Helsinki vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Helsinki Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1947
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4629
$1842
🏠 One person rent
$972
$274
🏘️ Family rent
$1698
$483
🍽️ Food expenses
$616
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$167
$65.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3432
$940
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
78
89
😀 Quality of life
96
74
🏙️ Population
687K
13.9M

The cost of living in Helsinki is 201% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 2171st and 7452nd ($1947 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 98th in Finland and China, respectively. Check Finland vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Helsinki compared to 1.5 months in Tianjin. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs Tianjin ranked 9th in China, while ranked 30th and 2435th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Helsinki vs Tianjin

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Helsinki Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85
$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.6
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.72
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$5.31
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.3
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1053
$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$832
$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1869
$586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1486
$390
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$46.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.3
$7.05
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9157
$5873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5238
$2154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.71
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.2
$11.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.8
$4.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.05
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.34
$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.07
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.3
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.25
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$8.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.28
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$5.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.1
$14.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.5
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$123
$57
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$77.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$418
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13230
$18657

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Cities near Helsinki

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Vantaa
$1881
16 km or 9.7 mi Espoo
$1937
26 km or 16 mi Tuusula
$1655
27 km or 17 mi Kerava
$1611
29 km or 18 mi Kirkkonummi
$1737
33 km or 21 mi Nurmijarvi
$1642
34 km or 21 mi Jarvenpaa
$1783
47 km or 29 mi Porvoo
$1561
49 km or 30 mi Lohja
$1383
51 km or 32 mi Hyvinkaa
$1546
63 km or 39 mi Riihimaki
$1394
78 km or 48 mi Maardu
$1372
83 km or 51 mi Tallinn
$1601
86 km or 53 mi Raseborg
$1566
96 km or 59 mi Hameenlinna
$1444
98 km or 61 mi Lahti
$1618
102 km or 63 mi Salo
$1589
115 km or 72 mi Kotka
$1516
122 km or 76 mi Rakvere
$999
124 km or 77 mi Kouvola
$1561
131 km or 81 mi Valkeakoski
$1570
132 km or 82 mi Hamina
$1516
143 km or 89 mi Kaarina
$1521
150 km or 93 mi Turku
$1545
156 km or 97 mi Raisio
$1524
157 km or 98 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1089
160 km or 100 mi Tampere
$1422
164 km or 102 mi Nokia
$1437
169 km or 105 mi Ylojarvi
$1438
170 km or 106 mi Sastamala
$1476
181 km or 113 mi Sillamae
$1064
188 km or 117 mi Jamsa
$1503
201 km or 125 mi Parnu
$1184
203 km or 126 mi Lappeenranta
$1454
203 km or 126 mi Narva
$1083
205 km or 127 mi Viljandi
$1041
210 km or 131 mi Mikkeli
$1386
214 km or 133 mi Rauma
$1353
224 km or 139 mi Pori
$1363
224 km or 139 mi Tartu
$1174

Cities near Tianjin

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$641
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$707
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$634
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$619
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$750
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$638
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$688
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$565
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1029
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$724
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$634
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$558
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$564
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$660
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$614
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$456
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$580
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$616
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$533
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$505
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$480
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$574
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$454
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$741
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$694
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$654
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$523
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$558
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$527
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$499
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$535
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$527
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$615
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$544
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$550
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$562
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$505
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$652
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$548
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$573