Cost of living in Helsinki 2026
Typical rent, prices and the overall cost index for Helsinki, with quick comparisons to other cities.
Cost index (base New York = 100)
52.6
47% cheaper than New York
HelsinkiUSD
1-bed apartment, centre 1,118 EUR $1,286
1-bed apartment, outside centre 779 EUR $896
3-bed apartment, centre 2,153 EUR $2,476
Room in shared flat 390 EUR $448
Buy price per m2 8,594 EUR $9,883
Living cost excl. rent 981 EUR $1,128
Typical net salary 2,722 EUR $3,130
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How we calculate and where the data comes from
Educational model, not financial, tax or relocation advice. Figures are estimates for 2026 and are rounded to ranges, never exact values. Our cost index is built from open data and adapted by CrawlJobs (aggregated and reweighted); it is not endorsed by the sources.
Sources: Eurostat (free reuse, Commission Decision 2011/833/EU), World Bank Open Data ICP (CC-BY-4.0), US BEA / HUD / Census (public domain), GeoNames (CC-BY-4.0). Source and product names are used for attribution only; no affiliation or endorsement is implied.