Helsinki vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Helsinki Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1936
$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4390
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$1009
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$1646
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$602
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3013
$1368
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
78
84
😀 Quality of life
95
80
🏙️ Population
676K
3.03M

The cost of living in Helsinki is 108% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 2046th and 6052nd ($1936 vs $931) 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 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 37th and 496th 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
$15.5
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.5
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9
$2.5
☕ Cappuccino
$5
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.13
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1052
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$873
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1924
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1400
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.1
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.6
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.86%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8423
$6258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5044
$4300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.9
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.74
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.59
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.03
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.04
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.5
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.71
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.2
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.5
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.7
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$84.6
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.6
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.8
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.8
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$353
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10871
$13638

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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 Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$841
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$818
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$698
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$761
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$707
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716