Helsinki vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Helsinki Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1947
$504
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4629
$1433
🏠 One person rent
$972
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$1698
$328
🍽️ Food expenses
$616
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$167
$60.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3432
$575
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
78
77
😀 Quality of life
96
68
🏙️ Population
687K
12.6M

The cost of living in Helsinki is 287% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 2171st and 8651st ($1947 vs $504) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 491st 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 1.1 months in Zhengzhou. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs Zhengzhou ranked 36th in China, while ranked 30th and 4484th among best cities to live in the world.

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Helsinki Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85
$17
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.6
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.72
$0.78
☕ Cappuccino
$5.31
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.3
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1053
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$832
$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1869
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1486
$252
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.3
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9157
$2753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5238
$1340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.71
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.2
$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.8
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.05
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.34
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.07
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$2.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.3
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.25
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.28
$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$2.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.1
$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.5
$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$123
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$418
$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13230
$19556

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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 Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$513
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$518
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$522
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$517
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$478
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$502
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$517
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$523
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$506
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$511
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$510
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$506
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$507
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$503
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$525
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$515
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$572
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$537
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$513
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$544
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$527
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$553
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$551
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$534
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$582
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$484
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$585
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$689
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$807
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$567
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$598
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$580
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$552
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$581
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$543
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$518
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$563