Helsinki vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Helsinki	Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1816	$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4167	$2706
🏠 One person rent	$918	$308
🏘️ Family rent	$1517	$820
🍽️ Food expenses	$580	$351
🚐 Transport expenses	$155	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3006	$1355
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	78	84
😀 Quality of life	95	81
🏙️ Population	676K	3.03M

The cost of living in Helsinki is 103% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 2353rd and 6071st ($1816 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in Finland and Taiwan, respectively. Check Finland vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 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 26th and 521st 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	$14.7	$4.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.4	$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.29	$2.43
☕ Cappuccino	$4.73	$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.88	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$980	$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$796	$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1796	$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1297	$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.9	$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.4	$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.8	$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.1%	2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8076	$5817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4860	$3737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.1	$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$70	$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.3	$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$3.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.62	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.1	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.5	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.05	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.1	$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.14	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.2	$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.4	$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.8	$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.3	$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.8	$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$345	$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9361	$18658

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Taichung

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Changhua	$813
26 km or 16 mi	Nantou	$796
49 km or 31 mi	Miaoli	$728
51 km or 32 mi	Douliu	$770
78 km or 48 mi	Chiayi	$747
79 km or 49 mi	Hsinchu	$897
84 km or 52 mi	Zhubei	$821
96 km or 59 mi	Taoyuan	$875
124 km or 77 mi	New Taipei	$1073
129 km or 80 mi	Yilan	$731
133 km or 82 mi	Taipei	$1181
139 km or 86 mi	Tainan	$814
154 km or 96 mi	Keelung	$967
162 km or 101 mi	Taitung	$788
175 km or 108 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
220 km or 137 mi	Putian	$625
224 km or 139 mi	Jinjiang	$627
227 km or 141 mi	Quanzhou	$644
239 km or 149 mi	Kinmen	$823
255 km or 159 mi	Fuzhou	$669
264 km or 164 mi	Xiamen	$688
303 km or 188 mi	Ningde	$648
307 km or 191 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
354 km or 220 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
374 km or 232 mi	Nanping	$630
383 km or 238 mi	Longyan	$649
385 km or 239 mi	Sanming	$603
403 km or 251 mi	Rui'an	$681
413 km or 257 mi	Shantou	$581
414 km or 257 mi	Chaozhou	$451
428 km or 266 mi	Wenzhou	$726
442 km or 275 mi	Jieyang	$443
461 km or 287 mi	Meizhou	$655
467 km or 290 mi	Puning	$569
473 km or 294 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
476 km or 295 mi	Wenling	$671
480 km or 298 mi	Wuyishan	$601
484 km or 301 mi	Lishui	$682
525 km or 326 mi	Linhai	$661
548 km or 341 mi	Shangrao	$671