Helsinki vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Helsinki Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1936
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4390
$1240
🏠 One person rent
$1009
$533
🏘️ Family rent
$1646
$534
🍽️ Food expenses
$602
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$46.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3013
$456
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
78
40
😀 Quality of life
95
48
🏙️ Population
676K
5.94M

The cost of living in Helsinki is 147% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 2046th and 6501st ($1936 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st 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 0.6 months in Surat. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs Surat ranked 41st in India, while ranked 37th and 6339th 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
$15.5
$3.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.5
$9.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$3.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9
$2.37
 Cappuccino
$5
$1.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.13
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1052
$476
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$873
$509
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1924
$1088
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1400
$341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.1
$24.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$37.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.6
$6.53
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.86%
8.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8423
$881
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5044
$664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.9
$5.92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20
$2.05
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.74
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.59
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.03
$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23
$8.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$8.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.04
$3.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.5
$4.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$2.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.71
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.2
$0.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.5
$14.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.7
$2.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$84.6
$14.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.6
$2.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.8
$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.8
$42.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$353
$55.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10871
$1527

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Vantaa
$1782
16 km or 9.7 mi Espoo
$2023
26 km or 16 mi Tuusula
$1570
27 km or 17 mi Kerava
$1532
29 km or 18 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
33 km or 21 mi Nurmijarvi
$1562
34 km or 21 mi Jarvenpaa
$1631
47 km or 29 mi Porvoo
$1453
49 km or 30 mi Lohja
$1363
51 km or 32 mi Hyvinkaa
$1360
63 km or 39 mi Riihimaki
$1534
78 km or 48 mi Maardu
$1278
83 km or 51 mi Tallinn
$1447
86 km or 53 mi Raseborg
$1525
96 km or 59 mi Hameenlinna
$1431
98 km or 61 mi Lahti
$1453
102 km or 63 mi Salo
$1571
115 km or 72 mi Kotka
$1416
122 km or 76 mi Rakvere
$973
124 km or 77 mi Kouvola
$1447
131 km or 81 mi Valkeakoski
$1584
132 km or 82 mi Hamina
$1439
143 km or 89 mi Kaarina
$1546
150 km or 93 mi Turku
$1591
156 km or 97 mi Raisio
$1544
157 km or 98 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
160 km or 100 mi Tampere
$1527
164 km or 102 mi Nokia
$1499
169 km or 105 mi Ylojarvi
$1496
170 km or 106 mi Sastamala
$1469
181 km or 113 mi Sillamae
$979
188 km or 117 mi Jamsa
$1467
201 km or 125 mi Parnu
$1102
203 km or 126 mi Lappeenranta
$1378
203 km or 126 mi Narva
$846
205 km or 127 mi Viljandi
$966
210 km or 131 mi Mikkeli
$1389
214 km or 133 mi Rauma
$1331
224 km or 139 mi Pori
$1325
224 km or 139 mi Tartu
$1120

Cities near Surat

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$284
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$297
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$406
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$346
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$399
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$288
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$394
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$391
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$471
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$368
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$396
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$484
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$424
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$326
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$716
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$402
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$357
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$406
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$519
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$327
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$344
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$379
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$285
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$347
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$295
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$312
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$304
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$409
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$360
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$294
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$283
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$310
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$338
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$332
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$335
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$367
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$321
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$368
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$348