# Cost of living in Helsinki

What it costs to live in Helsinki, Finland — $1,945/month for one person renting a 1-bedroom in the centre, all-in.

## Monthly budgets by household

| Household | Total USD / month |
| --- | --- |
| Single | $1,945 |
| Couple | $2,515 |
| Family (4) | $4,817 |
| Retirees | $2,515 |

Each total is rent plus food, utilities, transport, and the usual recurring costs — not a bare rent figure.

## Where the money goes (Single)

| Category | USD / month | Note |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Rent | $1,210 | 1BR |
| Groceries & eating out | $480 |  |
| Transport | $72 |  |
| Utilities & phones | $183 |  |

## Rent

| Apartment | USD / month |
| --- | --- |
| Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre | $950 |
| Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre | $1,210 |
| Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre | $1,620 |
| Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre | $2,350 |

## Groceries

| Item | USD |
| --- | --- |
| Milk (1L) | $1.35 |
| Bread (loaf) | $2.51 |
| Eggs (12) | $3.95 |
| Chicken (1kg) | $12 |
| Apples (1kg) | $3.04 |
| Water (1.5L) | $1.10 |
| Wine (mid-range) | $14 |

## Eating out

| Item | USD |
| --- | --- |
| Cheap meal | $16 |
| Mid-range dinner for 2 | $93 |
| Cappuccino | $5.20 |

## Getting around

| Item | USD |
| --- | --- |
| Monthly pass | $72 |
| Single ride | $3.40 |
| Taxi start | $7.50 |
| Gasoline (1L) | $2.05 |

## Income and short stays

- **Average net salary (after tax):** $3,350/month
- **30-day trial stay (short-let, eating out, transport, SIM):** $3,154
- **Local currency:** EUR (1 USD ≈ 0.91 EUR)

## Cities with comparable costs

| City | Rent (1-bed, centre) | Monthly total | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Tenerife | $1,217 | $2,042 | /cost-of-living/tenerife |
| Warsaw | $1,224 | $1,993 | /cost-of-living/warsaw |
| Prague | $1,228 | $2,032 | /cost-of-living/prague |
| Lagos | $1,233 | $1,984 | /cost-of-living/lagos |
| Cologne | $1,171 | $2,203 | /cost-of-living/cologne |

## Related pages

- Full city profile: /cities/helsinki

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Source: [Townleap](https://www.townleap.com/cost-of-living/helsinki) — permanent-relocation data for people picking a country to actually live in, not visit.

Cost figures are Numbeo-derived and in USD unless labelled otherwise. Economics are World Bank. Every number on this page is also on the HTML page at the same URL — this variant exists so you do not have to parse a React app to read a rent figure.