem
$978
72 km or 45 mi Most
$957
75 km or 46 mi Teplice
$929
76 km or 47 mi Tabor
$1198
78 km or 49 mi Decin
$1107
81 km or 50 mi Litvinov
$1362
83 km or 52 mi Chomutov
$1051
83 km or 52 mi Plzen
$1185
88 km or 55 mi Pisek
$1186
89 km or 55 mi Liberec
$1106
89 km or 56 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1035
95 km or 59 mi Zittau
$1353
97 km or 61 mi Pardubice
$1122
99 km or 61 mi Strakonice
$1176
99 km or 61 mi Havlickuv Brod
$1163
100 km or 62 mi Chrudim
$1668
102 km or 63 mi Hradec Kralove
$1142
103 km or 64 mi Pirna
$1393
111 km or 69 mi Klatovy
$1159
111 km or 69 mi Karlovy Vary
$1024
114 km or 71 mi Jihlava
$1016
115 km or 71 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1261
117 km or 73 mi Freital
$1404
118 km or 73 mi Dresden
$1462
119 km or 74 mi Trutnov
$1195
119 km or 74 mi Freiberg
$1215
122 km or 76 mi Bautzen
$1377
123 km or 77 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1237
125 km or 78 mi Radebeul
$1413
126 km or 78 mi Gorlitz
$1364
127 km or 79 mi Sokolov
$1141