Bishkek vs Kharkiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Kharkiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$501
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1868
$1256
🏠 One person rent
$431
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$766
$336
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$194
🚐 Transport expenses
$38
$45.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$197
$493
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
44
61
😀 Quality of life
53
63
🏙️ Population
1.19M
1.42M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 58% more expensive than in Kharkiv. Cities ranked 6825th and 8662nd ($789 vs $501) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd in Kyrgyzstan and Ukraine, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs Ukraine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bishkek compared to 1 months in Kharkiv. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Kharkiv ranked 4th in Ukraine, while ranked 6437th and 5430th 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
$6.87
$5.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.9
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.78
$4.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$0.99
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$509
$218
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$127
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$392
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$660
$213
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.5
$52.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$81.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$6.26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.19%
17.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1669
$1073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1152
$594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$9.81
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.73
$3.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.4
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.47
$7.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$3.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.76
$7.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$0.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$4.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.91
$2.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.97
$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.04
$1.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$0.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.4
$18.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.67
$4.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$7.98
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.82
$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.6
$52.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$76
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$221
$285
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7494
$2841

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$500
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$636
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$646
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$899
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$1014
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$555
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$601
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$656
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$876
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$609
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$488
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$570
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$471
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$572
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$669
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$688
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$514
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$764
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$518
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$587
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$759
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$687
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$610
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$842
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$599
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$535
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$583
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$622
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$576
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$521
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$549
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$579
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$645
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$513
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$568
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$572
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$773
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$704
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$737
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$497

Cities near Kharkiv

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 45 mi Belgorod
$746
128 km or 80 mi Poltava
$475
143 km or 89 mi Sumy
$518
172 km or 107 mi Kramatorsk
$618
183 km or 114 mi Stary Oskol
$539
184 km or 115 mi Starooskolsky
$611
193 km or 120 mi Kursk
$685
195 km or 121 mi Dnipro
$749
200 km or 125 mi Sievierodonetsk
$642
203 km or 126 mi Kamianske
$628
227 km or 141 mi Kremenchuk
$490
230 km or 143 mi Horlivka
$621
249 km or 155 mi Donetsk
$525
250 km or 156 mi Makiivka
$534
253 km or 157 mi Zaporizhia
$471
275 km or 171 mi Luhansk
$790
280 km or 174 mi Voronezh
$766
306 km or 190 mi Cherkasy
$448
314 km or 195 mi Kryvyi Rih
$454
330 km or 205 mi Oryol
$730
332 km or 206 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$577
334 km or 207 mi Mariupol
$518
358 km or 222 mi Melitopol
$554
365 km or 227 mi Taganrog
$757
373 km or 232 mi Lipetsk
$635
384 km or 238 mi Bryansk
$732
385 km or 239 mi Chernihiv
$479
389 km or 242 mi Shakhty
$779
400 km or 249 mi Rostov-on-Don
$891
403 km or 250 mi Novocherkassk
$855
409 km or 254 mi Kyiv
$853
438 km or 272 mi Bila Tserkva
$464
455 km or 283 mi Gomel
$589
459 km or 285 mi Mykolaiv
$529
460 km or 286 mi Kherson
$409
471 km or 293 mi Tambov
$694
477 km or 296 mi Tula
$974
504 km or 313 mi Kaluga
$691
514 km or 319 mi Volgodonsk
$798
540 km or 336 mi Zhytomyr
$591