Helsinki vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Helsinki Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1970
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4714
$2514
🏠 One person rent
$972
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$1705
$608
🍽️ Food expenses
$620
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3225
$1422
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
80
85
😀 Quality of life
94
87
🏙️ Population
694K
2.87M

The cost of living in Helsinki is 109% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 2107th and 5994th ($1970 vs $942) 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 1.6 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 47th and 351st 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
$15.4
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.5
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.3
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.24
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$5.51
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.53
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1088
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$830
$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2011
$668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1470
$459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.4
$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$88.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.07%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9998
$7194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4513
$6745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.71
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83.3
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.8
$9.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.2
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$3.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.48
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.37
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$7.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.28
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.5
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.53
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.7
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.56
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.83
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.3
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.4
$9.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$21
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.2
$71.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$487
$345
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13162
$17517

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Cities near Helsinki

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Vantaa
$1843
16 km or 9.7 mi Espoo
$1974
26 km or 16 mi Tuusula
$1698
27 km or 17 mi Kerava
$1673
29 km or 18 mi Kirkkonummi
$1684
33 km or 21 mi Nurmijarvi
$1644
34 km or 21 mi Jarvenpaa
$1759
47 km or 29 mi Porvoo
$1521
49 km or 30 mi Lohja
$1391
51 km or 32 mi Hyvinkaa
$1531
63 km or 39 mi Riihimaki
$1419
78 km or 48 mi Maardu
$1455
83 km or 51 mi Tallinn
$1594
86 km or 53 mi Raseborg
$1597
96 km or 59 mi Hameenlinna
$1436
98 km or 61 mi Lahti
$1533
102 km or 63 mi Salo
$1535
115 km or 72 mi Kotka
$1478
122 km or 76 mi Rakvere
$1085
124 km or 77 mi Kouvola
$1383
131 km or 81 mi Valkeakoski
$1578
132 km or 82 mi Hamina
$1490
143 km or 89 mi Kaarina
$1529
150 km or 93 mi Turku
$1560
156 km or 97 mi Raisio
$1531
157 km or 98 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1104
160 km or 100 mi Tampere
$1407
164 km or 102 mi Nokia
$1439
169 km or 105 mi Ylojarvi
$1424
170 km or 106 mi Sastamala
$1482
181 km or 113 mi Sillamae
$1079
188 km or 117 mi Jamsa
$1492
201 km or 125 mi Parnu
$1179
203 km or 126 mi Lappeenranta
$1448
203 km or 126 mi Narva
$1081
205 km or 127 mi Viljandi
$1054
210 km or 131 mi Mikkeli
$1445
214 km or 133 mi Rauma
$1370
224 km or 139 mi Pori
$1416
224 km or 139 mi Tartu
$1220

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$874
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$868
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$687
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$884
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$904
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$921
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$889
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$989
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1123
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$792
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1248
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$938
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$979
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$844
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$971
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$673
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$643
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$648
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$892
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$729
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$672
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1039
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$689
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$705
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$640
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$717
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$612
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$474
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$774
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$473
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$682
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$600
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1042
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$687
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$617
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$686
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$677
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$684