Almaty vs Kharkiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Kharkiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1051
$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$1428
🏠 One person rent
$585
$222
🏘️ Family rent
$1164
$465
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$194
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.2
$44.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$713
$386
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
50
60
😀 Quality of life
64
57
🏙️ Population
1.92M
1.43M

The cost of living in Almaty is 96% more expensive than in Kharkiv. Cities ranked 4975th and 8242nd ($1051 vs $535) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th in Kazakhstan and Ukraine, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Ukraine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Almaty compared to 0.7 months in Kharkiv. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Kharkiv ranked 3rd in Ukraine, while ranked 4635th and 5715th among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Kharkiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.87
$4.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.2
$24
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.26
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$1.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$697
$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1466
$545
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$992
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.1
$56.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.4
$87.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$4.93
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
17.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2027
$1351
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1411
$762
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.9
$8.06
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.35
$4.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$8.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.42
$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.48
$5.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.61
$5.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.77
$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$2.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4
$1.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$1.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.9
$17.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$3.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$9.03
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$2.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.9
$57.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$124
$132
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$289
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10418
$1310

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$935
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$488
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$878
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$398
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$560
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$653
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$504
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$593
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$529
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$633
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$738
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$532
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$658
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$515
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$641
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$671
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$479
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$641
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$475
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$434
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$623
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$558
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$479
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$488
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$651
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$674
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$416
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$651
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$673
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$669
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$785
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$682
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$564
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$680
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$667
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$682
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$692
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$582
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$664
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$735

Cities near Kharkiv

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 45 mi Belgorod
$439
128 km or 80 mi Poltava
$504
143 km or 89 mi Sumy
$425
172 km or 107 mi Kramatorsk
$525
183 km or 114 mi Stary Oskol
$419
184 km or 115 mi Starooskolsky
$446
193 km or 120 mi Kursk
$462
195 km or 121 mi Dnipro
$637
200 km or 125 mi Sievierodonetsk
$509
203 km or 126 mi Kamianske
$560
227 km or 141 mi Kremenchuk
$433
230 km or 143 mi Horlivka
$543
249 km or 155 mi Donetsk
$498
250 km or 156 mi Makiivka
$498
253 km or 157 mi Zaporizhia
$476
275 km or 171 mi Luhansk
$511
280 km or 174 mi Voronezh
$420
306 km or 190 mi Cherkasy
$457
314 km or 195 mi Kryvyi Rih
$485
330 km or 205 mi Oryol
$466
332 km or 206 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$535
334 km or 207 mi Mariupol
$498
358 km or 222 mi Melitopol
$493
365 km or 227 mi Taganrog
$451
373 km or 232 mi Lipetsk
$401
384 km or 238 mi Bryansk
$423
385 km or 239 mi Chernihiv
$443
389 km or 242 mi Shakhty
$559
400 km or 249 mi Rostov-on-Don
$601
403 km or 250 mi Novocherkassk
$576
409 km or 254 mi Kyiv
$760
438 km or 272 mi Bila Tserkva
$451
455 km or 283 mi Gomel
$406
459 km or 285 mi Mykolaiv
$369
460 km or 286 mi Kherson
$401
471 km or 293 mi Tambov
$501
477 km or 296 mi Tula
$526
504 km or 313 mi Kaluga
$490
514 km or 319 mi Volgodonsk
$531
540 km or 336 mi Zhytomyr
$495