Helsinki vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Helsinki Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1970
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4714
$2526
🏠 One person rent
$972
$552
🏘️ Family rent
$1705
$975
🍽️ Food expenses
$620
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3225
$938
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
80
95
😀 Quality of life
94
76
🏙️ Population
694K
17.5M

The cost of living in Helsinki is 98% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 2107th and 5618th ($1970 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 10th 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 0.9 months in Shenzhen. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs Shenzhen ranked 4th in China, while ranked 47th and 1163rd 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
$15.4
$3.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.5
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.3
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.24
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$5.51
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.53
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1088
$701
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$830
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2011
$1238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1470
$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.4
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$54.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.07%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9998
$13122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4513
$6054
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.71
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83.3
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.8
$4.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.2
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.48
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.37
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.28
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.5
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.53
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.7
$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.56
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.83
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.3
$48.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.4
$7.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$21
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.2
$39.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$487
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13162
$21140

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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 Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2396
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2663
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$678
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$694
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1734
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$548
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$638
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$873
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$785
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$627
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$954
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$858
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$777
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$801
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$908
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$600
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$793
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$473
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$612
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$682
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$474
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$828
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$766
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$778
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$802
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$797
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$758
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$739
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$751
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$824
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$705
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$702
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$714
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$729
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$711
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$892
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$528
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$648