Helsinki vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Helsinki Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1825
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4263
$3221
🏠 One person rent
$937
$359
🏘️ Family rent
$1639
$739
🍽️ Food expenses
$569
$431
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3086
$949
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
78
70
😀 Quality of life
95
68
🏙️ Population
665K
12.7M

The cost of living in Helsinki is 79% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 2273rd and 5170th ($1825 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 11th 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 0.9 months in Suzhou. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 26th and 3722nd 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
$14.3
$4.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.9
$63.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.43
$4.6
☕ Cappuccino
$5.08
$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.86
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$985
$466
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$814
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1810
$1276
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1440
$479
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.6
$57.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$87.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.35%
4.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7893
$5502
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4642
$4232
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.32
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.2
$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.3
$4.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.14
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$2.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.75
$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.26
$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.95
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.2
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$3.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.29
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.4
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.92
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.8
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.76
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.3
$69.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.1
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$91.8
$71.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.7
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85
$96.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$343
$1756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9506
$22097

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Cities near Helsinki

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Vantaa
$1736
16 km or 9.7 mi Espoo
$1907
26 km or 16 mi Tuusula
$1498
27 km or 17 mi Kerava
$1491
29 km or 18 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
33 km or 21 mi Nurmijarvi
$1499
34 km or 21 mi Jarvenpaa
$1632
47 km or 29 mi Porvoo
$1277
49 km or 30 mi Lohja
$1257
51 km or 32 mi Hyvinkaa
$1291
63 km or 39 mi Riihimaki
$1464
78 km or 48 mi Maardu
$1194
83 km or 51 mi Tallinn
$1335
86 km or 53 mi Raseborg
$1438
96 km or 59 mi Hameenlinna
$1317
98 km or 61 mi Lahti
$1396
102 km or 63 mi Salo
$1336
115 km or 72 mi Kotka
$1349
122 km or 76 mi Rakvere
$920
124 km or 77 mi Kouvola
$1376
131 km or 81 mi Valkeakoski
$1570
132 km or 82 mi Hamina
$1366
143 km or 89 mi Kaarina
$1483
150 km or 93 mi Turku
$1532
156 km or 97 mi Raisio
$1480
157 km or 98 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
160 km or 100 mi Tampere
$1521
164 km or 102 mi Nokia
$1462
169 km or 105 mi Ylojarvi
$1465
170 km or 106 mi Sastamala
$1410
181 km or 113 mi Sillamae
$906
188 km or 117 mi Jamsa
$1414
201 km or 125 mi Parnu
$982
203 km or 126 mi Lappeenranta
$1358
203 km or 126 mi Narva
$814
205 km or 127 mi Viljandi
$909
210 km or 131 mi Mikkeli
$1330
214 km or 133 mi Rauma
$1265
224 km or 139 mi Pori
$1262
224 km or 139 mi Tartu
$1163

Cities near Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$771
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$731
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$687
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$731
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$596
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$699
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$688
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$707
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$651
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1190
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$713
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$682
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$675
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1074
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$694
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$665
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$763
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$682
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$707
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$831
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$625
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$625
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$679
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$755
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$651
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$524
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$645
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$631
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$720
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$617
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$703
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$789
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$677
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$740
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$696
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$652
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$690
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$898
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$645