Helsinki vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Helsinki Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1947
$603
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4629
$1608
🏠 One person rent
$972
$227
🏘️ Family rent
$1698
$387
🍽️ Food expenses
$616
$223
🚐 Transport expenses
$167
$76
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3432
$671
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
78
24
😀 Quality of life
96
45
🏙️ Population
687K
6.56M

The cost of living in Helsinki is 223% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 2171st and 7790th ($1947 vs $603) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 167th 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 1.1 months in Shaoyang. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 30th and 7090th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Helsinki vs Shaoyang

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Helsinki Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$2.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85
$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.6
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.72
$1.1
☕ Cappuccino
$5.31
$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.3
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1053
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$832
$166
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1869
$461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1486
$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.3
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9157
$2906
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5238
$2199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.71
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.2
$20.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.8
$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.05
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.34
$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.07
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.3
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.25
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.28
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$4.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.1
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.5
$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$123
$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$5.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$73.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$418
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13230
$10279

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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 Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$551
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$564
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$584
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$634
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$622
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$543
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$571
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$527
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$569
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$571
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$595
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$592
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$487
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$584
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$537
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$750
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$545
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$568
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$612
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$546
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$511
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$595
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$765
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$547
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$618
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$766
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$572
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$548
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$818
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$593
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$587
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$660
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$534
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$596
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$590
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$897
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$574
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$578
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$558
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$599