Helsinki vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Helsinki Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1990
$663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4806
$1895
🏠 One person rent
$991
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$1773
$474
🍽️ Food expenses
$629
$242
🚐 Transport expenses
$171
$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3192
$1075
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
80
81
😀 Quality of life
94
74
🏙️ Population
687K
13.9M

The cost of living in Helsinki is 200% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 2068th and 7496th ($1990 vs $663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 93rd in Finland and China, respectively. Check Finland vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Helsinki compared to 1.6 months in Tianjin. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 48th and 2445th 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
$15.6
$4.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.2
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.99
$0.87
☕ Cappuccino
$5.56
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.37
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1086
$280
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1959
$507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1557
$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.5
$35.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$54
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.6
$7.28
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.89%
3.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9954
$5337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4941
$2185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.82
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83.3
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.5
$4.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.05
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.54
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.29
$1.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.4
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.31
$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.3
$9.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.42
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.6
$4.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$5.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.9
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.8
$14.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.4
$6.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$58.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$3.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$107
$33
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$482
$499
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15326
$19275

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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 Tianjin

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$656
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$716
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$646
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$630
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$767
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$621
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$697
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$572
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1044
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$734
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$645
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$562
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$564
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$673
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$626
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$468
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$584
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$632
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$528
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$512
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$492
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$558
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$466
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$748
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$709
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$660
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$525
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$574
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$521
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$508
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$524
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$519
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$629
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$540
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$562
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$566
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$493
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$554
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$547