Helsinki vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Helsinki	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1816	$2539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4167	$6160
🏠 One person rent	$918	$1496
🏘️ Family rent	$1517	$2729
🍽️ Food expenses	$580	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$155	$374
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3006	$4315
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	78	100
😀 Quality of life	95	100
🏙️ Population	676K	4.84M

The cost of living in Helsinki is 28% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 2353rd and 745th ($1816 vs $2539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Finland and Australia, respectively. Check Finland vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Helsinki compared to 1.7 months in Sydney. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 26th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Helsinki vs Sydney

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	Helsinki	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.7	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.4	$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$9.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.29	$7.29
☕ Cappuccino	$4.73	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.88	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$980	$1823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$796	$1225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1796	$3607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1297	$2246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.9	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.4	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.8	$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.1%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8076	$13272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4860	$7795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.1	$3.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$70	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.3	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.62	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.1	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.5	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.05	$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.1	$28.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.14	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.2	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.4	$58.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.8	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.3	$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.8	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$345	$1992
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9361	$17957

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2099
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2252
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1824
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1416
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1448
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1538
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1616
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1511
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2023
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1702
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1185
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1619
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1601
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1727
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2067
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1654
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1643
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1291
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1645
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1677
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1620
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2194
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1691
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1671
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1669
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2016
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1625
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1748
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1981
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1390
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1683