Beijing vs Kharkiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beijing Kharkiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1108
$501
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2811
$1256
🏠 One person rent
$648
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$1139
$336
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$194
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$45.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$769
$493
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
61
😀 Quality of life
73
63
🏙️ Population
21.9M
1.42M

The cost of living in Beijing is 121% more expensive than in Kharkiv. Cities ranked 4987th and 8662nd ($1108 vs $501) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 23rd in China and Ukraine, respectively. Check China vs Ukraine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Beijing compared to 1 months in Kharkiv. Beijing ranked 14th best city to live in China vs Kharkiv ranked 4th in Ukraine, while ranked 2361st and 5430th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Kharkiv

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Beijing Kharkiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.47
$5.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.5
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.19
$4.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$0.99
☕ Cappuccino
$3.27
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$965
$218
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$510
$127
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1738
$392
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$213
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.7
$52.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50
$81.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.5
$6.26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.19%
17.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12536
$1073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6136
$594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.5
$9.81
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.6
$3.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.76
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$7.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$3.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$7.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$0.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$4.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.67
$2.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.65
$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$1.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$0.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.3
$18.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.12
$4.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.2
$7.98
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.74
$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.6
$52.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.2
$76
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$621
$285
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25910
$2841

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Langfang
$740
58 km or 36 mi Zhuozhou
$764
58 km or 36 mi Sanhe
$800
78 km or 49 mi Gaobeidian
$666
87 km or 54 mi Bazhou
$666
109 km or 68 mi Tianjin
$682
135 km or 84 mi Renqiu
$586
137 km or 85 mi Zunhua
$697
139 km or 87 mi Baoding
$480
151 km or 94 mi Binhai
$672
155 km or 97 mi Tangshan
$720
163 km or 101 mi Zhangjiakou
$680
164 km or 102 mi Hejian
$576
176 km or 110 mi Chengde
$722
182 km or 113 mi Cangzhou
$623
189 km or 117 mi Huanghua
$645
189 km or 118 mi Anguo
$541
196 km or 122 mi Dingzhou
$556
197 km or 122 mi Qian'an
$648
198 km or 123 mi Luanzhou
$645
204 km or 127 mi Botou
$574
224 km or 139 mi Shenzhou
$525
228 km or 142 mi Xinle
$541
229 km or 142 mi Pingquan
$646
239 km or 148 mi Jinzhou
$541
241 km or 150 mi Xinji
$539
249 km or 155 mi Gaocheng
$541
249 km or 155 mi Hengshui
$480
252 km or 156 mi Laoling
$599
263 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$521
265 km or 165 mi Datong
$789
272 km or 169 mi Jizhou
$522
273 km or 169 mi Qinhuangdao
$589
273 km or 170 mi Dezhou
$511
281 km or 175 mi Fengzhen
$676
282 km or 175 mi Huairen
$684
294 km or 183 mi Lingyuan
$634
296 km or 184 mi Nangong
$579
302 km or 187 mi Ulanqab
$665
314 km or 195 mi Binzhou
$759

Cities near Kharkiv

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