Helsinki vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Helsinki Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1947
$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4629
$990
🏠 One person rent
$972
$458
🏘️ Family rent
$1698
$305
🍽️ Food expenses
$616
$161
🚐 Transport expenses
$167
$45.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3432
$271
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
78
40
😀 Quality of life
96
55
🏙️ Population
687K
5.94M

The cost of living in Helsinki is 176% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 2171st and 7068th ($1947 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Finland and India, respectively. Check Finland vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Helsinki compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs Surat ranked 45th in India, while ranked 30th and 6284th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Helsinki vs Surat

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Helsinki Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85
$11.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.6
$3.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.72
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$5.31
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.3
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1053
$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$832
$484
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1869
$390
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1486
$234
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73
$20.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$31.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.3
$7.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
9.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9157
$822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5238
$576
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.71
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.2
$5.63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.8
$2.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.05
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.34
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.07
$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$4.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$2.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.3
$8.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.25
$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$8.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.28
$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$0.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.1
$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.5
$3.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$123
$14.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$24.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$42.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$418
$59.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13230
$922

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Cities near Helsinki

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Vantaa
$1881
16 km or 9.7 mi Espoo
$1937
26 km or 16 mi Tuusula
$1655
27 km or 17 mi Kerava
$1611
29 km or 18 mi Kirkkonummi
$1737
33 km or 21 mi Nurmijarvi
$1642
34 km or 21 mi Jarvenpaa
$1783
47 km or 29 mi Porvoo
$1561
49 km or 30 mi Lohja
$1383
51 km or 32 mi Hyvinkaa
$1546
63 km or 39 mi Riihimaki
$1394
78 km or 48 mi Maardu
$1372
83 km or 51 mi Tallinn
$1601
86 km or 53 mi Raseborg
$1566
96 km or 59 mi Hameenlinna
$1444
98 km or 61 mi Lahti
$1618
102 km or 63 mi Salo
$1589
115 km or 72 mi Kotka
$1516
122 km or 76 mi Rakvere
$999
124 km or 77 mi Kouvola
$1561
131 km or 81 mi Valkeakoski
$1570
132 km or 82 mi Hamina
$1516
143 km or 89 mi Kaarina
$1521
150 km or 93 mi Turku
$1545
156 km or 97 mi Raisio
$1524
157 km or 98 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1089
160 km or 100 mi Tampere
$1422
164 km or 102 mi Nokia
$1437
169 km or 105 mi Ylojarvi
$1438
170 km or 106 mi Sastamala
$1476
181 km or 113 mi Sillamae
$1064
188 km or 117 mi Jamsa
$1503
201 km or 125 mi Parnu
$1184
203 km or 126 mi Lappeenranta
$1454
203 km or 126 mi Narva
$1083
205 km or 127 mi Viljandi
$1041
210 km or 131 mi Mikkeli
$1386
214 km or 133 mi Rauma
$1353
224 km or 139 mi Pori
$1363
224 km or 139 mi Tartu
$1174

Cities near Surat

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$278
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$291
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$374
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$350
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$375
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$267
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$382
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$366
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$442
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$363
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$399
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$487
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$407
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$503
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$324
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$705
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$382
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$303
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$349
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$517
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$303
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$330
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$361
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$264
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$315
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$290
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$273
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$297
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$396
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$328
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$285
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$310
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$290
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$305
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$309
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$328
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$366
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$302
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$333
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$333