Helsinki vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Helsinki Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1990
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4806
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$991
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$1773
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$629
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$171
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3192
$1411
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
80
85
😀 Quality of life
94
86
🏙️ Population
687K
2.87M

The cost of living in Helsinki is 108% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 2068th and 5984th ($1990 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Finland and Taiwan, respectively. Check Finland vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Helsinki compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 48th and 409th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Helsinki vs Taichung

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Helsinki Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.6
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.2
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.99
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$5.56
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.37
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1086
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1959
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1557
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.5
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.6
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.89%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9954
$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4941
$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.82
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83.3
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.5
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.05
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.54
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.29
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.4
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.31
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.3
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.42
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.6
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.9
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.8
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.4
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$107
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$482
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15326
$17495

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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 Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665