Helsinki vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Helsinki Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1816
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4167
$2361
🏠 One person rent
$918
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$1517
$658
🍽️ Food expenses
$580
$320
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3006
$1050
😷 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 108% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 2353rd and 6171st ($1816 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th in Finland and Taiwan, respectively. Check Finland vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Helsinki compared to 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs Taoyuan ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 26th and 418th among best cities to live in the world.

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Helsinki Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.7
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.4
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.29
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$4.73
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.88
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$980
$360
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$796
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1796
$749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1297
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.9
$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.4
$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.8
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.1%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8076
$7669
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4860
$4912
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.1
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$70
$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.3
$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.62
$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.66
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.1
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$6.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.5
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$2.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.88
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.05
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.1
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$9.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.2
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.2
$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.2
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79.4
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.8
$15
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.3
$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.8
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$345
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9361
$18619

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Cities near Helsinki

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Vantaa
$1671
16 km or 9.7 mi Espoo
$1879
26 km or 16 mi Tuusula
$1509
27 km or 17 mi Kerava
$1486
29 km or 18 mi Kirkkonummi
$1509
33 km or 21 mi Nurmijarvi
$1479
34 km or 21 mi Jarvenpaa
$1533
47 km or 29 mi Porvoo
$1327
49 km or 30 mi Lohja
$1220
51 km or 32 mi Hyvinkaa
$1323
63 km or 39 mi Riihimaki
$1443
78 km or 48 mi Maardu
$1219
83 km or 51 mi Tallinn
$1414
86 km or 53 mi Raseborg
$1441
96 km or 59 mi Hameenlinna
$1309
98 km or 61 mi Lahti
$1398
102 km or 63 mi Salo
$1396
115 km or 72 mi Kotka
$1286
122 km or 76 mi Rakvere
$899
124 km or 77 mi Kouvola
$1355
131 km or 81 mi Valkeakoski
$1544
132 km or 82 mi Hamina
$1329
143 km or 89 mi Kaarina
$1450
150 km or 93 mi Turku
$1495
156 km or 97 mi Raisio
$1450
157 km or 98 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$973
160 km or 100 mi Tampere
$1464
164 km or 102 mi Nokia
$1432
169 km or 105 mi Ylojarvi
$1426
170 km or 106 mi Sastamala
$1391
181 km or 113 mi Sillamae
$952
188 km or 117 mi Jamsa
$1394
201 km or 125 mi Parnu
$1064
203 km or 126 mi Lappeenranta
$1295
203 km or 126 mi Narva
$953
205 km or 127 mi Viljandi
$933
210 km or 131 mi Mikkeli
$1308
214 km or 133 mi Rauma
$1254
224 km or 139 mi Pori
$1239
224 km or 139 mi Tartu
$1045

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$821
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$897
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1073
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1181
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$728
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$731
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$967
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$894
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$813
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$796
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$770
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$747
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$625
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$814
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$788
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$648
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$956
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$644
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$627
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$823
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1155
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$688
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$681
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$726
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$664
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$630
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$671
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$603
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1154
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$682
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$649
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$601
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$451
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$581
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$587
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$677
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$616
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$443