Helsinki vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Helsinki Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1936
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4390
$3486
🏠 One person rent
$1009
$326
🏘️ Family rent
$1646
$806
🍽️ Food expenses
$602
$440
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3013
$1044
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
78
70
😀 Quality of life
95
67
🏙️ Population
676K
12.7M

The cost of living in Helsinki is 90% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 2046th and 5553rd ($1936 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 9th 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 months in Suzhou. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 37th and 3798th 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
$15.5
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.5
$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$6.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9
$4.25
 Cappuccino
$5
$4.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.13
$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1052
$414
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$873
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1924
$1304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1400
$558
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.1
$55.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$84.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.6
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.86%
4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8423
$6384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5044
$3492
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.9
$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20
$4.69
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.74
$3.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.59
$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.03
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$6.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.04
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.5
$4.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.71
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.2
$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.5
$91.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.7
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$84.6
$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.6
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.8
$82.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.8
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$353
$2003
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10871
$26560

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Cities near Helsinki

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 Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$749
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$718
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$706
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$585
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$706
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$685
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$702
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$620
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1136
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$729
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$661
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$674
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1028
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$690
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$665
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$738
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$674
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$698
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$843
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$630
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$629
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$676
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$742
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$673
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$651
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$650
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$703
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$617
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$698
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$771
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$733
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$774
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$699
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$648
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$612
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$903
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$645