Helsinki vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Helsinki Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1990
$693
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4806
$974
🏠 One person rent
$991
$449
🏘️ Family rent
$1773
$292
🍽️ Food expenses
$629
$159
🚐 Transport expenses
$171
$45.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3192
$310
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
80
40
😀 Quality of life
94
60
🏙️ Population
687K
5.94M

The cost of living in Helsinki is 187% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 2068th and 7286th ($1990 vs $693) 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 23rd in India, while ranked 48th and 5975th 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
$15.6
$3.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.2
$11.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$3.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.99
$3.28
☕ Cappuccino
$5.56
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.37
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1086
$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$471
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1959
$367
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1557
$220
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.5
$22.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.6
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.89%
9.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9954
$735
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4941
$489
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.82
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83.3
$5.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.5
$2.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.05
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.54
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.29
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$4.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$2.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.4
$6.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.31
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.3
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.42
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.6
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$1.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.9
$0.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.8
$17.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.4
$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$2.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$107
$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$482
$58.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15326
$929

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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 Surat

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$286
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$287
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$382
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$346
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$373
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$294
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$362
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$366
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$437
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$355
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$379
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$475
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$401
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$504
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$310
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$733
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$378
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$302
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$344
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$502
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$297
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$324
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$355
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$257
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$326
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$284
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$268
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$286
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$385
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$331
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$282
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$301
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$282
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$317
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$303
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$321
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$360
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$296
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$326
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$319