Helsinki vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Helsinki Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1970
$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4714
$1684
🏠 One person rent
$972
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$1705
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$620
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3225
$827
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
80
21
😀 Quality of life
94
46
🏙️ Population
694K
6.56M

The cost of living in Helsinki is 226% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 2107th and 7943rd ($1970 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 243rd 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 1.4 months in Shaoyang. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 47th and 7142nd 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
$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.5
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.3
$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.24
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$5.51
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.53
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1088
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$830
$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2011
$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1470
$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.4
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$51.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.07%
3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9998
$3037
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4513
$1552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.71
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83.3
$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.8
$3.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.2
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.48
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.37
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.28
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.5
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.53
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.7
$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$4.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.56
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.83
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.3
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.4
$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$21
$5.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.2
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$70.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$487
$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13162
$13867

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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 Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$556
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$569
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$589
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$648
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$602
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$560
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$593
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$518
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$586
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$589
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$564
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$622
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$518
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$571
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$560
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$739
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$571
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$593
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$609
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$528
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$535
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$608
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$766
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$565
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$610
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$778
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$570
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$793
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$592
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$600
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$632
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$556
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$623
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$600
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$758
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$601
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$578
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$582
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$619