Helsinki vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Helsinki Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1936
$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4390
$1600
🏠 One person rent
$1009
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$1646
$432
🍽️ Food expenses
$602
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3013
$714
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
78
78
😀 Quality of life
95
66
🏙️ Population
676K
12.6M

The cost of living in Helsinki is 271% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 2046th and 8506th ($1936 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 518th 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 1.4 months in Zhengzhou. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 37th and 3930th among best cities to live in the world.

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Helsinki Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.5
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.5
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$5
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.13
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1052
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$873
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1924
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1400
$343
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.1
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.6
$8.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.86%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8423
$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5044
$1608
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.9
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20
$3.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.74
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.59
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.03
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$2.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.04
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.5
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.71
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.2
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.5
$95.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.7
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$84.6
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.6
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.8
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.8
$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$353
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10871
$19861

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Cities near Helsinki

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Vantaa
$1782
16 km or 9.7 mi Espoo
$2023
26 km or 16 mi Tuusula
$1570
27 km or 17 mi Kerava
$1532
29 km or 18 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
33 km or 21 mi Nurmijarvi
$1562
34 km or 21 mi Jarvenpaa
$1631
47 km or 29 mi Porvoo
$1453
49 km or 30 mi Lohja
$1363
51 km or 32 mi Hyvinkaa
$1360
63 km or 39 mi Riihimaki
$1534
78 km or 48 mi Maardu
$1278
83 km or 51 mi Tallinn
$1447
86 km or 53 mi Raseborg
$1525
96 km or 59 mi Hameenlinna
$1431
98 km or 61 mi Lahti
$1453
102 km or 63 mi Salo
$1571
115 km or 72 mi Kotka
$1416
122 km or 76 mi Rakvere
$973
124 km or 77 mi Kouvola
$1447
131 km or 81 mi Valkeakoski
$1584
132 km or 82 mi Hamina
$1439
143 km or 89 mi Kaarina
$1546
150 km or 93 mi Turku
$1591
156 km or 97 mi Raisio
$1544
157 km or 98 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
160 km or 100 mi Tampere
$1527
164 km or 102 mi Nokia
$1499
169 km or 105 mi Ylojarvi
$1496
170 km or 106 mi Sastamala
$1469
181 km or 113 mi Sillamae
$979
188 km or 117 mi Jamsa
$1467
201 km or 125 mi Parnu
$1102
203 km or 126 mi Lappeenranta
$1378
203 km or 126 mi Narva
$846
205 km or 127 mi Viljandi
$966
210 km or 131 mi Mikkeli
$1389
214 km or 133 mi Rauma
$1331
224 km or 139 mi Pori
$1325
224 km or 139 mi Tartu
$1120

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$541
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$559
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$568
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$535
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$623
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$588
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$502
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$542
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$571
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$525
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$565
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$521
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$586
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$610
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$517
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$555
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$533
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$819
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$567
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$511
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$611
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$648
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$612
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$591
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$608
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$599
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$602
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$587
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$826
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$747
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1433
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$598
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$775
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$659
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$634
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$655
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$609
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$554
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$619