Bishkek vs Kharkiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Kharkiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$757
$499
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1788
$1275
🏠 One person rent
$409
$200
🏘️ Family rent
$723
$342
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.7
$43
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$358
$459
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
44
61
😀 Quality of life
56
63
🏙️ Population
1.19M
1.42M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 52% more expensive than in Kharkiv. Cities ranked 6948th and 8722nd ($757 vs $499) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 24th in Kyrgyzstan and Ukraine, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs Ukraine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bishkek compared to 0.9 months in Kharkiv. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Kharkiv ranked 4th in Ukraine, while ranked 6280th and 5605th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Kharkiv

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Bishkek Kharkiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.86
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.73
$4.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$2.28
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$218
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$348
$122
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$868
$392
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$625
$222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.7
$52.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.9
$80.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.9
$5.94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.67%
17.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1674
$1150
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1147
$595
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$8.47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.22
$3.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.41
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.79
$7.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$3.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.42
$7.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$4.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.82
$2.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.95
$4.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.05
$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.78
$0.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.6
$20.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.55
$4.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$7.93
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.88
$2.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.8
$55.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.1
$77.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$215
$299
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6484
$2953

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$503
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$616
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$621
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$866
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$974
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$533
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$580
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$636
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$842
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$477
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$549
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$447
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$561
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$653
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$679
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$565
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$738
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$575
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$562
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$736
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$661
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$619
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$827
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$609
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$505
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$590
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$635
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$585
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$564
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$521
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$575
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$653
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$556
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$553
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$557
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$735
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$692
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$702
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$484

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