Helsinki vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Helsinki Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1816
$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4167
$1661
🏠 One person rent
$918
$209
🏘️ Family rent
$1517
$411
🍽️ Food expenses
$580
$227
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$74.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3006
$709
😷 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 207% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 2353rd and 7740th ($1816 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 263rd 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 266th in China, while ranked 26th and 7044th 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
$14.7
$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.4
$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$4.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.29
$1.13
 Cappuccino
$4.73
$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.88
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$980
$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$796
$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1796
$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1297
$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.9
$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.4
$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.8
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.1%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8076
$3334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4860
$2970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.1
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$70
$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.3
$3.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.62
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.66
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.1
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.5
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.88
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.05
$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.1
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.2
$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.2
$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.2
$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79.4
$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.8
$5.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.3
$70.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.8
$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$345
$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9361
$11393

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HelsinkiShaoyang

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

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Cities near Helsinki

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Vantaa
$1671
16 km or 9.7 mi Espoo
$1879
26 km or 16 mi Tuusula
$1509
27 km or 17 mi Kerava
$1486
29 km or 18 mi Kirkkonummi
$1509
33 km or 21 mi Nurmijarvi
$1479
34 km or 21 mi Jarvenpaa
$1533
47 km or 29 mi Porvoo
$1327
49 km or 30 mi Lohja
$1220
51 km or 32 mi Hyvinkaa
$1323
63 km or 39 mi Riihimaki
$1443
78 km or 48 mi Maardu
$1219
83 km or 51 mi Tallinn
$1414
86 km or 53 mi Raseborg
$1441
96 km or 59 mi Hameenlinna
$1309
98 km or 61 mi Lahti
$1398
102 km or 63 mi Salo
$1396
115 km or 72 mi Kotka
$1286
122 km or 76 mi Rakvere
$899
124 km or 77 mi Kouvola
$1355
131 km or 81 mi Valkeakoski
$1544
132 km or 82 mi Hamina
$1329
143 km or 89 mi Kaarina
$1450
150 km or 93 mi Turku
$1495
156 km or 97 mi Raisio
$1450
157 km or 98 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$973
160 km or 100 mi Tampere
$1464
164 km or 102 mi Nokia
$1432
169 km or 105 mi Ylojarvi
$1426
170 km or 106 mi Sastamala
$1391
181 km or 113 mi Sillamae
$952
188 km or 117 mi Jamsa
$1394
201 km or 125 mi Parnu
$1064
203 km or 126 mi Lappeenranta
$1295
203 km or 126 mi Narva
$953
205 km or 127 mi Viljandi
$933
210 km or 131 mi Mikkeli
$1308
214 km or 133 mi Rauma
$1254
224 km or 139 mi Pori
$1239
224 km or 139 mi Tartu
$1045

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$536
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$553
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$579
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$609
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$590
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$543
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$579
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$582
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$570
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$586
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$575
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$577
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$480
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$563
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$539
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$724
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$552
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$573
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$577
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$522
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$533
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$596
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$755
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$549
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$590
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$758
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$569
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$556
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$818
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$564
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$589
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$600
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$561
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$591
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$591
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$761
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$579
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$602
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$575
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$600