Almaty vs Kharkiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Kharkiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$941
$503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2404
$1307
🏠 One person rent
$499
$210
🏘️ Family rent
$985
$392
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$191
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.7
$39.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$687
$361
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
50
60
😀 Quality of life
65
56
🏙️ Population
1.92M
1.42M

The cost of living in Almaty is 87% more expensive than in Kharkiv. Cities ranked 6015th and 8657th ($941 vs $503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th 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 4176th and 5755th among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Kharkiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.28
$5.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.3
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.31
$4.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1259
$464
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$823
$265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.6
$52.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.9
$82.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.2
$4.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.72%
17.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1875
$1198
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1258
$685
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$7.29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.51
$3.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.46
$7.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$3.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$5.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.27
$4.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$1.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$4.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$1.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$0.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$18.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.27
$4.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$9.07
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$3.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.8
$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$84.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$279
$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11033
$2513

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$838
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$666
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$791
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$673
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$681
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$710
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$661
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$570
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$645
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$630
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$735
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$653
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$639
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$614
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$628
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$654
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$461
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$599
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$567
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$419
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$617
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$527
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$473
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$469
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$596
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$663
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$429
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$595
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$624
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$626
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$816
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$660
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$519
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$666
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$622
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$671
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$658
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$532
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$649
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$687

Cities near Kharkiv

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 45 mi Belgorod
$451
128 km or 80 mi Poltava
$473
143 km or 89 mi Sumy
$449
172 km or 107 mi Kramatorsk
$533
183 km or 114 mi Stary Oskol
$415
184 km or 115 mi Starooskolsky
$447
193 km or 120 mi Kursk
$457
195 km or 121 mi Dnipro
$679
200 km or 125 mi Sievierodonetsk
$506
203 km or 126 mi Kamianske
$576
227 km or 141 mi Kremenchuk
$421
230 km or 143 mi Horlivka
$546
249 km or 155 mi Donetsk
$456
250 km or 156 mi Makiivka
$469
253 km or 157 mi Zaporizhia
$405
275 km or 171 mi Luhansk
$508
280 km or 174 mi Voronezh
$419
306 km or 190 mi Cherkasy
$432
314 km or 195 mi Kryvyi Rih
$516
330 km or 205 mi Oryol
$471
332 km or 206 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$514
334 km or 207 mi Mariupol
$491
358 km or 222 mi Melitopol
$513
365 km or 227 mi Taganrog
$465
373 km or 232 mi Lipetsk
$401
384 km or 238 mi Bryansk
$450
385 km or 239 mi Chernihiv
$422
389 km or 242 mi Shakhty
$534
400 km or 249 mi Rostov-on-Don
$627
403 km or 250 mi Novocherkassk
$572
409 km or 254 mi Kyiv
$795
438 km or 272 mi Bila Tserkva
$420
455 km or 283 mi Gomel
$469
459 km or 285 mi Mykolaiv
$375
460 km or 286 mi Kherson
$416
471 km or 293 mi Tambov
$508
477 km or 296 mi Tula
$507
504 km or 313 mi Kaluga
$490
514 km or 319 mi Volgodonsk
$537
540 km or 336 mi Zhytomyr
$529