Helsinki vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Helsinki Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1970
$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4714
$3146
🏠 One person rent
$972
$636
🏘️ Family rent
$1705
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$620
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3225
$1068
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
80
99
😀 Quality of life
94
76
🏙️ Population
694K
24.9M

The cost of living in Helsinki is 72% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 2107th and 4880th ($1970 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Finland and China, respectively. Check Finland vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Helsinki compared to 0.9 months in Shanghai. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 47th and 1178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Helsinki vs Shanghai

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Helsinki Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.5
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.3
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.24
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$5.51
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.53
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1088
$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$830
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2011
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1470
$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.4
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.07%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9998
$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4513
$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.71
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83.3
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.8
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.2
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.48
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.37
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.28
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.5
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.53
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.7
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.56
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.83
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.3
$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.4
$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$21
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.2
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$487
$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13162
$27610

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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 Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1030
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$708
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$726
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$725
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$798
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$643
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$678
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$581
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$680
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$658
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$571
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$660
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$645
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$670
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$663
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$636
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$659
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$899
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$651
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$664
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$657
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$627
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$667
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$623
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$693
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$691
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$623
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$644
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$661
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$696
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$693
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$620
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$677
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$684
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$644
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$789