Helsinki vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Helsinki Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1825
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4263
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$937
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$1639
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$569
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3086
$1524
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
78
96
😀 Quality of life
95
80
🏙️ Population
665K
17.5M

The cost of living in Helsinki is 94% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 2273rd and 5744th ($1825 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 16th 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 1.6 months in Shenzhen. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 26th and 460th among best cities to live in the world.

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Helsinki Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.3
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.9
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.43
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$5.08
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.86
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$985
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$814
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1810
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1440
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.6
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.35%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7893
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4642
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.32
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.2
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.3
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.14
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.75
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.26
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.95
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.2
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.29
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.4
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.92
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.8
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.76
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.3
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.1
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$91.8
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.7
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$343
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9506
$24305

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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 Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584