Helsinki vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Helsinki	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1816	$1957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4167	$4600
🏠 One person rent	$918	$1171
🏘️ Family rent	$1517	$2026
🍽️ Food expenses	$580	$578
🚐 Transport expenses	$155	$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3006	$3578
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	78	34
😀 Quality of life	95	80
🏙️ Population	676K	543K

The cost of living in Helsinki is 7% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 2353rd and 1962nd ($1816 vs $1957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1679th in Finland and the United States, respectively. Check Finland vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Helsinki compared to 1.8 months in Tucson. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs Tucson ranked 156th in the United States, while ranked 26th and 561st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Helsinki vs Tucson

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	Helsinki	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.7	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.4	$65.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.29	$5.95
☕ Cappuccino	$4.73	$5.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.88	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$980	$1074
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$796	$919
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1796	$2008
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1297	$1650
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.9	$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.4	$234
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.8	$71.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.1%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8076	$2596
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4860	$2454
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.1	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$70	$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.3	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.62	$2.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.1	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.5	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$4.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.05	$3.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.1	$9.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.14	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.2	$32.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.4	$93.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.8	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.3	$49.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.8	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$345	$1084
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9361	$15495

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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 Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2073
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2077
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$830
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2319
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2281
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2306
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2417
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2413
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$791
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2423
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2524
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2395
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2525
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2468
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1979
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2342
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2388
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2304
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$788
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2328
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2423
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2466
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$814
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$797
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1815
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$823
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1947
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2763
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1695
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$2013
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2262