Helsinki vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Helsinki Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1970
$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4714
$2637
🏠 One person rent
$972
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$1705
$706
🍽️ Food expenses
$620
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3225
$1536
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
80
93
😀 Quality of life
94
89
🏙️ Population
694K
2.36M

The cost of living in Helsinki is 99% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 2107th and 5651st ($1970 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd 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 1.6 months in Taoyuan. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 47th and 245th 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
$15.4
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.5
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.3
$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.24
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$5.51
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.53
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1088
$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$830
$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2011
$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1470
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.4
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.07%
2.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9998
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4513
$4746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.71
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83.3
$38.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.8
$9.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.2
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.48
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.37
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$9.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$3.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.28
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.5
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.53
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.7
$5.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$9.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.56
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.83
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.3
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.4
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$21
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.2
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$487
$526
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13162
$19490

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Cities near Helsinki

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Vantaa
$1843
16 km or 9.7 mi Espoo
$1974
26 km or 16 mi Tuusula
$1698
27 km or 17 mi Kerava
$1673
29 km or 18 mi Kirkkonummi
$1684
33 km or 21 mi Nurmijarvi
$1644
34 km or 21 mi Jarvenpaa
$1759
47 km or 29 mi Porvoo
$1521
49 km or 30 mi Lohja
$1391
51 km or 32 mi Hyvinkaa
$1531
63 km or 39 mi Riihimaki
$1419
78 km or 48 mi Maardu
$1455
83 km or 51 mi Tallinn
$1594
86 km or 53 mi Raseborg
$1597
96 km or 59 mi Hameenlinna
$1436
98 km or 61 mi Lahti
$1533
102 km or 63 mi Salo
$1535
115 km or 72 mi Kotka
$1478
122 km or 76 mi Rakvere
$1085
124 km or 77 mi Kouvola
$1383
131 km or 81 mi Valkeakoski
$1578
132 km or 82 mi Hamina
$1490
143 km or 89 mi Kaarina
$1529
150 km or 93 mi Turku
$1560
156 km or 97 mi Raisio
$1531
157 km or 98 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1104
160 km or 100 mi Tampere
$1407
164 km or 102 mi Nokia
$1439
169 km or 105 mi Ylojarvi
$1424
170 km or 106 mi Sastamala
$1482
181 km or 113 mi Sillamae
$1079
188 km or 117 mi Jamsa
$1492
201 km or 125 mi Parnu
$1179
203 km or 126 mi Lappeenranta
$1448
203 km or 126 mi Narva
$1081
205 km or 127 mi Viljandi
$1054
210 km or 131 mi Mikkeli
$1445
214 km or 133 mi Rauma
$1370
224 km or 139 mi Pori
$1416
224 km or 139 mi Tartu
$1220

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$889
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$921
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1123
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1248
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$687
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$792
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$979
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$942
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$874
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$868
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$884
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$904
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$673
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$938
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$844
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$672
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$971
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$648
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$643
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$892
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1039
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$729
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$717
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$774
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$702
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$689
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$687
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$640
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1042
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$686
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$705
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$677
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$617
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$474
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$612
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$611
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$696
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$628
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$473