Helsinki vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Helsinki Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1825
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4263
$1394
🏠 One person rent
$937
$178
🏘️ Family rent
$1639
$418
🍽️ Food expenses
$569
$184
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3086
$627
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
78
78
😀 Quality of life
95
67
🏙️ Population
665K
12.6M

The cost of living in Helsinki is 261% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 2273rd and 8471st ($1825 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 532nd in Finland and China, respectively. Check Finland vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Helsinki compared to 1.2 months in Zhengzhou. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs Zhengzhou ranked 29th in China, while ranked 26th and 3944th among best cities to live in the world.

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Helsinki Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.3
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.9
$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.43
$0.76
☕ Cappuccino
$5.08
$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.86
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$985
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$814
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1810
$452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1440
$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.6
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$53.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20
$8.37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.35%
4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7893
$5913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4642
$1472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.32
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.2
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.3
$3.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.14
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.75
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.26
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.95
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$2.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.2
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.29
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.4
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.92
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.8
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.76
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.3
$93
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.1
$5.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$91.8
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.7
$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$343
$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9506
$4818

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Cities near Helsinki

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Vantaa
$1736
16 km or 9.7 mi Espoo
$1907
26 km or 16 mi Tuusula
$1498
27 km or 17 mi Kerava
$1491
29 km or 18 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
33 km or 21 mi Nurmijarvi
$1499
34 km or 21 mi Jarvenpaa
$1632
47 km or 29 mi Porvoo
$1277
49 km or 30 mi Lohja
$1257
51 km or 32 mi Hyvinkaa
$1291
63 km or 39 mi Riihimaki
$1464
78 km or 48 mi Maardu
$1194
83 km or 51 mi Tallinn
$1335
86 km or 53 mi Raseborg
$1438
96 km or 59 mi Hameenlinna
$1317
98 km or 61 mi Lahti
$1396
102 km or 63 mi Salo
$1336
115 km or 72 mi Kotka
$1349
122 km or 76 mi Rakvere
$920
124 km or 77 mi Kouvola
$1376
131 km or 81 mi Valkeakoski
$1570
132 km or 82 mi Hamina
$1366
143 km or 89 mi Kaarina
$1483
150 km or 93 mi Turku
$1532
156 km or 97 mi Raisio
$1480
157 km or 98 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
160 km or 100 mi Tampere
$1521
164 km or 102 mi Nokia
$1462
169 km or 105 mi Ylojarvi
$1465
170 km or 106 mi Sastamala
$1410
181 km or 113 mi Sillamae
$906
188 km or 117 mi Jamsa
$1414
201 km or 125 mi Parnu
$982
203 km or 126 mi Lappeenranta
$1358
203 km or 126 mi Narva
$814
205 km or 127 mi Viljandi
$909
210 km or 131 mi Mikkeli
$1330
214 km or 133 mi Rauma
$1265
224 km or 139 mi Pori
$1262
224 km or 139 mi Tartu
$1163

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$542
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$554
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$563
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$539
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$541
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$583
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$583
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$543
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$570
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$544
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$579
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$525
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$585
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$599
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$524
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$554
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$538
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$746
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$600
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$498
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$605
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$640
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$608
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$622
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$617
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$584
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$601
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$589
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$801
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$739
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1400
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$594
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$743
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$651
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$613
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$642
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$601
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$580
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$617