Bishkek vs Kharkiv - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Bishkek Kharkiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$710
$503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1741
$1307
🏠 One person rent
$376
$210
🏘️ Family rent
$705
$392
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$191
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.1
$39.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$352
$361
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
43
60
😀 Quality of life
51
56
🏙️ Population
1.15M
1.42M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 41% more expensive than in Kharkiv. Cities ranked 6863rd and 8657th ($710 vs $503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th 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 0.7 months in Kharkiv. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Kharkiv ranked 3rd in Ukraine, while ranked 6133rd and 5755th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Bishkek vs Kharkiv infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Bishkek vs Kharkiv

Prices for goods and services in Bishkek and Kharkiv are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Bishkek Kharkiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.93
$5.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.5
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$4.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$2.11
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$323
$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$897
$464
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$605
$265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.6
$52.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.7
$82.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$4.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.35%
17.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1190
$1198
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$896
$685
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.51
$7.29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.86
$3.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$7.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$3.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.32
$5.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$4.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.58
$1.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.14
$4.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.78
$1.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.06
$0.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$18.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.12
$4.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$9.07
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.21
$3.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.2
$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$84.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$235
$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6319
$2513

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Bishkek

Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$681
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$673
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$645
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$838
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$941
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$653
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$661
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$666
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$791
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$614
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$461
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$567
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$419
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$527
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$473
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$469
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$639
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$570
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$654
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$596
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$429
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$628
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$663
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$816
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$660
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$519
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$666
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$671
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$658
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$630
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$532
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$735
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$667
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$617
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$468
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$599
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$672
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$664
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$655
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$530

Cities near Kharkiv

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 45 mi Belgorod
$451
128 km or 80 mi Poltava
$473
143 km or 89 mi Sumy
$449
172 km or 107 mi Kramatorsk
$533
183 km or 114 mi Stary Oskol
$415
184 km or 115 mi Starooskolsky
$447
193 km or 120 mi Kursk
$457
195 km or 121 mi Dnipro
$679
200 km or 125 mi Sievierodonetsk
$506
203 km or 126 mi Kamianske
$576
227 km or 141 mi Kremenchuk
$421
230 km or 143 mi Horlivka
$546
249 km or 155 mi Donetsk
$456
250 km or 156 mi Makiivka
$469
253 km or 157 mi Zaporizhia
$405
275 km or 171 mi Luhansk
$508
280 km or 174 mi Voronezh
$419
306 km or 190 mi Cherkasy
$432
314 km or 195 mi Kryvyi Rih
$516
330 km or 205 mi Oryol
$471
332 km or 206 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$514
334 km or 207 mi Mariupol
$491
358 km or 222 mi Melitopol
$513
365 km or 227 mi Taganrog
$465
373 km or 232 mi Lipetsk
$401
384 km or 238 mi Bryansk
$450
385 km or 239 mi Chernihiv
$422
389 km or 242 mi Shakhty
$534
400 km or 249 mi Rostov-on-Don
$627
403 km or 250 mi Novocherkassk
$572
409 km or 254 mi Kyiv
$795
438 km or 272 mi Bila Tserkva
$420
455 km or 283 mi Gomel
$469
459 km or 285 mi Mykolaiv
$375
460 km or 286 mi Kherson
$416
471 km or 293 mi Tambov
$508
477 km or 296 mi Tula
$507
504 km or 313 mi Kaluga
$490
514 km or 319 mi Volgodonsk
$537
540 km or 336 mi Zhytomyr
$529