Helsinki vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Helsinki Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1825
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4263
$3353
🏠 One person rent
$937
$537
🏘️ Family rent
$1639
$1252
🍽️ Food expenses
$569
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3086
$1657
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
78
95
😀 Quality of life
95
87
🏙️ Population
665K
2.6M

The cost of living in Helsinki is 56% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 2273rd and 4516th ($1825 vs $1169) 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 209th among best cities to live in the world.

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Helsinki Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.3
$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.9
$33.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.43
$2.48
☕ Cappuccino
$5.08
$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.86
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$985
$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$814
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1810
$1511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1440
$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.6
$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.35%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7893
$13301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4642
$6421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.32
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.2
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.3
$9.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.14
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$3.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.75
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.26
$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.95
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$9.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.2
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.29
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.4
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.92
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.8
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.76
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.3
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.1
$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$91.8
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.7
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$343
$736
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9506
$19102

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Cities near Helsinki

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Vantaa
$1736
16 km or 9.7 mi Espoo
$1907
26 km or 16 mi Tuusula
$1498
27 km or 17 mi Kerava
$1491
29 km or 18 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
33 km or 21 mi Nurmijarvi
$1499
34 km or 21 mi Jarvenpaa
$1632
47 km or 29 mi Porvoo
$1277
49 km or 30 mi Lohja
$1257
51 km or 32 mi Hyvinkaa
$1291
63 km or 39 mi Riihimaki
$1464
78 km or 48 mi Maardu
$1194
83 km or 51 mi Tallinn
$1335
86 km or 53 mi Raseborg
$1438
96 km or 59 mi Hameenlinna
$1317
98 km or 61 mi Lahti
$1396
102 km or 63 mi Salo
$1336
115 km or 72 mi Kotka
$1349
122 km or 76 mi Rakvere
$920
124 km or 77 mi Kouvola
$1376
131 km or 81 mi Valkeakoski
$1570
132 km or 82 mi Hamina
$1366
143 km or 89 mi Kaarina
$1483
150 km or 93 mi Turku
$1532
156 km or 97 mi Raisio
$1480
157 km or 98 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
160 km or 100 mi Tampere
$1521
164 km or 102 mi Nokia
$1462
169 km or 105 mi Ylojarvi
$1465
170 km or 106 mi Sastamala
$1410
181 km or 113 mi Sillamae
$906
188 km or 117 mi Jamsa
$1414
201 km or 125 mi Parnu
$982
203 km or 126 mi Lappeenranta
$1358
203 km or 126 mi Narva
$814
205 km or 127 mi Viljandi
$909
210 km or 131 mi Mikkeli
$1330
214 km or 133 mi Rauma
$1265
224 km or 139 mi Pori
$1262
224 km or 139 mi Tartu
$1163

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1011
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$860
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$861
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$863
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$917
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$860
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$746
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$995
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$890
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$857
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$791
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$725
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$664
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$675
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$952
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$913
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$694
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1114
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$689
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$676
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$744
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$851
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$787
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$721
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$735
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1115
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$678
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$719
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$741
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$667
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$719
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$655
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$811
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$725
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$644
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$721
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$588
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589