Helsinki vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Helsinki Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1816
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4167
$2829
🏠 One person rent
$918
$312
🏘️ Family rent
$1517
$768
🍽️ Food expenses
$580
$326
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3006
$1146
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
78
70
😀 Quality of life
95
68
🏙️ Population
676K
12.7M

The cost of living in Helsinki is 109% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 2353rd and 6198th ($1816 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 18th in Finland and China, respectively. Check Finland vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Helsinki compared to 1.3 months in Suzhou. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs Suzhou ranked 26th in China, while ranked 26th and 3351st 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
$14.7
$4.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.4
$41.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$5.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.29
$4.13
 Cappuccino
$4.73
$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.88
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$980
$386
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$796
$200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1796
$1199
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1297
$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.9
$59.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.4
$93.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.8
$14.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.1%
4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8076
$6107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4860
$3223
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.1
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$70
$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.3
$4.55
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$2.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.62
$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.66
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.1
$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$4.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.5
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.88
$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.05
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.1
$4.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.2
$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.2
$77.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.2
$6.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79.4
$75.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.8
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.3
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.8
$79.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$345
$1457
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9361
$17431

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Cities near Helsinki

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Vantaa
$1671
16 km or 9.7 mi Espoo
$1879
26 km or 16 mi Tuusula
$1509
27 km or 17 mi Kerava
$1486
29 km or 18 mi Kirkkonummi
$1509
33 km or 21 mi Nurmijarvi
$1479
34 km or 21 mi Jarvenpaa
$1533
47 km or 29 mi Porvoo
$1327
49 km or 30 mi Lohja
$1220
51 km or 32 mi Hyvinkaa
$1323
63 km or 39 mi Riihimaki
$1443
78 km or 48 mi Maardu
$1219
83 km or 51 mi Tallinn
$1414
86 km or 53 mi Raseborg
$1441
96 km or 59 mi Hameenlinna
$1309
98 km or 61 mi Lahti
$1398
102 km or 63 mi Salo
$1396
115 km or 72 mi Kotka
$1286
122 km or 76 mi Rakvere
$899
124 km or 77 mi Kouvola
$1355
131 km or 81 mi Valkeakoski
$1544
132 km or 82 mi Hamina
$1329
143 km or 89 mi Kaarina
$1450
150 km or 93 mi Turku
$1495
156 km or 97 mi Raisio
$1450
157 km or 98 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$973
160 km or 100 mi Tampere
$1464
164 km or 102 mi Nokia
$1432
169 km or 105 mi Ylojarvi
$1426
170 km or 106 mi Sastamala
$1391
181 km or 113 mi Sillamae
$952
188 km or 117 mi Jamsa
$1394
201 km or 125 mi Parnu
$1064
203 km or 126 mi Lappeenranta
$1295
203 km or 126 mi Narva
$953
205 km or 127 mi Viljandi
$933
210 km or 131 mi Mikkeli
$1308
214 km or 133 mi Rauma
$1254
224 km or 139 mi Pori
$1239
224 km or 139 mi Tartu
$1045

Cities near Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$700
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$645
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$670
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$665
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$573
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$640
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$670
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$657
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$695
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$602
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1097
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$702
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$631
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$643
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$984
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$654
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$636
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$701
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$644
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$650
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$805
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$607
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$603
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$643
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$716
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$644
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$522
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$621
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$620
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$642
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$592
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$665
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$672
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$708
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$746
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$665
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$621
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$590
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$691
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$613