Beijing vs Kharkiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beijing Kharkiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1016
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2879
$1360
🏠 One person rent
$575
$207
🏘️ Family rent
$1275
$413
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$42.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1443
$388
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
60
😀 Quality of life
75
56
🏙️ Population
21.9M
1.42M

The cost of living in Beijing is 101% more expensive than in Kharkiv. Cities ranked 5387th and 8600th ($1016 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 20th in China and Ukraine, respectively. Check China vs Ukraine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Beijing compared to 0.8 months in Kharkiv. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Kharkiv ranked 3rd in Ukraine, while ranked 989th and 5713th 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
$3.86
$5.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.5
$20.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.36
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.02
 Cappuccino
$3.58
$1.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$819
$207
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$456
$132
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1965
$444
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1021
$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.6
$55.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.7
$85
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13
$5.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.78%
17.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14717
$1187
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6695
$662
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.3
$9.94
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.77
$3.47
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.46
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$7.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.64
$5.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.26
$4.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.49
$4.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.51
$1.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$0.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.9
$21.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.3
$4.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.2
$8.94
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.62
$2.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.8
$50.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.9
$76.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$698
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22456
$3129

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Langfang
$716
58 km or 36 mi Zhuozhou
$729
58 km or 36 mi Sanhe
$756
78 km or 49 mi Gaobeidian
$644
87 km or 54 mi Bazhou
$649
109 km or 68 mi Tianjin
$687
135 km or 84 mi Renqiu
$586
137 km or 85 mi Zunhua
$680
139 km or 87 mi Baoding
$472
151 km or 94 mi Binhai
$665
155 km or 97 mi Tangshan
$702
163 km or 101 mi Zhangjiakou
$634
164 km or 102 mi Hejian
$592
176 km or 110 mi Chengde
$711
182 km or 113 mi Cangzhou
$679
189 km or 117 mi Huanghua
$655
189 km or 118 mi Anguo
$550
196 km or 122 mi Dingzhou
$584
197 km or 122 mi Qian'an
$642
198 km or 123 mi Luanzhou
$635
204 km or 127 mi Botou
$618
224 km or 139 mi Shenzhou
$581
228 km or 142 mi Xinle
$533
229 km or 142 mi Pingquan
$629
239 km or 148 mi Jinzhou
$544
241 km or 150 mi Xinji
$564
249 km or 155 mi Gaocheng
$524
249 km or 155 mi Hengshui
$642
252 km or 156 mi Laoling
$638
263 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$481
265 km or 165 mi Datong
$703
272 km or 169 mi Jizhou
$590
273 km or 169 mi Qinhuangdao
$664
273 km or 170 mi Dezhou
$638
281 km or 175 mi Fengzhen
$616
282 km or 175 mi Huairen
$624
294 km or 183 mi Lingyuan
$620
296 km or 184 mi Nangong
$600
302 km or 187 mi Ulanqab
$620
314 km or 195 mi Binzhou
$815

Cities near Kharkiv

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 45 mi Belgorod
$552
128 km or 80 mi Poltava
$490
143 km or 89 mi Sumy
$486
172 km or 107 mi Kramatorsk
$586
183 km or 114 mi Stary Oskol
$434
184 km or 115 mi Starooskolsky
$473
193 km or 120 mi Kursk
$490
195 km or 121 mi Dnipro
$718
200 km or 125 mi Sievierodonetsk
$550
203 km or 126 mi Kamianske
$605
227 km or 141 mi Kremenchuk
$444
230 km or 143 mi Horlivka
$611
249 km or 155 mi Donetsk
$536
250 km or 156 mi Makiivka
$534
253 km or 157 mi Zaporizhia
$459
275 km or 171 mi Luhansk
$574
280 km or 174 mi Voronezh
$448
306 km or 190 mi Cherkasy
$455
314 km or 195 mi Kryvyi Rih
$486
330 km or 205 mi Oryol
$505
332 km or 206 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$513
334 km or 207 mi Mariupol
$507
358 km or 222 mi Melitopol
$550
365 km or 227 mi Taganrog
$494
373 km or 232 mi Lipetsk
$430
384 km or 238 mi Bryansk
$513
385 km or 239 mi Chernihiv
$433
389 km or 242 mi Shakhty
$571
400 km or 249 mi Rostov-on-Don
$683
403 km or 250 mi Novocherkassk
$617
409 km or 254 mi Kyiv
$850
438 km or 272 mi Bila Tserkva
$454
455 km or 283 mi Gomel
$440
459 km or 285 mi Mykolaiv
$400
460 km or 286 mi Kherson
$433
471 km or 293 mi Tambov
$561
477 km or 296 mi Tula
$552
504 km or 313 mi Kaluga
$538
514 km or 319 mi Volgodonsk
$595
540 km or 336 mi Zhytomyr
$549