Helsinki vs Yekaterinburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Helsinki Yekaterinburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1990
$1053
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4806
$2512
🏠 One person rent
$991
$559
🏘️ Family rent
$1773
$974
🍽️ Food expenses
$629
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$171
$54.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3192
$939
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
80
48
😀 Quality of life
94
63
🏙️ Population
687K
1.47M

The cost of living in Helsinki is 89% more expensive than in Yekaterinburg. Cities ranked 2068th and 5278th ($1990 vs $1053) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th 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 6th in Russia, while ranked 48th and 5513th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Helsinki vs Yekaterinburg

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Helsinki Yekaterinburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.6
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.2
$53.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$6.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.99
$1.98
☕ Cappuccino
$5.56
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.37
$1.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1086
$640
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1959
$1143
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1557
$756
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.5
$84.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.6
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.89%
19.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9954
$2644
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4941
$1615
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.82
$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83.3
$21.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.5
$4.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.05
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.54
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.29
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$5.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.4
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$2.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.31
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.3
$7.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.42
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.6
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$4.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.9
$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.8
$49
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.4
$5.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$18.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$107
$79.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$482
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15326
$7937

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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 Yekaterinburg

Distance City Cost of living
95 km or 59 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$892
96 km or 59 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$891
126 km or 78 mi Nizhny Tagil
$891
194 km or 120 mi Zlatoust
$729
194 km or 121 mi Chelyabinsk
$867
201 km or 125 mi Miass
$760
291 km or 181 mi Perm
$767
302 km or 188 mi Tyumen
$969
333 km or 207 mi Kurgan
$701
371 km or 231 mi Ufa
$853
396 km or 246 mi Magnitogorsk
$697
447 km or 277 mi Kostanay
$690
448 km or 278 mi Izhevsk
$700
461 km or 287 mi Sterlitamak
$743
486 km or 302 mi Salavat
$793
524 km or 326 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$795
558 km or 346 mi Nizhnekamsk
$712
559 km or 348 mi Almetyevsk
$761
577 km or 358 mi Petropavl
$564
639 km or 397 mi Orsk
$589
666 km or 414 mi Orenburg
$757
678 km or 421 mi Kirov
$595
685 km or 426 mi Kokshetau
$747
716 km or 445 mi Kazan
$929
760 km or 473 mi Aktobe
$579
771 km or 479 mi Syktyvkar
$664
773 km or 480 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$733
780 km or 485 mi Samara
$838
798 km or 496 mi Tolyatti
$740
816 km or 507 mi Ulyanovsk
$679
821 km or 510 mi Cheboksary
$791
823 km or 511 mi Omsk
$834
865 km or 537 mi Oral
$604
872 km or 542 mi Syzran
$746
882 km or 548 mi Surgut
$813
949 km or 590 mi Nur-Sultan
$732
982 km or 610 mi Balakovo
$677
1011 km or 628 mi Saransk
$773
1014 km or 630 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$940
1023 km or 636 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$688