Helsinki

Cost of Living and Rent in Helsinki

Helsinki · City-centre one-bedroom rent: €1,095 / month. Outside the centre: €807 / month.

Latest data date: 2026-09-11

Helsinki

Average net salary

No dataMonthly net income

1-bedroom rent (centre)

€1,095City rents are listed separately

Living costs

No dataOne person · excluding rent

Fuel (1 L)

€2.25Country reference price

iPhone affordability

12.5 daysWorking days at country salary

Overview

Helsinki · City-centre one-bedroom rent: €1,095 / month. Outside the centre: €807 / month. Consider salary, rent, everyday costs and product prices together with their scope. Sources and verification dates appear in the data section below.

5,621,739Country population 2026

2Cities in the dataset

EUR (€)Currency

Purchasing Power Overview

Sourced expenses as a share of monthly net salary. This is not a quality-of-life score.

FinlandTurkeyShare of net salary · lower expense share · Outer ring 263%

Essential Expenses

Monthly living expenses and fuel per litre. Note the different units.

City-centre rent€1,095

Rent outside the centre€807

Product Prices & Purchasing Power

Country prices and working time at the average net salary.

Apple iPhone 18 Pro 256GB€1,509.00 EUR12.5 working daysSame model PlayStation 5 Disc€649.99 EUR5.4 working daysSame model Milk · 1 litre€1.19 EUR< 0.1 working daysBenchmark / proxy Nike running shoes (mid-range) · benchmark€90.86 EUR0.7 working daysBenchmark / proxy

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Sources and methodology

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Sourced data details

City centre one-bedroom · monthly

€1,095

2026-09-11

Rent source

Outside-centre one-bedroom · monthly

€807

2026-09-11

Rent source

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Product prices and purchasing power

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What do the data show?

Helsinki, Finland: monthly city-centre one-bedroom rent €1,095; outside the centre €807. Country salaries are not substituted for missing verified city salaries. Rent source

Latest source-data date: 2026-09-11. Each metric retains its own date and scope.