Helsinki vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Helsinki Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1816
$1181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4167
$3254
🏠 One person rent
$918
$567
🏘️ Family rent
$1517
$1230
🍽️ Food expenses
$580
$408
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3006
$1684
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
78
95
😀 Quality of life
95
86
🏙️ Population
676K
2.6M

The cost of living in Helsinki is 54% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 2353rd and 4534th ($1816 vs $1181) 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 1.7 months in Helsinki compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 26th and 339th 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
$14.7
$6.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.4
$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.29
$2.83
☕ Cappuccino
$4.73
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.88
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$980
$613
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$796
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1796
$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1297
$1030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.9
$46.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.4
$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.8
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.1%
2.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8076
$13635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4860
$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.1
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$70
$36.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.3
$8.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$2.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.62
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$2.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.66
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.1
$17.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$8.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.5
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.88
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.05
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.1
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.2
$7.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.2
$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.2
$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79.4
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.8
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.3
$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.8
$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$345
$617
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9361
$19749

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Cities near Helsinki

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 Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$967
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$875
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$731
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$821
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$897
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$728
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$894
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$813
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$796
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$770
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$747
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$669
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$625
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$788
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$814
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$648
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1155
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$644
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$956
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$627
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$681
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$823
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$726
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$688
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$671
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1154
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$630
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$664
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$682
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$603
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$649
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$601
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$587
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$677
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$616
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$671
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$451
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$581