Helsinki vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Helsinki Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1990
$1257
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4806
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$991
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$1773
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$629
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$171
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3192
$1619
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
80
94
😀 Quality of life
94
89
🏙️ Population
687K
2.44M

The cost of living in Helsinki is 58% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 2068th and 4661st ($1990 vs $1257) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st 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 1.3 months in Taipei. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 48th and 266th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Helsinki vs Taipei

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Helsinki Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.6
$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.2
$45.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.99
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$5.56
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.37
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1086
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1959
$1285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1557
$827
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.5
$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.6
$26.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.89%
2.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9954
$13965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4941
$8309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.82
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83.3
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.5
$9.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.05
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.54
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.29
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$19.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.4
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$3.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.31
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.3
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.42
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.6
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.9
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.8
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.4
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$107
$63.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$482
$644
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15326
$18442

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Cities near Helsinki

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Vantaa
$1927
16 km or 9.7 mi Espoo
$2062
26 km or 16 mi Tuusula
$1693
27 km or 17 mi Kerava
$1659
29 km or 18 mi Kirkkonummi
$1753
33 km or 21 mi Nurmijarvi
$1673
34 km or 21 mi Jarvenpaa
$1750
47 km or 29 mi Porvoo
$1578
49 km or 30 mi Lohja
$1406
51 km or 32 mi Hyvinkaa
$1533
63 km or 39 mi Riihimaki
$1426
78 km or 48 mi Maardu
$1448
83 km or 51 mi Tallinn
$1683
86 km or 53 mi Raseborg
$1606
96 km or 59 mi Hameenlinna
$1451
98 km or 61 mi Lahti
$1571
102 km or 63 mi Salo
$1583
115 km or 72 mi Kotka
$1514
122 km or 76 mi Rakvere
$1021
124 km or 77 mi Kouvola
$1474
131 km or 81 mi Valkeakoski
$1621
132 km or 82 mi Hamina
$1515
143 km or 89 mi Kaarina
$1568
150 km or 93 mi Turku
$1597
156 km or 97 mi Raisio
$1567
157 km or 98 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1131
160 km or 100 mi Tampere
$1445
164 km or 102 mi Nokia
$1471
169 km or 105 mi Ylojarvi
$1467
170 km or 106 mi Sastamala
$1514
181 km or 113 mi Sillamae
$1111
188 km or 117 mi Jamsa
$1516
201 km or 125 mi Parnu
$1214
203 km or 126 mi Lappeenranta
$1482
203 km or 126 mi Narva
$1108
205 km or 127 mi Viljandi
$1083
210 km or 131 mi Mikkeli
$1454
214 km or 133 mi Rauma
$1383
224 km or 139 mi Pori
$1375
224 km or 139 mi Tartu
$1232

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$997
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$941
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$796
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$882
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$937
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$709
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$957
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$888
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$879
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$889
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$910
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$656
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$668
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$841
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$910
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$654
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1067
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$634
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$999
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$630
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$705
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$903
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$763
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$723
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1064
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$682
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$696
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$697
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$634
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$698
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$610
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$598
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$667
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$617
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$665
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$465
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$602