Helsinki vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Helsinki Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1947
$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4629
$1624
🏠 One person rent
$972
$267
🏘️ Family rent
$1698
$453
🍽️ Food expenses
$616
$213
🚐 Transport expenses
$167
$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3432
$1016
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
78
98
😀 Quality of life
96
74
🏙️ Population
687K
12.3M

The cost of living in Helsinki is 205% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 2171st and 7501st ($1947 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 106th in Finland and China, respectively. Check Finland vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Helsinki compared to 1.6 months in Wuhan. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs Wuhan ranked 8th in China, while ranked 30th and 2249th 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
$15.4
$2.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.6
$5.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.72
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$5.31
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.3
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1053
$309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$832
$190
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1869
$562
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1486
$333
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73
$40.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$61.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.3
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
3.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9157
$3245
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5238
$1666
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.71
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.2
$23.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.8
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.05
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.34
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.07
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.3
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.25
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.28
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$3.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.1
$47.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.5
$5.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$123
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$80.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$418
$322
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13230
$7838

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Cities near Helsinki

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Vantaa
$1881
16 km or 9.7 mi Espoo
$1937
26 km or 16 mi Tuusula
$1655
27 km or 17 mi Kerava
$1611
29 km or 18 mi Kirkkonummi
$1737
33 km or 21 mi Nurmijarvi
$1642
34 km or 21 mi Jarvenpaa
$1783
47 km or 29 mi Porvoo
$1561
49 km or 30 mi Lohja
$1383
51 km or 32 mi Hyvinkaa
$1546
63 km or 39 mi Riihimaki
$1394
78 km or 48 mi Maardu
$1372
83 km or 51 mi Tallinn
$1601
86 km or 53 mi Raseborg
$1566
96 km or 59 mi Hameenlinna
$1444
98 km or 61 mi Lahti
$1618
102 km or 63 mi Salo
$1589
115 km or 72 mi Kotka
$1516
122 km or 76 mi Rakvere
$999
124 km or 77 mi Kouvola
$1561
131 km or 81 mi Valkeakoski
$1570
132 km or 82 mi Hamina
$1516
143 km or 89 mi Kaarina
$1521
150 km or 93 mi Turku
$1545
156 km or 97 mi Raisio
$1524
157 km or 98 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1089
160 km or 100 mi Tampere
$1422
164 km or 102 mi Nokia
$1437
169 km or 105 mi Ylojarvi
$1438
170 km or 106 mi Sastamala
$1476
181 km or 113 mi Sillamae
$1064
188 km or 117 mi Jamsa
$1503
201 km or 125 mi Parnu
$1184
203 km or 126 mi Lappeenranta
$1454
203 km or 126 mi Narva
$1083
205 km or 127 mi Viljandi
$1041
210 km or 131 mi Mikkeli
$1386
214 km or 133 mi Rauma
$1353
224 km or 139 mi Pori
$1363
224 km or 139 mi Tartu
$1174

Cities near Wuhan

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$609
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$629
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$646
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$632
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$585
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$671
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$625
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$638
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$599
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$579
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$592
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$590
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$587
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$570
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$574
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$598
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$572
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$582
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$583
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$561
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$595
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$604
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$596
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$575
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$547
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$567
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$552
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$542
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$546
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$548
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$631
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$511
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$592
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$555
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$526
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$532
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$580
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$534
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$578
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$571