Helsinki vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

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Helsinki Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1970
$1979
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4714
$4492
🏠 One person rent
$972
$1227
🏘️ Family rent
$1705
$2071
🍽️ Food expenses
$620
$449
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3225
$2218
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
80
94
😀 Quality of life
94
87
🏙️ Population
694K
1.86M

The cost of living in Helsinki is 0.4% less expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 2107th and 2081st ($1970 vs $1979) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Finland and Poland, respectively. Check Finland vs Poland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Helsinki compared to 1.1 months in Warsaw. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 47th and 335th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Helsinki vs Warsaw

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Helsinki Warsaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.5
$53.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.3
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.24
$5.19
☕ Cappuccino
$5.51
$4.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.53
$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1088
$1266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$830
$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2011
$2296
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1470
$1584
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.4
$212
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$325
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$20
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.07%
6.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9998
$6270
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4513
$4047
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.71
$1.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83.3
$35.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.8
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.2
$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.48
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.37
$4.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$8.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$3.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.28
$3.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.5
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.53
$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.7
$6.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$11.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.56
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.83
$3.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$3.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.3
$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.4
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$75.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$21
$24.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.2
$110
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$487
$591
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13162
$15882

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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 Warsaw

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Pruszkow
$1570
19 km or 12 mi Otwock
$1540
68 km or 42 mi Skierniewice
$1227
79 km or 49 mi Ciechanow
$1253
85 km or 53 mi Siedlce
$1023
91 km or 56 mi Radom
$1030
98 km or 61 mi Plock
$1162
103 km or 64 mi Ostroleka
$1165
110 km or 68 mi Pulawy
$1262
114 km or 71 mi Kutno
$1222
119 km or 74 mi Lodz
$1322
127 km or 79 mi Lomza
$1060
130 km or 81 mi Piotrkow Trybunalski
$1024
143 km or 89 mi Wloclawek
$976
144 km or 89 mi Biala Podlaska
$1078
145 km or 90 mi Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski
$1173
149 km or 92 mi Belchatow
$1137
152 km or 94 mi Lublin
$1305
152 km or 94 mi Kielce
$1170
159 km or 99 mi Swidnik
$1260
175 km or 109 mi Bialystok
$1229
178 km or 110 mi Olsztyn
$1454
180 km or 112 mi Brest
$669
186 km or 115 mi Torun
$925
187 km or 116 mi Tarnobrzeg
$1241
198 km or 123 mi Inowroclaw
$1235
199 km or 123 mi Elk
$1170
206 km or 128 mi Czestochowa
$1043
207 km or 129 mi Chelm
$1205
208 km or 129 mi Grudziadz
$1215
208 km or 129 mi Kalisz
$954
217 km or 135 mi Mielec
$868
228 km or 141 mi Bydgoszcz
$1102
236 km or 146 mi Gniezno
$1216
241 km or 150 mi Malbork
$1226
243 km or 151 mi Elblag
$1010
243 km or 151 mi Suwalki
$1114
245 km or 152 mi Tarnow
$980
246 km or 153 mi Dabrowa Gornicza
$1105
247 km or 153 mi Grodno
$445