Chisinau vs Kharkiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Kharkiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$810
$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1981
$1428
🏠 One person rent
$428
$222
🏘️ Family rent
$798
$465
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$194
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.6
$44.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$587
$386
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
51
60
😀 Quality of life
58
57
🏙️ Population
639K
1.43M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 51% more expensive than in Kharkiv. Cities ranked 6354th and 8242nd ($810 vs $535) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 10th in Moldova and Ukraine, respectively. Check Moldova vs Ukraine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chisinau compared to 0.7 months in Kharkiv. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Kharkiv ranked 3rd in Ukraine, while ranked 5671st and 5715th 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
$6.79
$4.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.7
$24
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.11
 Cappuccino
$1.71
$1.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$545
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$552
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$56.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$87.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$4.93
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
17.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1487
$1351
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$762
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$8.06
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$4.41
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.39
$8.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$5.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$5.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.67
$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.66
$2.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.98
$1.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$1.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$17.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.85
$3.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.8
$9.03
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$2.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$57.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.3
$132
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3791
$1310

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$767
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$820
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$464
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$487
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$783
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1111
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$802
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$839
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$976
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$730
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$812
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$892
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$737
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$557
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$670
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$758
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$743
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$683
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$748
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$746
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$639
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$704
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$369
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$548
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$758
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$527
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$718
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$401
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$928
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$739
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$534
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$535
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$898
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$962
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$868
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$451
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$678
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$654
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$701
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$846

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