Beijing vs Kharkiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beijing Kharkiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1065
$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3114
$1428
🏠 One person rent
$605
$222
🏘️ Family rent
$1364
$465
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$194
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$44.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1709
$386
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
60
😀 Quality of life
78
57
🏙️ Population
21.9M
1.43M

The cost of living in Beijing is 99% more expensive than in Kharkiv. Cities ranked 4887th and 8242nd ($1065 vs $535) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 10th in China and Ukraine, respectively. Check China vs Ukraine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Beijing compared to 0.7 months in Kharkiv. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Kharkiv ranked 3rd in Ukraine, while ranked 583rd and 5715th 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
$3.9
$4.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.6
$24
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.54
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$1.11
 Cappuccino
$3.83
$1.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$843
$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$487
$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2089
$545
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1102
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.7
$56.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.3
$87.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.6
$4.93
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.35%
17.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14972
$1351
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8057
$762
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.5
$8.06
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.9
$4.41
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$8.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$5.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$0.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$5.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.55
$2.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$1.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$1.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$17.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.44
$3.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$9.03
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.69
$2.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.7
$57.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.6
$132
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$896
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27310
$1310

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Cities near Beijing

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Langfang
$733
58 km or 36 mi Zhuozhou
$713
58 km or 36 mi Sanhe
$772
78 km or 49 mi Gaobeidian
$633
87 km or 54 mi Bazhou
$650
109 km or 68 mi Tianjin
$688
135 km or 84 mi Renqiu
$583
137 km or 85 mi Zunhua
$678
139 km or 87 mi Baoding
$466
151 km or 94 mi Binhai
$667
155 km or 97 mi Tangshan
$677
163 km or 101 mi Zhangjiakou
$658
164 km or 102 mi Hejian
$587
176 km or 110 mi Chengde
$700
182 km or 113 mi Cangzhou
$633
189 km or 117 mi Huanghua
$607
189 km or 118 mi Anguo
$539
196 km or 122 mi Dingzhou
$549
197 km or 122 mi Qian'an
$643
198 km or 123 mi Luanzhou
$637
204 km or 127 mi Botou
$594
224 km or 139 mi Shenzhou
$592
228 km or 142 mi Xinle
$525
229 km or 142 mi Pingquan
$633
239 km or 148 mi Jinzhou
$545
241 km or 150 mi Xinji
$569
249 km or 155 mi Gaocheng
$527
249 km or 155 mi Hengshui
$650
252 km or 156 mi Laoling
$572
263 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$486
265 km or 165 mi Datong
$707
272 km or 169 mi Jizhou
$598
273 km or 169 mi Qinhuangdao
$667
273 km or 170 mi Dezhou
$621
281 km or 175 mi Fengzhen
$640
282 km or 175 mi Huairen
$643
294 km or 183 mi Lingyuan
$620
296 km or 184 mi Nangong
$587
302 km or 187 mi Ulanqab
$640
314 km or 195 mi Binzhou
$506

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