Helsinki vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Helsinki Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1936
$692
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4390
$1777
🏠 One person rent
$1009
$288
🏘️ Family rent
$1646
$502
🍽️ Food expenses
$602
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$91
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3013
$930
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
78
98
😀 Quality of life
95
70
🏙️ Population
676K
12.3M

The cost of living in Helsinki is 180% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 2046th and 6979th ($1936 vs $692) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 100th 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 1.3 months in Wuhan. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs Wuhan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 37th and 2526th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Helsinki vs Wuhan

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Helsinki Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.5
$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.5
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$5.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$5
$3.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.13
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1052
$354
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$873
$203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1924
$716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1400
$352
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.1
$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$62.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.6
$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.86%
4.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8423
$3874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5044
$2284
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.9
$30
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20
$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.74
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.59
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.03
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$3.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.04
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.5
$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$3.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.71
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.2
$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.5
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.7
$6.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$84.6
$28.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.6
$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.8
$74.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.8
$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$353
$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10871
$9062

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Cities near Helsinki

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Vantaa
$1782
16 km or 9.7 mi Espoo
$2023
26 km or 16 mi Tuusula
$1570
27 km or 17 mi Kerava
$1532
29 km or 18 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
33 km or 21 mi Nurmijarvi
$1562
34 km or 21 mi Jarvenpaa
$1631
47 km or 29 mi Porvoo
$1453
49 km or 30 mi Lohja
$1363
51 km or 32 mi Hyvinkaa
$1360
63 km or 39 mi Riihimaki
$1534
78 km or 48 mi Maardu
$1278
83 km or 51 mi Tallinn
$1447
86 km or 53 mi Raseborg
$1525
96 km or 59 mi Hameenlinna
$1431
98 km or 61 mi Lahti
$1453
102 km or 63 mi Salo
$1571
115 km or 72 mi Kotka
$1416
122 km or 76 mi Rakvere
$973
124 km or 77 mi Kouvola
$1447
131 km or 81 mi Valkeakoski
$1584
132 km or 82 mi Hamina
$1439
143 km or 89 mi Kaarina
$1546
150 km or 93 mi Turku
$1591
156 km or 97 mi Raisio
$1544
157 km or 98 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
160 km or 100 mi Tampere
$1527
164 km or 102 mi Nokia
$1499
169 km or 105 mi Ylojarvi
$1496
170 km or 106 mi Sastamala
$1469
181 km or 113 mi Sillamae
$979
188 km or 117 mi Jamsa
$1467
201 km or 125 mi Parnu
$1102
203 km or 126 mi Lappeenranta
$1378
203 km or 126 mi Narva
$846
205 km or 127 mi Viljandi
$966
210 km or 131 mi Mikkeli
$1389
214 km or 133 mi Rauma
$1331
224 km or 139 mi Pori
$1325
224 km or 139 mi Tartu
$1120

Cities near Wuhan

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$646
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$681
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$705
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$674
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$626
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$714
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$663
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$676
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$610
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$647
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$659
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$614
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$612
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$606
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$647
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$646
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$592
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$650
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$683
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$599
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$623
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$670
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$605
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$612
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$566
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$636
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$614
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$599
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$575
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$573
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$706
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$552
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$658
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$622
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$521
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$642
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$659
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$580
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$619
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$611