Chisinau vs Kharkiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Kharkiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$969
$501
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2309
$1256
🏠 One person rent
$535
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$933
$336
🍽️ Food expenses
$304
$194
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.5
$45.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$357
$493
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
52
61
😀 Quality of life
62
63
🏙️ Population
567K
1.42M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 94% more expensive than in Kharkiv. Cities ranked 5780th and 8662nd ($969 vs $501) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd in Moldova and Ukraine, respectively. Check Moldova vs Ukraine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Chisinau compared to 1 months in Kharkiv. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Kharkiv ranked 4th in Ukraine, while ranked 5599th and 5430th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chisinau vs Kharkiv

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Chisinau Kharkiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.77
$5.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.4
$4.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$0.99
☕ Cappuccino
$2.16
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$550
$218
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$127
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1012
$392
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$213
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$52.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$81.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.02
$6.26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.99%
17.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2614
$1073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1942
$594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$9.81
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.74
$3.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$7.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$3.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$7.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$0.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.44
$4.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.42
$2.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$1.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$0.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.2
$18.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.97
$4.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$7.98
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.04
$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$68
$52.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$76
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$443
$285
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6332
$2841

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37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$789
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$760
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$690
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$572
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$774
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$954
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$855
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$1048
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$799
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$809
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$823
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$727
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$694
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$641
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$807
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$840
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$906
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$712
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$857
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$874
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$870
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$834
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$529
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$572
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$801
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$579
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$701
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$409
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$1120
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$771
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$541
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$577
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$1041
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1119
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$896
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$464
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$725
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$716
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$722
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$995

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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