Almaty vs Kharkiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Kharkiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1014
$501
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2459
$1256
🏠 One person rent
$531
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$940
$336
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$194
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.1
$45.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$776
$493
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
52
61
😀 Quality of life
70
63
🏙️ Population
2.23M
1.42M

The cost of living in Almaty is 103% more expensive than in Kharkiv. Cities ranked 5468th and 8662nd ($1014 vs $501) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd in Kazakhstan and Ukraine, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Ukraine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Almaty compared to 1 months in Kharkiv. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Kharkiv ranked 4th in Ukraine, while ranked 3901st and 5430th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Almaty vs Kharkiv

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Almaty Kharkiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.96
$5.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.8
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.23
$4.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$0.99
☕ Cappuccino
$2.82
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$648
$218
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$127
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1197
$392
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$768
$213
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$52.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.3
$81.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.4
$6.26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.05%
17.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$1073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1284
$594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.7
$9.81
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.13
$3.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$7.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$3.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.91
$7.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$0.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$4.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$2.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$1.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$0.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.5
$18.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.81
$4.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$7.98
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.57
$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.6
$52.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$76
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$346
$285
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10616
$2841

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$899
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$656
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$876
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$636
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$500
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$789
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$601
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$764
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$646
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$521
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$579
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$555
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$514
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$609
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$687
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$518
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$488
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$572
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$570
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$471
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$513
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$572
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$669
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$688
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$587
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$610
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$759
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$553
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$608
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$614
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$842
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$599
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$535
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$583
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$500
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$622
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$576
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$549
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$519
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$712

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 45 mi Belgorod
$746
128 km or 80 mi Poltava
$475
143 km or 89 mi Sumy
$518
172 km or 107 mi Kramatorsk
$618
183 km or 114 mi Stary Oskol
$539
184 km or 115 mi Starooskolsky
$611
193 km or 120 mi Kursk
$685
195 km or 121 mi Dnipro
$749
200 km or 125 mi Sievierodonetsk
$642
203 km or 126 mi Kamianske
$628
227 km or 141 mi Kremenchuk
$490
230 km or 143 mi Horlivka
$621
249 km or 155 mi Donetsk
$525
250 km or 156 mi Makiivka
$534
253 km or 157 mi Zaporizhia
$471
275 km or 171 mi Luhansk
$790
280 km or 174 mi Voronezh
$766
306 km or 190 mi Cherkasy
$448
314 km or 195 mi Kryvyi Rih
$454
330 km or 205 mi Oryol
$730
332 km or 206 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$577
334 km or 207 mi Mariupol
$518
358 km or 222 mi Melitopol
$554
365 km or 227 mi Taganrog
$757
373 km or 232 mi Lipetsk
$635
384 km or 238 mi Bryansk
$732
385 km or 239 mi Chernihiv
$479
389 km or 242 mi Shakhty
$779
400 km or 249 mi Rostov-on-Don
$891
403 km or 250 mi Novocherkassk
$855
409 km or 254 mi Kyiv
$853
438 km or 272 mi Bila Tserkva
$464
455 km or 283 mi Gomel
$589
459 km or 285 mi Mykolaiv
$529
460 km or 286 mi Kherson
$409
471 km or 293 mi Tambov
$694
477 km or 296 mi Tula
$974
504 km or 313 mi Kaluga
$691
514 km or 319 mi Volgodonsk
$798
540 km or 336 mi Zhytomyr
$591