Budapest vs Kharkiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Kharkiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1469
$499
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3612
$1275
🏠 One person rent
$750
$200
🏘️ Family rent
$1301
$342
🍽️ Food expenses
$441
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$43
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1697
$459
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
92
61
😀 Quality of life
81
63
🏙️ Population
1.69M
1.42M

The cost of living in Budapest is 194% more expensive than in Kharkiv. Cities ranked 4163rd and 8722nd ($1469 vs $499) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 24th in Hungary and Ukraine, respectively. Check Hungary vs Ukraine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Budapest compared to 0.9 months in Kharkiv. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Kharkiv ranked 4th in Ukraine, while ranked 680th and 5605th 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
$12.2
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.1
$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.41
$4.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$772
$218
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$593
$122
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1424
$392
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$52.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$80.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.9
$5.94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
17.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5742
$1150
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3887
$595
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$8.47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$3.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.79
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$7.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$3.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$7.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.89
$4.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.85
$2.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.5
$4.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.62
$0.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.2
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.1
$20.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.7
$4.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76.1
$7.93
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$2.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$107
$55.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$77.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$486
$299
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15168
$2953

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Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1169
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$998
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1138
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1083
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1127
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1130
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$991
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$939
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$868
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1074
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1196
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$958
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1166
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$1040
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$989
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$877
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$1036
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1063
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$930
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$976
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1278
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1394
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$1002
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$961
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1190
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$984
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$1026
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1335
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$981
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$1031
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$1036
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$866
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$850
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1451
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1561
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$923
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$1004
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1124
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1291
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1196

Cities near Kharkiv

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 45 mi Belgorod
$757
128 km or 80 mi Poltava
$490
143 km or 89 mi Sumy
$516
172 km or 107 mi Kramatorsk
$630
183 km or 114 mi Stary Oskol
$505
184 km or 115 mi Starooskolsky
$567
193 km or 120 mi Kursk
$682
195 km or 121 mi Dnipro
$748
200 km or 125 mi Sievierodonetsk
$644
203 km or 126 mi Kamianske
$637
227 km or 141 mi Kremenchuk
$465
230 km or 143 mi Horlivka
$639
249 km or 155 mi Donetsk
$528
250 km or 156 mi Makiivka
$549
253 km or 157 mi Zaporizhia
$485
275 km or 171 mi Luhansk
$761
280 km or 174 mi Voronezh
$724
306 km or 190 mi Cherkasy
$476
314 km or 195 mi Kryvyi Rih
$492
330 km or 205 mi Oryol
$696
332 km or 206 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$599
334 km or 207 mi Mariupol
$529
358 km or 222 mi Melitopol
$557
365 km or 227 mi Taganrog
$705
373 km or 232 mi Lipetsk
$597
384 km or 238 mi Bryansk
$686
385 km or 239 mi Chernihiv
$500
389 km or 242 mi Shakhty
$697
400 km or 249 mi Rostov-on-Don
$893
403 km or 250 mi Novocherkassk
$759
409 km or 254 mi Kyiv
$882
438 km or 272 mi Bila Tserkva
$487
455 km or 283 mi Gomel
$545
459 km or 285 mi Mykolaiv
$534
460 km or 286 mi Kherson
$414
471 km or 293 mi Tambov
$680
477 km or 296 mi Tula
$905
504 km or 313 mi Kaluga
$637
514 km or 319 mi Volgodonsk
$759
540 km or 336 mi Zhytomyr
$562