Helsinki vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Helsinki Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1990
$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4806
$2515
🏠 One person rent
$991
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$1773
$653
🍽️ Food expenses
$629
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$171
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3192
$1212
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
80
93
😀 Quality of life
94
87
🏙️ Population
687K
2.35M

The cost of living in Helsinki is 111% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 2068th and 6085th ($1990 vs $941) 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 1.3 months in Taoyuan. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 48th and 373rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Helsinki vs Taoyuan

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Helsinki Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.6
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.2
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$5.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.99
$1.52
☕ Cappuccino
$5.56
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.37
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1086
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1959
$761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1557
$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.5
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.6
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.89%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9954
$8065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4941
$5166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.82
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83.3
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.5
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.05
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$3.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.54
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.29
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.4
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.31
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.3
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.42
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.6
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$7.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.9
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.8
$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.4
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$107
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$482
$541
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15326
$17081

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Cities near Helsinki

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Vantaa
$1927
16 km or 9.7 mi Espoo
$2062
26 km or 16 mi Tuusula
$1693
27 km or 17 mi Kerava
$1659
29 km or 18 mi Kirkkonummi
$1753
33 km or 21 mi Nurmijarvi
$1673
34 km or 21 mi Jarvenpaa
$1750
47 km or 29 mi Porvoo
$1578
49 km or 30 mi Lohja
$1406
51 km or 32 mi Hyvinkaa
$1533
63 km or 39 mi Riihimaki
$1426
78 km or 48 mi Maardu
$1448
83 km or 51 mi Tallinn
$1683
86 km or 53 mi Raseborg
$1606
96 km or 59 mi Hameenlinna
$1451
98 km or 61 mi Lahti
$1571
102 km or 63 mi Salo
$1583
115 km or 72 mi Kotka
$1514
122 km or 76 mi Rakvere
$1021
124 km or 77 mi Kouvola
$1474
131 km or 81 mi Valkeakoski
$1621
132 km or 82 mi Hamina
$1515
143 km or 89 mi Kaarina
$1568
150 km or 93 mi Turku
$1597
156 km or 97 mi Raisio
$1567
157 km or 98 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1131
160 km or 100 mi Tampere
$1445
164 km or 102 mi Nokia
$1471
169 km or 105 mi Ylojarvi
$1467
170 km or 106 mi Sastamala
$1514
181 km or 113 mi Sillamae
$1111
188 km or 117 mi Jamsa
$1516
201 km or 125 mi Parnu
$1214
203 km or 126 mi Lappeenranta
$1482
203 km or 126 mi Narva
$1108
205 km or 127 mi Viljandi
$1083
210 km or 131 mi Mikkeli
$1454
214 km or 133 mi Rauma
$1383
224 km or 139 mi Pori
$1375
224 km or 139 mi Tartu
$1232

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$882
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$937
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1108
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1257
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$709
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$796
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$997
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$957
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$888
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$879
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$889
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$910
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$668
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$910
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$841
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$654
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$999
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$634
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$630
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$903
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1067
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$723
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$705
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$763
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$696
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$682
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$634
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1064
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$697
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$698
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$610
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$465
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$602
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$598
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$667
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$617
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$464