Helsinki vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Helsinki Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1825
$331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4263
$799
🏠 One person rent
$937
$128
🏘️ Family rent
$1639
$227
🍽️ Food expenses
$569
$119
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3086
$138
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
78
67
😀 Quality of life
95
35
🏙️ Population
665K
2.1M

The cost of living in Helsinki is 452% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 2273rd and 9155th ($1825 vs $331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 11th 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 0.4 months in Rawalpindi. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs Rawalpindi ranked 8th in Pakistan, while ranked 26th and 7850th among best cities to live in the world.

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Helsinki Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.3
$1.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.9
$8.01
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$3.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.43
$1.36
☕ Cappuccino
$5.08
$1.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.86
$0.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$985
$90.1
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$814
$71.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1810
$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1440
$136
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.6
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$60.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20
$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.35%
20.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7893
$714
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4642
$274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.32
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.2
$10.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.3
$6.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.14
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.75
$0.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.26
$1.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.95
$3.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$3.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.2
$3.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.29
$0.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.4
$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.92
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.8
$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$1.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.76
$0.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.3
$7.87
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.1
$3.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$91.8
$4.55
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$1.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.7
$12.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85
$43.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$343
$36
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9506
$1496

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Islamabad
$389
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$238
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$278
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$335
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$281
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$311
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$277
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$307
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$352
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$393
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$330
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$303
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$298
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$399
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$240
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$344
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$268
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$337
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$289
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$386
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$347
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$364
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$337
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$260
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$508
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$399
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$423
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$290
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$394
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$449
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$567
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$328
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$338
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$448
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$307
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$455
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$401
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$282