Helsinki vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Helsinki Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1990
$511
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4806
$1473
🏠 One person rent
$991
$191
🏘️ Family rent
$1773
$327
🍽️ Food expenses
$629
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$171
$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3192
$664
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
80
68
😀 Quality of life
94
68
🏙️ Population
687K
12.6M

The cost of living in Helsinki is 289% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 2068th and 8643rd ($1990 vs $511) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 498th in Finland and China, respectively. Check Finland vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Helsinki compared to 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs Zhengzhou ranked 37th in China, while ranked 48th and 4641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Helsinki vs Zhengzhou

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Helsinki Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.6
$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.2
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.99
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$5.56
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.37
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1086
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1959
$308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1557
$242
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.5
$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.6
$9.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.89%
3.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9954
$2933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4941
$1502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.82
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83.3
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.5
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.05
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.54
$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.29
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$2.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.4
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.31
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.3
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.42
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.6
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$3.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.9
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.8
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.4
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$107
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$482
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15326
$21713

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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 Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$516
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$516
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$518
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$509
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$483
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$489
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$518
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$520
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$507
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$506
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$514
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$498
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$491
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$506
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$523
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$518
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$569
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$534
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$525
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$542
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$531
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$543
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$541
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$531
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$598
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$492
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$583
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$659
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$803
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$572
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$602
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$596
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$545
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$578
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$540
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$529
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$556