Helsinki vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Helsinki Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1936
$841
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4390
$2737
🏠 One person rent
$1009
$262
🏘️ Family rent
$1646
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$602
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3013
$1275
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
78
74
😀 Quality of life
95
80
🏙️ Population
676K
1.87M

The cost of living in Helsinki is 130% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 2046th and 6292nd ($1936 vs $841) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 9th 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 Tainan. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 37th and 499th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Helsinki vs Tainan

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Helsinki Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.5
$4.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.5
$23.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$5
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.13
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1052
$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$873
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1924
$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1400
$693
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.1
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.6
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.86%
1.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8423
$2874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5044
$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.9
$20.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20
$8.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$2.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.74
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.59
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.03
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$9.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23
$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.04
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.5
$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$12.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$5.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.71
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.2
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.5
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.7
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$84.6
$51.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.6
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.8
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.8
$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$353
$628
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10871
$18526

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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 Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$707
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$761
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$801
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$818
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$841
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$931
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$698
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$864
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$828
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$868
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$821
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$745
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1060
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$654
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1158
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$666
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$807
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$1028
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$661
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$706
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$605
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$592
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$691
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$726
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$683
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1229
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$795
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$642
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$673
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1014
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$719
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1231
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$776
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$801
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$643
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$629
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$719