Helsinki vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Helsinki Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1816
$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4167
$2694
🏠 One person rent
$918
$478
🏘️ Family rent
$1517
$1142
🍽️ Food expenses
$580
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3006
$1771
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
78
96
😀 Quality of life
95
80
🏙️ Population
676K
17.7M

The cost of living in Helsinki is 98% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 2353rd and 5950th ($1816 vs $916) 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 1.7 months in Helsinki compared to 1.9 months in Shenzhen. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 26th and 545th 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
$14.7
$3.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.4
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.29
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$4.73
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.88
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$980
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$796
$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1796
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1297
$917
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.9
$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.4
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.8
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.1%
4.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8076
$12583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4860
$6551
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.1
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$70
$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.3
$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.62
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.66
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.1
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.5
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.88
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.05
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.1
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.2
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.2
$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.2
$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79.4
$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.8
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.3
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.8
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$345
$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9361
$22267

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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 Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2432
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2737
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$653
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$656
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1588
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$461
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$601
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$804
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$774
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$936
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$812
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$764
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$794
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$793
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$823
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$877
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$569
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$443
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$581
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$655
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$451
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$803
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$755
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$758
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$761
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$756
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$761
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$724
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$771
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$764
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$649
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$664
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$702
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$688
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$650
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$823
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$522
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$609