Helsinki vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Helsinki Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1825
$577
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4263
$1601
🏠 One person rent
$937
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$1639
$402
🍽️ Food expenses
$569
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$75
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3086
$720
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
78
24
😀 Quality of life
95
43
🏙️ Population
665K
6.56M

The cost of living in Helsinki is 216% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 2273rd and 7871st ($1825 vs $577) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 396th in Finland and China, respectively. Check Finland vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Helsinki compared to 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs Shaoyang ranked 236th in China, while ranked 26th and 6810th 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
$14.3
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.9
$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.43
$1.26
 Cappuccino
$5.08
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.86
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$985
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$814
$150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1810
$637
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1440
$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.6
$28.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.35%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7893
$3499
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4642
$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.32
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.2
$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.3
$3.35
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.14
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.75
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.26
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.95
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$3.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.2
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.29
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.4
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.92
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.8
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$5.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.76
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.3
$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.1
$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$91.8
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$5.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.7
$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85
$65.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$343
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9506
$11076

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Cities near Helsinki

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Vantaa
$1736
16 km or 9.7 mi Espoo
$1907
26 km or 16 mi Tuusula
$1498
27 km or 17 mi Kerava
$1491
29 km or 18 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
33 km or 21 mi Nurmijarvi
$1499
34 km or 21 mi Jarvenpaa
$1632
47 km or 29 mi Porvoo
$1277
49 km or 30 mi Lohja
$1257
51 km or 32 mi Hyvinkaa
$1291
63 km or 39 mi Riihimaki
$1464
78 km or 48 mi Maardu
$1194
83 km or 51 mi Tallinn
$1335
86 km or 53 mi Raseborg
$1438
96 km or 59 mi Hameenlinna
$1317
98 km or 61 mi Lahti
$1396
102 km or 63 mi Salo
$1336
115 km or 72 mi Kotka
$1349
122 km or 76 mi Rakvere
$920
124 km or 77 mi Kouvola
$1376
131 km or 81 mi Valkeakoski
$1570
132 km or 82 mi Hamina
$1366
143 km or 89 mi Kaarina
$1483
150 km or 93 mi Turku
$1532
156 km or 97 mi Raisio
$1480
157 km or 98 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
160 km or 100 mi Tampere
$1521
164 km or 102 mi Nokia
$1462
169 km or 105 mi Ylojarvi
$1465
170 km or 106 mi Sastamala
$1410
181 km or 113 mi Sillamae
$906
188 km or 117 mi Jamsa
$1414
201 km or 125 mi Parnu
$982
203 km or 126 mi Lappeenranta
$1358
203 km or 126 mi Narva
$814
205 km or 127 mi Viljandi
$909
210 km or 131 mi Mikkeli
$1330
214 km or 133 mi Rauma
$1265
224 km or 139 mi Pori
$1262
224 km or 139 mi Tartu
$1163

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$538
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$554
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$570
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$584
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$530
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$549
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$585
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$578
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$555
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$575
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$585
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$533
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$579
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$565
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$548
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$752
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$579
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$584
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$573
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$525
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$558
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$604
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$774
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$574
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$587
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$785
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$580
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$856
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$581
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$602
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$613
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$574
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$609
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$596
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$812
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$596
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$599
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$577
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$586