Helsinki vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Helsinki Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1930
$1157
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4406
$3288
🏠 One person rent
$1002
$534
🏘️ Family rent
$1662
$1249
🍽️ Food expenses
$602
$411
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3043
$1789
😷 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 67% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 2054th and 4719th ($1930 vs $1157) 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 1.5 months in Taipei. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 36th and 310th 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
$15.5
$6.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.9
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.99
$2.61
☕ Cappuccino
$4.97
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.12
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1054
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$865
$425
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1944
$1576
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1414
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.9
$54.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$83.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.7
$24.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
1.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8423
$12353
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4997
$6211
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.1
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.1
$8.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$2.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.73
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.58
$2.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$9.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$4.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.96
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.2
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.07
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.4
$3.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.45
$7.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.7
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.2
$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.1
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.7
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$84.3
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.8
$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.1
$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.1
$86.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$350
$624
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10859
$18435

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Cities near Helsinki

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Vantaa
$1780
16 km or 9.7 mi Espoo
$2020
26 km or 16 mi Tuusula
$1574
27 km or 17 mi Kerava
$1532
29 km or 18 mi Kirkkonummi
$1606
33 km or 21 mi Nurmijarvi
$1560
34 km or 21 mi Jarvenpaa
$1628
47 km or 29 mi Porvoo
$1457
49 km or 30 mi Lohja
$1367
51 km or 32 mi Hyvinkaa
$1367
63 km or 39 mi Riihimaki
$1541
78 km or 48 mi Maardu
$1279
83 km or 51 mi Tallinn
$1444
86 km or 53 mi Raseborg
$1527
96 km or 59 mi Hameenlinna
$1423
98 km or 61 mi Lahti
$1452
102 km or 63 mi Salo
$1573
115 km or 72 mi Kotka
$1414
122 km or 76 mi Rakvere
$971
124 km or 77 mi Kouvola
$1443
131 km or 81 mi Valkeakoski
$1574
132 km or 82 mi Hamina
$1442
143 km or 89 mi Kaarina
$1553
150 km or 93 mi Turku
$1594
156 km or 97 mi Raisio
$1547
157 km or 98 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$989
160 km or 100 mi Tampere
$1531
164 km or 102 mi Nokia
$1501
169 km or 105 mi Ylojarvi
$1493
170 km or 106 mi Sastamala
$1473
181 km or 113 mi Sillamae
$977
188 km or 117 mi Jamsa
$1471
201 km or 125 mi Parnu
$1103
203 km or 126 mi Lappeenranta
$1379
203 km or 126 mi Narva
$846
205 km or 127 mi Viljandi
$969
210 km or 131 mi Mikkeli
$1393
214 km or 133 mi Rauma
$1332
224 km or 139 mi Pori
$1323
224 km or 139 mi Tartu
$1125

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1058
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1031
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$871
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$741
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$860
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$934
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$816
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$757
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$705
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$709
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$662
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$842
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1236
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$664
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$652
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$722
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$823
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$775
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$811
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$710
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1237
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$729
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$722
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$643
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$701
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$644
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$728
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$711
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$635
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$714
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605