Helsinki vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Helsinki Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1816
$814
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4167
$2436
🏠 One person rent
$918
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$1517
$723
🍽️ Food expenses
$580
$393
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$76.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3006
$1362
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
78
73
😀 Quality of life
95
81
🏙️ Population
676K
1.87M

The cost of living in Helsinki is 123% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 2353rd and 6380th ($1816 vs $814) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 10th 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 1.7 months in Tainan. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs Tainan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 26th and 498th among best cities to live in the world.

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Helsinki Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.7
$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.4
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.29
$2.84
☕ Cappuccino
$4.73
$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.88
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$980
$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$796
$158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1796
$623
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1297
$643
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.9
$41.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.4
$63.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.8
$20.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.1%
1.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8076
$3010
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4860
$2215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.1
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$70
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.3
$8.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$2.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.62
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.66
$2.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.1
$17.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$9.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.5
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$3.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.88
$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.05
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.1
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$11.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.2
$5.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.2
$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.2
$9.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79.4
$47.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.8
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.3
$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.8
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$345
$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9361
$6108

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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 Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$956
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$747
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$770
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$788
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$796
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$813
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$894
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$728
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$897
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$821
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$875
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$823
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$731
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1073
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$627
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1181
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$644
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$688
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$967
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$625
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$669
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$581
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$451
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$443
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$649
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$569
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$648
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1155
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$655
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$603
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$630
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$936
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$681
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1154
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$726
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$764
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$601
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$601
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$682