Helsinki vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Helsinki Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1936
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4390
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$1009
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$1646
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$602
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3013
$727
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
78
24
😀 Quality of life
95
39
🏙️ Population
676K
6.56M

The cost of living in Helsinki is 216% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 2046th and 7649th ($1936 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 262nd 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 Shaoyang. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 37th and 7013th 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
$15.5
$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.5
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9
$1.15
☕ Cappuccino
$5
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.13
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1052
$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$873
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1924
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1400
$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.1
$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.6
$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.86%
4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8423
$3476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5044
$3102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.9
$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.74
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.59
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.03
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.04
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.5
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.71
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.2
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.5
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.7
$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$84.6
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.6
$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.8
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.8
$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$353
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10871
$10066

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Cities near Helsinki

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Vantaa
$1782
16 km or 9.7 mi Espoo
$2023
26 km or 16 mi Tuusula
$1570
27 km or 17 mi Kerava
$1532
29 km or 18 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
33 km or 21 mi Nurmijarvi
$1562
34 km or 21 mi Jarvenpaa
$1631
47 km or 29 mi Porvoo
$1453
49 km or 30 mi Lohja
$1363
51 km or 32 mi Hyvinkaa
$1360
63 km or 39 mi Riihimaki
$1534
78 km or 48 mi Maardu
$1278
83 km or 51 mi Tallinn
$1447
86 km or 53 mi Raseborg
$1525
96 km or 59 mi Hameenlinna
$1431
98 km or 61 mi Lahti
$1453
102 km or 63 mi Salo
$1571
115 km or 72 mi Kotka
$1416
122 km or 76 mi Rakvere
$973
124 km or 77 mi Kouvola
$1447
131 km or 81 mi Valkeakoski
$1584
132 km or 82 mi Hamina
$1439
143 km or 89 mi Kaarina
$1546
150 km or 93 mi Turku
$1591
156 km or 97 mi Raisio
$1544
157 km or 98 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
160 km or 100 mi Tampere
$1527
164 km or 102 mi Nokia
$1499
169 km or 105 mi Ylojarvi
$1496
170 km or 106 mi Sastamala
$1469
181 km or 113 mi Sillamae
$979
188 km or 117 mi Jamsa
$1467
201 km or 125 mi Parnu
$1102
203 km or 126 mi Lappeenranta
$1378
203 km or 126 mi Narva
$846
205 km or 127 mi Viljandi
$966
210 km or 131 mi Mikkeli
$1389
214 km or 133 mi Rauma
$1331
224 km or 139 mi Pori
$1325
224 km or 139 mi Tartu
$1120

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$553
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$570
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$600
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$618
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$611
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$558
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$599
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$603
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$595
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$611
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$601
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$582
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$497
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$584
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$556
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$746
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$569
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$596
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$594
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$538
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$552
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$623
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$783
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$566
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$611
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$780
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$592
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$573
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$852
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$590
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$612
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$628
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$580
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$605
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$614
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$813
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$607
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$619
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$581
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$610