Helsinki vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Helsinki Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1990
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4806
$2291
🏠 One person rent
$991
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$1773
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$629
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$171
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3192
$983
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
80
65
😀 Quality of life
94
72
🏙️ Population
687K
12.7M

The cost of living in Helsinki is 154% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 2068th and 6833rd ($1990 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 31st in Finland and China, respectively. Check Finland vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Helsinki compared to 1.3 months in Suzhou. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs Suzhou ranked 13th in China, while ranked 48th and 3150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Helsinki vs Suzhou

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Helsinki Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.6
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.2
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.99
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$5.56
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.37
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1086
$379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1959
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1557
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.5
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$89.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.6
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.89%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9954
$6055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4941
$2903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.82
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83.3
$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.5
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.05
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.54
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.29
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$21.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$3.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.4
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.31
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.3
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.42
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.6
$4.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.9
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.8
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.4
$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$107
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$482
$903
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15326
$17664

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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 Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$696
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$644
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$683
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$669
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$594
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$643
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$650
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$684
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$557
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1126
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$623
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$620
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$636
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1002
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$652
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$636
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$701
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$646
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$652
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$860
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$604
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$611
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$647
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$680
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$675
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$525
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$626
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$618
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$644
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$601
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$678
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$665
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$671
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$765
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$677
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$632
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$584
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$680
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$623