Almaty vs Kharkiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Kharkiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$884
$510
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2122
$1309
🏠 One person rent
$477
$203
🏘️ Family rent
$829
$340
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.2
$43.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$656
$434
😷 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 73% more expensive than in Kharkiv. Cities ranked 6307th and 8604th ($884 vs $510) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 22nd 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 0.9 months in Kharkiv. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Kharkiv ranked 3rd in Ukraine, while ranked 4103rd and 5547th among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Kharkiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.77
$5.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.1
$19.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.23
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$1.03
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$1.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$588
$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1004
$358
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$696
$223
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$55.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.3
$85.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$5.43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.26%
18.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1678
$1364
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1048
$698
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.3
$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.35
$3.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.49
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.6
$7.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$3.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$6.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$0.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.36
$4.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.77
$2.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.52
$4.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.36
$1.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$0.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.3
$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.87
$4.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$8.94
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.27
$3.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.6
$54.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$83.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$265
$351
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9881
$3156

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$787
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$629
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$762
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$613
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$501
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$743
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$573
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$678
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$615
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$625
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$559
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$532
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$639
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$618
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$651
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$445
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$544
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$549
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$451
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$614
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$562
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$648
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$680
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$525
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$626
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$754
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$525
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$577
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$583
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$844
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$620
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$468
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$600
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$472
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$650
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$603
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$480
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$649
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$680

Cities near Kharkiv

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 45 mi Belgorod
$718
128 km or 80 mi Poltava
$479
143 km or 89 mi Sumy
$496
172 km or 107 mi Kramatorsk
$639
183 km or 114 mi Stary Oskol
$485
184 km or 115 mi Starooskolsky
$537
193 km or 120 mi Kursk
$649
195 km or 121 mi Dnipro
$790
200 km or 125 mi Sievierodonetsk
$633
203 km or 126 mi Kamianske
$656
227 km or 141 mi Kremenchuk
$440
230 km or 143 mi Horlivka
$650
249 km or 155 mi Donetsk
$516
250 km or 156 mi Makiivka
$534
253 km or 157 mi Zaporizhia
$501
275 km or 171 mi Luhansk
$732
280 km or 174 mi Voronezh
$707
306 km or 190 mi Cherkasy
$498
314 km or 195 mi Kryvyi Rih
$503
330 km or 205 mi Oryol
$660
332 km or 206 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$616
334 km or 207 mi Mariupol
$539
358 km or 222 mi Melitopol
$545
365 km or 227 mi Taganrog
$665
373 km or 232 mi Lipetsk
$570
384 km or 238 mi Bryansk
$629
385 km or 239 mi Chernihiv
$516
389 km or 242 mi Shakhty
$652
400 km or 249 mi Rostov-on-Don
$851
403 km or 250 mi Novocherkassk
$718
409 km or 254 mi Kyiv
$879
438 km or 272 mi Bila Tserkva
$497
455 km or 283 mi Gomel
$475
459 km or 285 mi Mykolaiv
$516
460 km or 286 mi Kherson
$420
471 km or 293 mi Tambov
$672
477 km or 296 mi Tula
$837
504 km or 313 mi Kaluga
$582
514 km or 319 mi Volgodonsk
$709
540 km or 336 mi Zhytomyr
$586