Budapest vs Kharkiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Kharkiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1377
$510
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3353
$1309
🏠 One person rent
$707
$203
🏘️ Family rent
$1218
$340
🍽️ Food expenses
$411
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$43.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1503
$434
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
92
61
😀 Quality of life
82
63
🏙️ Population
1.69M
1.42M

The cost of living in Budapest is 170% more expensive than in Kharkiv. Cities ranked 4312th and 8604th ($1377 vs $510) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 22nd in Hungary and Ukraine, respectively. Check Hungary vs Ukraine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Budapest compared to 0.9 months in Kharkiv. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Kharkiv ranked 3rd in Ukraine, while ranked 636th and 5547th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Kharkiv

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Budapest Kharkiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.6
$5.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.3
$19.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.58
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.18
$1.03
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$1.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$735
$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$557
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$358
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$984
$223
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$55.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$85.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.3
$5.43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.04%
18.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5141
$1364
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3394
$698
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.48
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.3
$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.3
$3.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.34
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$7.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$3.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$6.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$0.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.58
$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.95
$4.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.03
$2.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$4.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.2
$1.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$0.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60
$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.94
$4.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.4
$8.94
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$3.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$95
$54.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.2
$83.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$447
$351
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13171
$3156

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Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1089
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$936
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1081
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1010
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1059
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1070
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$943
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$884
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$823
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1002
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1148
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$895
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1134
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$971
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$946
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$806
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$973
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1037
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$861
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$949
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1176
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1346
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$982
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$890
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1126
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$917
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$992
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1311
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$913
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$965
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$985
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$808
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$802
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1388
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1497
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$832
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$934
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1033
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1257
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1162

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