Helsinki vs Yekaterinburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Helsinki Yekaterinburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1970
$1163
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4714
$2729
🏠 One person rent
$972
$633
🏘️ Family rent
$1705
$1107
🍽️ Food expenses
$620
$368
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$53.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3225
$1033
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
80
48
😀 Quality of life
94
64
🏙️ Population
694K
1.47M

The cost of living in Helsinki is 69% more expensive than in Yekaterinburg. Cities ranked 2107th and 4849th ($1970 vs $1163) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th 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 5th in Russia, while ranked 47th and 5361st 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
$15.4
$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.5
$56.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.3
$6.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.24
$2.26
☕ Cappuccino
$5.51
$3.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.53
$1.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1088
$737
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$830
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2011
$1319
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1470
$877
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.4
$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.07%
21.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9998
$2871
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4513
$1871
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.71
$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83.3
$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.8
$4.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.2
$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.48
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.37
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$5.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.28
$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.5
$8.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.53
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.7
$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$4.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.56
$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.83
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.3
$56.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.4
$6.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$21
$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.2
$91.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$141
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$487
$381
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13162
$7933

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Cities near Helsinki

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Vantaa
$1843
16 km or 9.7 mi Espoo
$1974
26 km or 16 mi Tuusula
$1698
27 km or 17 mi Kerava
$1673
29 km or 18 mi Kirkkonummi
$1684
33 km or 21 mi Nurmijarvi
$1644
34 km or 21 mi Jarvenpaa
$1759
47 km or 29 mi Porvoo
$1521
49 km or 30 mi Lohja
$1391
51 km or 32 mi Hyvinkaa
$1531
63 km or 39 mi Riihimaki
$1419
78 km or 48 mi Maardu
$1455
83 km or 51 mi Tallinn
$1594
86 km or 53 mi Raseborg
$1597
96 km or 59 mi Hameenlinna
$1436
98 km or 61 mi Lahti
$1533
102 km or 63 mi Salo
$1535
115 km or 72 mi Kotka
$1478
122 km or 76 mi Rakvere
$1085
124 km or 77 mi Kouvola
$1383
131 km or 81 mi Valkeakoski
$1578
132 km or 82 mi Hamina
$1490
143 km or 89 mi Kaarina
$1529
150 km or 93 mi Turku
$1560
156 km or 97 mi Raisio
$1531
157 km or 98 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1104
160 km or 100 mi Tampere
$1407
164 km or 102 mi Nokia
$1439
169 km or 105 mi Ylojarvi
$1424
170 km or 106 mi Sastamala
$1482
181 km or 113 mi Sillamae
$1079
188 km or 117 mi Jamsa
$1492
201 km or 125 mi Parnu
$1179
203 km or 126 mi Lappeenranta
$1448
203 km or 126 mi Narva
$1081
205 km or 127 mi Viljandi
$1054
210 km or 131 mi Mikkeli
$1445
214 km or 133 mi Rauma
$1370
224 km or 139 mi Pori
$1416
224 km or 139 mi Tartu
$1220

Cities near Yekaterinburg

Distance City Cost of living
95 km or 59 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$954
96 km or 59 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$952
126 km or 78 mi Nizhny Tagil
$952
194 km or 120 mi Zlatoust
$757
194 km or 121 mi Chelyabinsk
$786
201 km or 125 mi Miass
$780
291 km or 181 mi Perm
$791
302 km or 188 mi Tyumen
$1024
333 km or 207 mi Kurgan
$713
371 km or 231 mi Ufa
$913
396 km or 246 mi Magnitogorsk
$656
447 km or 277 mi Kostanay
$702
448 km or 278 mi Izhevsk
$708
461 km or 287 mi Sterlitamak
$788
486 km or 302 mi Salavat
$840
524 km or 326 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$868
558 km or 346 mi Nizhnekamsk
$771
559 km or 348 mi Almetyevsk
$830
577 km or 358 mi Petropavl
$575
639 km or 397 mi Orsk
$615
666 km or 414 mi Orenburg
$812
678 km or 421 mi Kirov
$648
685 km or 426 mi Kokshetau
$763
716 km or 445 mi Kazan
$981
760 km or 473 mi Aktobe
$606
771 km or 479 mi Syktyvkar
$727
773 km or 480 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$754
780 km or 485 mi Samara
$845
798 km or 496 mi Tolyatti
$789
816 km or 507 mi Ulyanovsk
$705
821 km or 510 mi Cheboksary
$749
823 km or 511 mi Omsk
$819
865 km or 537 mi Oral
$620
872 km or 542 mi Syzran
$792
882 km or 548 mi Surgut
$784
949 km or 590 mi Nur-Sultan
$823
982 km or 610 mi Balakovo
$748
1011 km or 628 mi Saransk
$834
1014 km or 630 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$1051
1023 km or 636 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$754