Helsinki vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Helsinki Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1936
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4390
$2477
🏠 One person rent
$1009
$324
🏘️ Family rent
$1646
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$602
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3013
$1084
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
78
93
😀 Quality of life
95
83
🏙️ Population
676K
2.33M

The cost of living in Helsinki is 123% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 2046th and 6227th ($1936 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th 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 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 37th and 388th among best cities to live in the world.

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Helsinki Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.5
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.5
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$5
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.13
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1052
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$873
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1924
$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1400
$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.1
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$69.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.6
$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.86%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8423
$7902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5044
$4753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.9
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20
$8.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$3.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.74
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.59
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.03
$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.04
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.5
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$9.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$7.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.71
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.2
$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.5
$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.7
$9.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$84.6
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.6
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.8
$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.8
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$353
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10871
$13630

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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 Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$828
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$864
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1060
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1158
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$698
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$745
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1028
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$931
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$841
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$818
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$761
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$707
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$661
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$841
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$801
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$683
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$666
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$654
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$821
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1229
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$807
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$719
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$776
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$731
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$673
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$712
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$642
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1231
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$719
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$702
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$643
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$592
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$605
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$731
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$708
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$633
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$691