Helsinki vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Helsinki Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1970
$663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4714
$933
🏠 One person rent
$972
$428
🏘️ Family rent
$1705
$278
🍽️ Food expenses
$620
$152
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3225
$267
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
80
40
😀 Quality of life
94
60
🏙️ Population
694K
5.94M

The cost of living in Helsinki is 197% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 2107th and 7534th ($1970 vs $663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Finland and India, respectively. Check Finland vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Helsinki compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs Surat ranked 17th in India, while ranked 47th and 5942nd 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
$3.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.5
$10.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.3
$3.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.24
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$5.51
$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.53
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1088
$192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$830
$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2011
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1470
$211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.4
$22.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$34.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$7.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.07%
9.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9998
$691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4513
$415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.71
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83.3
$5.28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.8
$2.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.2
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.48
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.37
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$4.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.28
$0.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.5
$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.53
$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.7
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$1.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.56
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.83
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.3
$18.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.4
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$13.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$21
$2.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.2
$24.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$487
$49.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13162
$877

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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 Surat

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$267
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$273
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$358
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$329
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$360
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$252
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$370
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$350
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$433
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$335
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$355
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$464
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$391
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$476
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$298
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$717
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$367
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$285
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$335
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$495
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$283
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$312
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$346
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$241
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$314
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$273
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$256
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$282
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$365
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$316
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$269
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$281
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$279
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$299
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$287
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$308
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$335
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$288
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$309
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$298