Helsinki vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

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Helsinki Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1947
$650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4629
$1953
🏠 One person rent
$972
$238
🏘️ Family rent
$1698
$414
🍽️ Food expenses
$616
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$167
$85
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3432
$767
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
78
20
😀 Quality of life
96
46
🏙️ Population
687K
6.44M

The cost of living in Helsinki is 200% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 2171st and 7433rd ($1947 vs $650) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 94th in Finland and China, respectively. Check Finland vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Helsinki compared to 1.2 months in Shangrao. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs Shangrao ranked 207th in China, while ranked 30th and 6933rd 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
$15.4
$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.6
$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.72
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$5.31
$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.3
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1053
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$832
$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1869
$491
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1486
$320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73
$26.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$41.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.3
$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
3.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9157
$4322
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5238
$2245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.71
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.2
$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.8
$5.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.05
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.34
$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.07
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.3
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.25
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.28
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.1
$32.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.5
$6.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$123
$43.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$5.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$54.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$418
$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13230
$28686

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Cities near Helsinki

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Vantaa
$1881
16 km or 9.7 mi Espoo
$1937
26 km or 16 mi Tuusula
$1655
27 km or 17 mi Kerava
$1611
29 km or 18 mi Kirkkonummi
$1737
33 km or 21 mi Nurmijarvi
$1642
34 km or 21 mi Jarvenpaa
$1783
47 km or 29 mi Porvoo
$1561
49 km or 30 mi Lohja
$1383
51 km or 32 mi Hyvinkaa
$1546
63 km or 39 mi Riihimaki
$1394
78 km or 48 mi Maardu
$1372
83 km or 51 mi Tallinn
$1601
86 km or 53 mi Raseborg
$1566
96 km or 59 mi Hameenlinna
$1444
98 km or 61 mi Lahti
$1618
102 km or 63 mi Salo
$1589
115 km or 72 mi Kotka
$1516
122 km or 76 mi Rakvere
$999
124 km or 77 mi Kouvola
$1561
131 km or 81 mi Valkeakoski
$1570
132 km or 82 mi Hamina
$1516
143 km or 89 mi Kaarina
$1521
150 km or 93 mi Turku
$1545
156 km or 97 mi Raisio
$1524
157 km or 98 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1089
160 km or 100 mi Tampere
$1422
164 km or 102 mi Nokia
$1437
169 km or 105 mi Ylojarvi
$1438
170 km or 106 mi Sastamala
$1476
181 km or 113 mi Sillamae
$1064
188 km or 117 mi Jamsa
$1503
201 km or 125 mi Parnu
$1184
203 km or 126 mi Lappeenranta
$1454
203 km or 126 mi Narva
$1083
205 km or 127 mi Viljandi
$1041
210 km or 131 mi Mikkeli
$1386
214 km or 133 mi Rauma
$1353
224 km or 139 mi Pori
$1363
224 km or 139 mi Tartu
$1174

Cities near Shangrao

Distance City Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi Guixi
$578
77 km or 48 mi Wuyishan
$600
97 km or 60 mi Yingtan
$586
106 km or 66 mi Quzhou
$604
120 km or 75 mi Jingdezhen
$436
145 km or 90 mi Huangshan
$620
165 km or 103 mi Fuzhou
$589
180 km or 112 mi Jinhua
$586
191 km or 119 mi Lishui
$696
201 km or 125 mi Nanping
$671
205 km or 127 mi Nanchang
$526
227 km or 141 mi Yiwu
$672
237 km or 147 mi Jiujiang
$604
246 km or 153 mi Anqing
$532
246 km or 153 mi Sanming
$616
250 km or 155 mi Ningde
$628
251 km or 156 mi Chizhou
$617
262 km or 163 mi Ningguo
$637
268 km or 167 mi Wenzhou
$753
274 km or 170 mi Rui'an
$700
278 km or 173 mi Tongling
$629
279 km or 174 mi Qianshan
$567
282 km or 175 mi Wuxue
$598
289 km or 179 mi Xuancheng
$659
293 km or 182 mi Hangzhou
$826
294 km or 183 mi Fuzhou
$628
306 km or 190 mi Tongcheng
$592
307 km or 191 mi Guangde
$642
307 km or 191 mi Xinyu
$593
308 km or 191 mi Shaoxing
$740
313 km or 195 mi Linhai
$666
324 km or 201 mi Wuhu
$672
328 km or 204 mi Ji'an
$660
333 km or 207 mi Wenling
$677
340 km or 211 mi Huzhou
$631
344 km or 214 mi Daye
$638
345 km or 214 mi Huangshi
$671
350 km or 217 mi Putian
$634
358 km or 223 mi Yichun
$618
361 km or 224 mi Chaohu
$620