Helsinki vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Helsinki Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1947
$1313
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4629
$3273
🏠 One person rent
$972
$637
🏘️ Family rent
$1698
$1099
🍽️ Food expenses
$616
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$167
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3432
$1659
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
78
94
😀 Quality of life
96
87
🏙️ Population
687K
2.6M

The cost of living in Helsinki is 48% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 2171st and 4455th ($1947 vs $1313) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Finland and Taiwan, respectively. Check Finland vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Helsinki compared to 1.3 months in Taipei. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs Taipei ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 30th and 388th 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
$15.4
$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85
$39.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.6
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.72
$2.9
☕ Cappuccino
$5.31
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.3
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1053
$718
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$832
$524
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1869
$1272
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1486
$931
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73
$48.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$74.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.3
$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9157
$14287
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5238
$8078
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.71
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.2
$38.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.8
$9.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.05
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$3.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.34
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.07
$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$9.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.3
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$4.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$3.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.25
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.28
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$7.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.1
$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.5
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$123
$35.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$66.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$418
$618
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13230
$17567

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Cities near Helsinki

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Vantaa
$1881
16 km or 9.7 mi Espoo
$1937
26 km or 16 mi Tuusula
$1655
27 km or 17 mi Kerava
$1611
29 km or 18 mi Kirkkonummi
$1737
33 km or 21 mi Nurmijarvi
$1642
34 km or 21 mi Jarvenpaa
$1783
47 km or 29 mi Porvoo
$1561
49 km or 30 mi Lohja
$1383
51 km or 32 mi Hyvinkaa
$1546
63 km or 39 mi Riihimaki
$1394
78 km or 48 mi Maardu
$1372
83 km or 51 mi Tallinn
$1601
86 km or 53 mi Raseborg
$1566
96 km or 59 mi Hameenlinna
$1444
98 km or 61 mi Lahti
$1618
102 km or 63 mi Salo
$1589
115 km or 72 mi Kotka
$1516
122 km or 76 mi Rakvere
$999
124 km or 77 mi Kouvola
$1561
131 km or 81 mi Valkeakoski
$1570
132 km or 82 mi Hamina
$1516
143 km or 89 mi Kaarina
$1521
150 km or 93 mi Turku
$1545
156 km or 97 mi Raisio
$1524
157 km or 98 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1089
160 km or 100 mi Tampere
$1422
164 km or 102 mi Nokia
$1437
169 km or 105 mi Ylojarvi
$1438
170 km or 106 mi Sastamala
$1476
181 km or 113 mi Sillamae
$1064
188 km or 117 mi Jamsa
$1503
201 km or 125 mi Parnu
$1184
203 km or 126 mi Lappeenranta
$1454
203 km or 126 mi Narva
$1083
205 km or 127 mi Viljandi
$1041
210 km or 131 mi Mikkeli
$1386
214 km or 133 mi Rauma
$1353
224 km or 139 mi Pori
$1363
224 km or 139 mi Tartu
$1174

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1135
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1030
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$942
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$802
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$868
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$993
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$695
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$1006
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$914
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$894
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$894
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$914
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$628
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$634
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$854
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$894
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$628
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1078
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$621
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$615
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$700
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$901
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$753
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$707
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1079
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$671
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$681
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$696
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$616
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$666
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$697
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$600
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$586
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$672
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$604
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$650
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$454
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589