Helsinki vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Helsinki Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1990
$602
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4806
$1657
🏠 One person rent
$991
$246
🏘️ Family rent
$1773
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$629
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$171
$70
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3192
$688
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
80
17
😀 Quality of life
94
44
🏙️ Population
687K
7.82M

The cost of living in Helsinki is 230% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 2068th and 7914th ($1990 vs $602) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 207th 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 1.1 months in Shangqiu. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs Shangqiu ranked 334th in China, while ranked 48th and 7360th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Helsinki vs Shangqiu

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Helsinki Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.6
$2.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.2
$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.99
$0.87
 Cappuccino
$5.56
$2.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.37
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1086
$233
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$192
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1959
$431
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1557
$348
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.5
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$58.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.6
$8.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.89%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9954
$2751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4941
$1731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.82
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83.3
$15.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.5
$4.01
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.05
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.54
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.29
$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.4
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.31
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.3
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.42
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.6
$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$4.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.9
$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.8
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.4
$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$4.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$107
$33.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$67.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$482
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15326
$16802

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Cities near Helsinki

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Vantaa
$1927
16 km or 9.7 mi Espoo
$2062
26 km or 16 mi Tuusula
$1693
27 km or 17 mi Kerava
$1659
29 km or 18 mi Kirkkonummi
$1753
33 km or 21 mi Nurmijarvi
$1673
34 km or 21 mi Jarvenpaa
$1750
47 km or 29 mi Porvoo
$1578
49 km or 30 mi Lohja
$1406
51 km or 32 mi Hyvinkaa
$1533
63 km or 39 mi Riihimaki
$1426
78 km or 48 mi Maardu
$1448
83 km or 51 mi Tallinn
$1683
86 km or 53 mi Raseborg
$1606
96 km or 59 mi Hameenlinna
$1451
98 km or 61 mi Lahti
$1571
102 km or 63 mi Salo
$1583
115 km or 72 mi Kotka
$1514
122 km or 76 mi Rakvere
$1021
124 km or 77 mi Kouvola
$1474
131 km or 81 mi Valkeakoski
$1621
132 km or 82 mi Hamina
$1515
143 km or 89 mi Kaarina
$1568
150 km or 93 mi Turku
$1597
156 km or 97 mi Raisio
$1567
157 km or 98 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1131
160 km or 100 mi Tampere
$1445
164 km or 102 mi Nokia
$1471
169 km or 105 mi Ylojarvi
$1467
170 km or 106 mi Sastamala
$1514
181 km or 113 mi Sillamae
$1111
188 km or 117 mi Jamsa
$1516
201 km or 125 mi Parnu
$1214
203 km or 126 mi Lappeenranta
$1482
203 km or 126 mi Narva
$1108
205 km or 127 mi Viljandi
$1083
210 km or 131 mi Mikkeli
$1454
214 km or 133 mi Rauma
$1383
224 km or 139 mi Pori
$1375
224 km or 139 mi Tartu
$1232

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$581
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$803
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$581
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$569
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$483
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$558
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$598
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$572
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$556
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$548
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$514
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$592
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$572
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$583
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$601
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$491
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$509
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$518
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$543
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$563
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$542
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$498
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$511
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$489
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$531
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$520
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$506
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$516
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$516
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$576
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$492
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$596
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$550
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$505
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$519
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$542
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$526
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$548
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$489
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$518