Helsinki vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Helsinki Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1990
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4806
$2444
🏠 One person rent
$991
$507
🏘️ Family rent
$1773
$900
🍽️ Food expenses
$629
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$171
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3192
$1024
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
80
95
😀 Quality of life
94
77
🏙️ Population
687K
17.5M

The cost of living in Helsinki is 112% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 2068th and 6106th ($1990 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 12th 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 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 48th and 1113th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Helsinki vs Shenzhen

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Helsinki Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.6
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.2
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.99
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$5.56
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.37
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1086
$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1959
$1182
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1557
$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.5
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.6
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.89%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9954
$13180
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4941
$5913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.82
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83.3
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.5
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.05
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.54
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.29
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.4
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.31
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.3
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.42
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.6
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.9
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.8
$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.4
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$107
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$482
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15326
$22916

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Cities near Helsinki

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Vantaa
$1927
16 km or 9.7 mi Espoo
$2062
26 km or 16 mi Tuusula
$1693
27 km or 17 mi Kerava
$1659
29 km or 18 mi Kirkkonummi
$1753
33 km or 21 mi Nurmijarvi
$1673
34 km or 21 mi Jarvenpaa
$1750
47 km or 29 mi Porvoo
$1578
49 km or 30 mi Lohja
$1406
51 km or 32 mi Hyvinkaa
$1533
63 km or 39 mi Riihimaki
$1426
78 km or 48 mi Maardu
$1448
83 km or 51 mi Tallinn
$1683
86 km or 53 mi Raseborg
$1606
96 km or 59 mi Hameenlinna
$1451
98 km or 61 mi Lahti
$1571
102 km or 63 mi Salo
$1583
115 km or 72 mi Kotka
$1514
122 km or 76 mi Rakvere
$1021
124 km or 77 mi Kouvola
$1474
131 km or 81 mi Valkeakoski
$1621
132 km or 82 mi Hamina
$1515
143 km or 89 mi Kaarina
$1568
150 km or 93 mi Turku
$1597
156 km or 97 mi Raisio
$1567
157 km or 98 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1131
160 km or 100 mi Tampere
$1445
164 km or 102 mi Nokia
$1471
169 km or 105 mi Ylojarvi
$1467
170 km or 106 mi Sastamala
$1514
181 km or 113 mi Sillamae
$1111
188 km or 117 mi Jamsa
$1516
201 km or 125 mi Parnu
$1214
203 km or 126 mi Lappeenranta
$1482
203 km or 126 mi Narva
$1108
205 km or 127 mi Viljandi
$1083
210 km or 131 mi Mikkeli
$1454
214 km or 133 mi Rauma
$1383
224 km or 139 mi Pori
$1375
224 km or 139 mi Tartu
$1232

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2415
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2674
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$674
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$666
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1718
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$534
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$621
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$848
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$782
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$943
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$844
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$765
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$832
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$896
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$589
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$807
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$673
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$465
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$816
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$760
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$769
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$790
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$789
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$814
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$730
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$738
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$698
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$696
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$699
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$723
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$694
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$903
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$533
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$638