Bishkek vs Kharkiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Kharkiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$743
$510
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1747
$1309
🏠 One person rent
$398
$203
🏘️ Family rent
$699
$340
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.1
$43.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$362
$434
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
44
61
😀 Quality of life
57
63
🏙️ Population
1.19M
1.42M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 46% more expensive than in Kharkiv. Cities ranked 6893rd and 8604th ($743 vs $510) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 22nd 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 3rd in Ukraine, while ranked 6164th and 5547th 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
$6.84
$5.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.2
$19.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.66
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$1.03
☕ Cappuccino
$2.17
$1.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.68
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$450
$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$792
$358
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$615
$223
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.7
$55.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$85.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$5.43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.35%
18.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1533
$1364
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1076
$698
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.7
$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.19
$3.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.03
$7.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$3.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$6.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$4.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$2.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.97
$4.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.04
$1.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$0.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.4
$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.98
$4.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$8.94
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.82
$3.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.9
$54.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$83.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$207
$351
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5611
$3156

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$501
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$613
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$615
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$787
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$884
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$532
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$573
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$629
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$762
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$445
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$549
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$451
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$562
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$648
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$680
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$639
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$678
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$651
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$525
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$754
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$618
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$626
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$844
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$620
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$468
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$600
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$650
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$603
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$625
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$480
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$559
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$658
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$614
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$555
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$544
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$712
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$674
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$680
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$475

Cities near Kharkiv

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 45 mi Belgorod
$718
128 km or 80 mi Poltava
$479
143 km or 89 mi Sumy
$496
172 km or 107 mi Kramatorsk
$639
183 km or 114 mi Stary Oskol
$485
184 km or 115 mi Starooskolsky
$537
193 km or 120 mi Kursk
$649
195 km or 121 mi Dnipro
$790
200 km or 125 mi Sievierodonetsk
$633
203 km or 126 mi Kamianske
$656
227 km or 141 mi Kremenchuk
$440
230 km or 143 mi Horlivka
$650
249 km or 155 mi Donetsk
$516
250 km or 156 mi Makiivka
$534
253 km or 157 mi Zaporizhia
$501
275 km or 171 mi Luhansk
$732
280 km or 174 mi Voronezh
$707
306 km or 190 mi Cherkasy
$498
314 km or 195 mi Kryvyi Rih
$503
330 km or 205 mi Oryol
$660
332 km or 206 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$616
334 km or 207 mi Mariupol
$539
358 km or 222 mi Melitopol
$545
365 km or 227 mi Taganrog
$665
373 km or 232 mi Lipetsk
$570
384 km or 238 mi Bryansk
$629
385 km or 239 mi Chernihiv
$516
389 km or 242 mi Shakhty
$652
400 km or 249 mi Rostov-on-Don
$851
403 km or 250 mi Novocherkassk
$718
409 km or 254 mi Kyiv
$879
438 km or 272 mi Bila Tserkva
$497
455 km or 283 mi Gomel
$475
459 km or 285 mi Mykolaiv
$516
460 km or 286 mi Kherson
$420
471 km or 293 mi Tambov
$672
477 km or 296 mi Tula
$837
504 km or 313 mi Kaluga
$582
514 km or 319 mi Volgodonsk
$709
540 km or 336 mi Zhytomyr
$586