Almaty vs Kharkiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Kharkiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$974
$499
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2342
$1275
🏠 One person rent
$524
$200
🏘️ Family rent
$910
$342
🍽️ Food expenses
$293
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$43
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$745
$459
😷 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 95% more expensive than in Kharkiv. Cities ranked 5852nd and 8722nd ($974 vs $499) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 24th 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 0.9 months in Kharkiv. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Kharkiv ranked 4th in Ukraine, while ranked 4192nd and 5605th 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
$7.79
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.9
$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$4.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$2.64
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$649
$218
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$421
$122
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1161
$392
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$746
$222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.8
$52.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.2
$80.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$5.94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.71%
17.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1912
$1150
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1177
$595
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.5
$8.47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.91
$3.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.54
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.52
$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.43
$7.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$3.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.65
$7.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.63
$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$4.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.92
$2.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.03
$4.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.6
$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$0.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.75
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.3
$20.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.53
$4.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.8
$7.93
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.34
$2.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.2
$55.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$77.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$299
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11415
$2953

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$866
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$636
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$842
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$616
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$503
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$757
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$580
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$738
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$621
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$564
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$575
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$533
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$565
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$661
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$575
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$477
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$557
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$549
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$447
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$556
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$561
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$653
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$679
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$562
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$619
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$736
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$537
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$592
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$600
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$827
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$609
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$505
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$590
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$487
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$635
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$585
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$521
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$573
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$694

Cities near Kharkiv

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 45 mi Belgorod
$757
128 km or 80 mi Poltava
$490
143 km or 89 mi Sumy
$516
172 km or 107 mi Kramatorsk
$630
183 km or 114 mi Stary Oskol
$505
184 km or 115 mi Starooskolsky
$567
193 km or 120 mi Kursk
$682
195 km or 121 mi Dnipro
$748
200 km or 125 mi Sievierodonetsk
$644
203 km or 126 mi Kamianske
$637
227 km or 141 mi Kremenchuk
$465
230 km or 143 mi Horlivka
$639
249 km or 155 mi Donetsk
$528
250 km or 156 mi Makiivka
$549
253 km or 157 mi Zaporizhia
$485
275 km or 171 mi Luhansk
$761
280 km or 174 mi Voronezh
$724
306 km or 190 mi Cherkasy
$476
314 km or 195 mi Kryvyi Rih
$492
330 km or 205 mi Oryol
$696
332 km or 206 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$599
334 km or 207 mi Mariupol
$529
358 km or 222 mi Melitopol
$557
365 km or 227 mi Taganrog
$705
373 km or 232 mi Lipetsk
$597
384 km or 238 mi Bryansk
$686
385 km or 239 mi Chernihiv
$500
389 km or 242 mi Shakhty
$697
400 km or 249 mi Rostov-on-Don
$893
403 km or 250 mi Novocherkassk
$759
409 km or 254 mi Kyiv
$882
438 km or 272 mi Bila Tserkva
$487
455 km or 283 mi Gomel
$545
459 km or 285 mi Mykolaiv
$534
460 km or 286 mi Kherson
$414
471 km or 293 mi Tambov
$680
477 km or 296 mi Tula
$905
504 km or 313 mi Kaluga
$637
514 km or 319 mi Volgodonsk
$759
540 km or 336 mi Zhytomyr
$562