Beijing vs Kharkiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beijing Kharkiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1044
$499
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2705
$1275
🏠 One person rent
$596
$200
🏘️ Family rent
$1053
$342
🍽️ Food expenses
$250
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$43
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$711
$459
😷 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 109% more expensive than in Kharkiv. Cities ranked 5341st and 8722nd ($1044 vs $499) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 24th 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 0.9 months in Kharkiv. Beijing ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Kharkiv ranked 4th in Ukraine, while ranked 2718th and 5605th 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
$4.36
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.1
$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$4.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$3.03
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.57
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$861
$218
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$471
$122
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1589
$392
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$839
$222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.4
$52.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.2
$80.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$5.94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.39%
17.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12544
$1150
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6280
$595
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.58
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.4
$8.47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.68
$3.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.81
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$7.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$3.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$7.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.65
$4.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.61
$2.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.71
$4.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.63
$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$0.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.02
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.8
$20.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8
$4.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.7
$7.93
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.08
$2.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$55.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.3
$77.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$725
$299
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25165
$2953

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Langfang
$716
58 km or 36 mi Zhuozhou
$734
58 km or 36 mi Sanhe
$767
78 km or 49 mi Gaobeidian
$645
87 km or 54 mi Bazhou
$646
109 km or 68 mi Tianjin
$663
135 km or 84 mi Renqiu
$572
137 km or 85 mi Zunhua
$673
139 km or 87 mi Baoding
$468
151 km or 94 mi Binhai
$656
155 km or 97 mi Tangshan
$697
163 km or 101 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
164 km or 102 mi Hejian
$562
176 km or 110 mi Chengde
$709
182 km or 113 mi Cangzhou
$621
189 km or 117 mi Huanghua
$630
189 km or 118 mi Anguo
$528
196 km or 122 mi Dingzhou
$558
197 km or 122 mi Qian'an
$632
198 km or 123 mi Luanzhou
$626
204 km or 127 mi Botou
$564
224 km or 139 mi Shenzhou
$512
228 km or 142 mi Xinle
$524
229 km or 142 mi Pingquan
$629
239 km or 148 mi Jinzhou
$521
241 km or 150 mi Xinji
$525
249 km or 155 mi Gaocheng
$519
249 km or 155 mi Hengshui
$466
252 km or 156 mi Laoling
$584
263 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$493
265 km or 165 mi Datong
$770
272 km or 169 mi Jizhou
$508
273 km or 169 mi Qinhuangdao
$574
273 km or 170 mi Dezhou
$492
281 km or 175 mi Fengzhen
$655
282 km or 175 mi Huairen
$666
294 km or 183 mi Lingyuan
$618
296 km or 184 mi Nangong
$562
302 km or 187 mi Ulanqab
$640
314 km or 195 mi Binzhou
$748

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