Bishkek vs Kharkiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Kharkiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$653
$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1601
$1428
🏠 One person rent
$347
$222
🏘️ Family rent
$657
$465
🍽️ Food expenses
$216
$194
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.8
$44.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$328
$386
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
43
60
😀 Quality of life
53
57
🏙️ Population
1.12M
1.43M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 22% more expensive than in Kharkiv. Cities ranked 7174th and 8242nd ($653 vs $535) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th 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 6097th and 5715th 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
$5.46
$4.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.3
$24
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.35
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$1.96
$1.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$410
$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$294
$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$545
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$565
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.7
$56.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$87.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$4.93
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.09%
17.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1073
$1351
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$768
$762
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.17
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.77
$8.06
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.35
$4.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.72
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.41
$8.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$5.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.59
$5.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.35
$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.9
$2.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.69
$1.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.17
$1.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$17.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$3.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$9.03
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.02
$2.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.8
$57.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.9
$132
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$195
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5913
$1310

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$560
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$398
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$529
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$935
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$1051
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$532
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$504
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$488
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$878
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$515
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$479
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$475
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$434
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$558
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$479
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$488
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$658
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$593
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$671
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$651
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$416
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$641
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$674
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$785
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$682
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$564
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$680
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$682
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$692
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$633
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$582
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$738
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$672
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$623
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$473
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$641
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$638
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$647
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$629
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$562

Cities near Kharkiv

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 45 mi Belgorod
$439
128 km or 80 mi Poltava
$504
143 km or 89 mi Sumy
$425
172 km or 107 mi Kramatorsk
$525
183 km or 114 mi Stary Oskol
$419
184 km or 115 mi Starooskolsky
$446
193 km or 120 mi Kursk
$462
195 km or 121 mi Dnipro
$637
200 km or 125 mi Sievierodonetsk
$509
203 km or 126 mi Kamianske
$560
227 km or 141 mi Kremenchuk
$433
230 km or 143 mi Horlivka
$543
249 km or 155 mi Donetsk
$498
250 km or 156 mi Makiivka
$498
253 km or 157 mi Zaporizhia
$476
275 km or 171 mi Luhansk
$511
280 km or 174 mi Voronezh
$420
306 km or 190 mi Cherkasy
$457
314 km or 195 mi Kryvyi Rih
$485
330 km or 205 mi Oryol
$466
332 km or 206 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$535
334 km or 207 mi Mariupol
$498
358 km or 222 mi Melitopol
$493
365 km or 227 mi Taganrog
$451
373 km or 232 mi Lipetsk
$401
384 km or 238 mi Bryansk
$423
385 km or 239 mi Chernihiv
$443
389 km or 242 mi Shakhty
$559
400 km or 249 mi Rostov-on-Don
$601
403 km or 250 mi Novocherkassk
$576
409 km or 254 mi Kyiv
$760
438 km or 272 mi Bila Tserkva
$451
455 km or 283 mi Gomel
$406
459 km or 285 mi Mykolaiv
$369
460 km or 286 mi Kherson
$401
471 km or 293 mi Tambov
$501
477 km or 296 mi Tula
$526
504 km or 313 mi Kaluga
$490
514 km or 319 mi Volgodonsk
$531
540 km or 336 mi Zhytomyr
$495