Helsinki vs Yekaterinburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Helsinki Yekaterinburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1936
$701
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4390
$1767
🏠 One person rent
$1009
$347
🏘️ Family rent
$1646
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$602
$227
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$54.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3013
$601
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
78
46
😀 Quality of life
95
60
🏙️ Population
676K
1.47M

The cost of living in Helsinki is 176% more expensive than in Yekaterinburg. Cities ranked 2046th and 6924th ($1936 vs $701) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 16th in Finland and Russia, respectively. Check Finland vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Helsinki compared to 0.9 months in Yekaterinburg. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs Yekaterinburg ranked 7th in Russia, while ranked 37th and 5229th among best cities to live in the world.

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Helsinki Yekaterinburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.5
$7.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.5
$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$4.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$5
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.13
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1052
$377
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$873
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1924
$836
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1400
$538
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.1
$62.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$97.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.6
$7.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.86%
12.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8423
$1941
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5044
$1299
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.9
$26.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20
$4.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.74
$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.59
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.03
$8.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$3.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23
$6.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.04
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.5
$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$3.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$3.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.71
$0.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.2
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.5
$27.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.7
$4.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$84.6
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.6
$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.8
$61.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.8
$83.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$353
$180
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10871
$4718

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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 Yekaterinburg

Distance City Cost of living
95 km or 59 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$586
96 km or 59 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$585
126 km or 78 mi Nizhny Tagil
$537
194 km or 120 mi Zlatoust
$539
194 km or 121 mi Chelyabinsk
$523
201 km or 125 mi Miass
$531
291 km or 181 mi Perm
$559
302 km or 188 mi Tyumen
$698
333 km or 207 mi Kurgan
$490
371 km or 231 mi Ufa
$567
396 km or 246 mi Magnitogorsk
$473
447 km or 277 mi Kostanay
$782
448 km or 278 mi Izhevsk
$620
461 km or 287 mi Sterlitamak
$422
486 km or 302 mi Salavat
$484
524 km or 326 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$556
558 km or 346 mi Nizhnekamsk
$536
559 km or 348 mi Almetyevsk
$540
577 km or 358 mi Petropavl
$575
639 km or 397 mi Orsk
$451
666 km or 414 mi Orenburg
$503
678 km or 421 mi Kirov
$463
685 km or 426 mi Kokshetau
$630
716 km or 445 mi Kazan
$654
760 km or 473 mi Aktobe
$533
771 km or 479 mi Syktyvkar
$480
773 km or 480 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$509
780 km or 485 mi Samara
$589
798 km or 496 mi Tolyatti
$513
816 km or 507 mi Ulyanovsk
$484
821 km or 510 mi Cheboksary
$541
823 km or 511 mi Omsk
$406
865 km or 537 mi Oral
$530
872 km or 542 mi Syzran
$522
882 km or 548 mi Surgut
$612
949 km or 590 mi Nur-Sultan
$780
982 km or 610 mi Balakovo
$562
1011 km or 628 mi Saransk
$376
1014 km or 630 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$639
1023 km or 636 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$628