Helsinki vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

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Helsinki Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1990
$665
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4806
$2017
🏠 One person rent
$991
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$1773
$415
🍽️ Food expenses
$629
$252
🚐 Transport expenses
$171
$86.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3192
$799
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
80
18
😀 Quality of life
94
47
🏙️ Population
687K
6.49M

The cost of living in Helsinki is 199% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 2068th and 7479th ($1990 vs $665) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 91st 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 1.2 months in Shangrao. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs Shangrao ranked 204th in China, while ranked 48th and 6989th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Helsinki vs Shangrao

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Helsinki Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.6
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.2
$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$4.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.99
$0.71
☕ Cappuccino
$5.56
$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.37
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1086
$281
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1959
$496
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1557
$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.5
$30.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$47.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.6
$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.89%
3.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9954
$4424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4941
$2203
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.82
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83.3
$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.5
$5.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.05
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$2.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.54
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.29
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.4
$9.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.31
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.3
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.42
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.6
$4.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$5.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.9
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.8
$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.4
$7.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$40.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$6.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$107
$51.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$76.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$482
$480
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15326
$30231

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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 Shangrao

Distance City Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi Guixi
$586
77 km or 48 mi Wuyishan
$610
97 km or 60 mi Yingtan
$594
106 km or 66 mi Quzhou
$617
120 km or 75 mi Jingdezhen
$428
145 km or 90 mi Huangshan
$628
165 km or 103 mi Fuzhou
$595
180 km or 112 mi Jinhua
$598
191 km or 119 mi Lishui
$697
201 km or 125 mi Nanping
$682
205 km or 127 mi Nanchang
$539
227 km or 141 mi Yiwu
$667
237 km or 147 mi Jiujiang
$599
246 km or 153 mi Anqing
$544
246 km or 153 mi Sanming
$634
250 km or 155 mi Ningde
$654
251 km or 156 mi Chizhou
$634
262 km or 163 mi Ningguo
$644
268 km or 167 mi Wenzhou
$763
274 km or 170 mi Rui'an
$705
278 km or 173 mi Tongling
$646
279 km or 174 mi Qianshan
$579
282 km or 175 mi Wuxue
$602
289 km or 179 mi Xuancheng
$665
293 km or 182 mi Hangzhou
$860
294 km or 183 mi Fuzhou
$656
306 km or 190 mi Tongcheng
$603
307 km or 191 mi Guangde
$652
307 km or 191 mi Xinyu
$588
308 km or 191 mi Shaoxing
$680
313 km or 195 mi Linhai
$661
324 km or 201 mi Wuhu
$680
328 km or 204 mi Ji'an
$630
333 km or 207 mi Wenling
$677
340 km or 211 mi Huzhou
$643
344 km or 214 mi Daye
$651
345 km or 214 mi Huangshi
$682
350 km or 217 mi Putian
$668
358 km or 223 mi Yichun
$603
361 km or 224 mi Chaohu
$633