Helsinki vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Helsinki Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1990
$961
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4806
$2429
🏠 One person rent
$991
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$1773
$651
🍽️ Food expenses
$629
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$171
$98.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3192
$2276
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
80
53
😀 Quality of life
94
89
🏙️ Population
687K
686K

The cost of living in Helsinki is 107% more expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 2068th and 5951st ($1990 vs $961) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 630th in Finland and Japan, respectively. Check Finland vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Helsinki compared to 2.4 months in Shizuoka. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs Shizuoka ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 48th and 246th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Helsinki vs Shizuoka

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Helsinki Shizuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.6
$6.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.2
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.99
$2.28
☕ Cappuccino
$5.56
$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.37
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1086
$309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$234
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1959
$491
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1557
$431
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.5
$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.6
$32.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.89%
1.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9954
$5354
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4941
$3664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.82
$1.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83.3
$21.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.5
$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.05
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.54
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$4.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.29
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$7.17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.4
$33.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$3.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.31
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.3
$9.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.42
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.6
$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.9
$0.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.8
$77.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.4
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$39.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$107
$35.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$63.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$482
$270
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15326
$16729

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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 Shizuoka

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi Yaizu
$924
15 km or 9.3 mi Fujieda
$929
24 km or 15 mi Shimada
$939
26 km or 16 mi Yoshida
$943
30 km or 19 mi Makinohara
$947
34 km or 21 mi Fuji
$1036
35 km or 22 mi Fujinomiya
$1011
36 km or 23 mi Kikugawa
$945
42 km or 26 mi Kakegawa
$940
44 km or 27 mi Omaezaki
$955
46 km or 28 mi Numazu
$1043
49 km or 30 mi Fukuroi
$928
49 km or 31 mi Shimizu
$1039
50 km or 31 mi Izunokuni
$1038
50 km or 31 mi Nagaizumi
$1036
51 km or 32 mi Mishima
$1039
51 km or 32 mi Izu
$1038
53 km or 33 mi Susono
$1037
53 km or 33 mi Kannami
$1042
56 km or 35 mi Iwata
$926
61 km or 38 mi Shimoda
$1031
62 km or 39 mi Gotemba
$1051
64 km or 40 mi Atami
$1051
66 km or 41 mi Ito
$1052
66 km or 41 mi Hamamatsu
$991
67 km or 42 mi Fujikawaguchiko
$1049
69 km or 43 mi Yugawara
$1053
69 km or 43 mi Fujiyoshida
$1054
70 km or 44 mi Chuo
$1067
71 km or 44 mi Minami-Alps
$1062
74 km or 46 mi Showa
$1078
76 km or 47 mi Minamiashigara
$1041
77 km or 48 mi Odawara
$1061
77 km or 48 mi Kai
$1078
78 km or 49 mi Fuefuki
$1052
79 km or 49 mi Kofu
$1131
79 km or 49 mi Iida
$1001
80 km or 50 mi Tsuru
$1059
81 km or 50 mi Shinshiro
$904
82 km or 51 mi Nirasaki
$1063