Helsinki vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Helsinki Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1990
$653
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4806
$1697
🏠 One person rent
$991
$261
🏘️ Family rent
$1773
$454
🍽️ Food expenses
$629
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$171
$84.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3192
$1151
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
80
97
😀 Quality of life
94
74
🏙️ Population
687K
12.3M

The cost of living in Helsinki is 205% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 2068th and 7564th ($1990 vs $653) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 107th 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 1.8 months in Wuhan. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs Wuhan ranked 6th in China, while ranked 48th and 2134th 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
$15.6
$2.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.2
$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$5.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.99
$1.76
☕ Cappuccino
$5.56
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.37
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1086
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$186
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1959
$585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1557
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.5
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$55
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.6
$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.89%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9954
$3218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4941
$1620
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.82
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83.3
$24.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.5
$3.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.05
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.54
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.29
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$3.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.4
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.31
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.3
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.42
$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.6
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$5.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.9
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.8
$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.4
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$3.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$107
$57.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$482
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15326
$8927

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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 Wuhan

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$624
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$639
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$657
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$645
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$599
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$682
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$634
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$651
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$615
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$591
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$608
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$596
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$599
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$585
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$590
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$602
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$583
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$594
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$596
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$575
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$605
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$599
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$610
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$589
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$563
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$579
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$561
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$554
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$562
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$568
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$647
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$529
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$603
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$570
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$539
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$544
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$596
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$552
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$595
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$584