Helsinki vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Helsinki Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1825
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4263
$1756
🏠 One person rent
$937
$252
🏘️ Family rent
$1639
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$569
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$85.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3086
$833
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
78
98
😀 Quality of life
95
71
🏙️ Population
665K
12.3M

The cost of living in Helsinki is 182% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 2273rd and 7238th ($1825 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 185th in Finland and China, respectively. Check Finland vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Helsinki compared to 1.3 months in Wuhan. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs Wuhan ranked 14th in China, while ranked 26th and 2438th 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
$14.3
$3.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.9
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.43
$1.66
☕ Cappuccino
$5.08
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.86
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$985
$318
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$814
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1810
$625
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1440
$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.6
$38.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$58.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.35%
4.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7893
$4486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4642
$2439
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.32
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.2
$27.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.3
$3.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.14
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.75
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.26
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.95
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.2
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.29
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.4
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.92
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.8
$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$3.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$5.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.76
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.3
$34.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.1
$5.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$91.8
$28.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$3.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.7
$71.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85
$96
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$343
$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9506
$11975

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Cities near Helsinki

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Vantaa
$1736
16 km or 9.7 mi Espoo
$1907
26 km or 16 mi Tuusula
$1498
27 km or 17 mi Kerava
$1491
29 km or 18 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
33 km or 21 mi Nurmijarvi
$1499
34 km or 21 mi Jarvenpaa
$1632
47 km or 29 mi Porvoo
$1277
49 km or 30 mi Lohja
$1257
51 km or 32 mi Hyvinkaa
$1291
63 km or 39 mi Riihimaki
$1464
78 km or 48 mi Maardu
$1194
83 km or 51 mi Tallinn
$1335
86 km or 53 mi Raseborg
$1438
96 km or 59 mi Hameenlinna
$1317
98 km or 61 mi Lahti
$1396
102 km or 63 mi Salo
$1336
115 km or 72 mi Kotka
$1349
122 km or 76 mi Rakvere
$920
124 km or 77 mi Kouvola
$1376
131 km or 81 mi Valkeakoski
$1570
132 km or 82 mi Hamina
$1366
143 km or 89 mi Kaarina
$1483
150 km or 93 mi Turku
$1532
156 km or 97 mi Raisio
$1480
157 km or 98 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
160 km or 100 mi Tampere
$1521
164 km or 102 mi Nokia
$1462
169 km or 105 mi Ylojarvi
$1465
170 km or 106 mi Sastamala
$1410
181 km or 113 mi Sillamae
$906
188 km or 117 mi Jamsa
$1414
201 km or 125 mi Parnu
$982
203 km or 126 mi Lappeenranta
$1358
203 km or 126 mi Narva
$814
205 km or 127 mi Viljandi
$909
210 km or 131 mi Mikkeli
$1330
214 km or 133 mi Rauma
$1265
224 km or 139 mi Pori
$1262
224 km or 139 mi Tartu
$1163

Cities near Wuhan

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$620
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$650
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$685
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$661
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$605
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$697
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$647
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$669
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$586
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$624
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$643
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$596
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$602
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$589
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$629
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$647
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$583
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$639
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$658
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$590
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$604
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$664
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$609
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$604
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$574
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$671
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$614
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$601
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$574
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$580
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$702
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$558
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$687
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$624
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$538
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$708
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$651
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$574
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$599
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$575