Helsinki vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Helsinki Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1936
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4390
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$1009
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$1646
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$602
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3013
$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 2046th and 4715th ($1936 vs $1158) 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 37th and 311th 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
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.5
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$5
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.13
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1052
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$873
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1924
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1400
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.1
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.6
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.86%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8423
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5044
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.9
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20
$8.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.74
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.59
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.03
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.04
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.5
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.71
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.2
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.5
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.7
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$84.6
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.6
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.8
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.8
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$353
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10871
$18424

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Cities near Helsinki

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Vantaa
$1782
16 km or 9.7 mi Espoo
$2023
26 km or 16 mi Tuusula
$1570
27 km or 17 mi Kerava
$1532
29 km or 18 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
33 km or 21 mi Nurmijarvi
$1562
34 km or 21 mi Jarvenpaa
$1631
47 km or 29 mi Porvoo
$1453
49 km or 30 mi Lohja
$1363
51 km or 32 mi Hyvinkaa
$1360
63 km or 39 mi Riihimaki
$1534
78 km or 48 mi Maardu
$1278
83 km or 51 mi Tallinn
$1447
86 km or 53 mi Raseborg
$1525
96 km or 59 mi Hameenlinna
$1431
98 km or 61 mi Lahti
$1453
102 km or 63 mi Salo
$1571
115 km or 72 mi Kotka
$1416
122 km or 76 mi Rakvere
$973
124 km or 77 mi Kouvola
$1447
131 km or 81 mi Valkeakoski
$1584
132 km or 82 mi Hamina
$1439
143 km or 89 mi Kaarina
$1546
150 km or 93 mi Turku
$1591
156 km or 97 mi Raisio
$1544
157 km or 98 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
160 km or 100 mi Tampere
$1527
164 km or 102 mi Nokia
$1499
169 km or 105 mi Ylojarvi
$1496
170 km or 106 mi Sastamala
$1469
181 km or 113 mi Sillamae
$979
188 km or 117 mi Jamsa
$1467
201 km or 125 mi Parnu
$1102
203 km or 126 mi Lappeenranta
$1378
203 km or 126 mi Narva
$846
205 km or 127 mi Viljandi
$966
210 km or 131 mi Mikkeli
$1389
214 km or 133 mi Rauma
$1331
224 km or 139 mi Pori
$1325
224 km or 139 mi Tartu
$1120

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605