Chisinau vs Kharkiv - Cost of Living Comparison

Chisinau Kharkiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$640
$468
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1555
$1143
🏠 One person rent
$314
$230
🏘️ Family rent
$528
$399
🍽️ Food expenses
$218
$149
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.9
$36.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$476
$386
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
50
59
😀 Quality of life
58
58
🏙️ Population
639K
1.43M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 37% more expensive than in Kharkiv. Cities ranked 7357th and 8581st ($640 vs $468) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 0.8 months in Kharkiv. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Kharkiv ranked 3rd in Ukraine, while ranked 5584th and 5559th 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
$5.22
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.9
$15.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.33
$3.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$1.06
☕ Cappuccino
$1.64
$1.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$275
$267
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$207
$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$522
$479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$354
$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.9
$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$72.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.26
$4.26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.79%
13.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1302
$1253
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$878
$701
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.3
$9.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.78
$3.12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.38
$0.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.29
$6.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.07
$5.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$0.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.31
$4.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$1.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.49
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.46
$1.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$17
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.7
$2.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16
$9.97
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.22
$2.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.2
$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84
$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$319
$222
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3450
$2945

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$451
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$452
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$458
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$364
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$451
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$452
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$695
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$656
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$405
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$575
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$475
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$451
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$487
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$516
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$699
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$669
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$649
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$587
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$527
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$629
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$627
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$592
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$389
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$523
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$610
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$452
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$522
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$374
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$800
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$628
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$384
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$395
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$620
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$794
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$658
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$390
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$593
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$502
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$670
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$620

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 45 mi Belgorod
$523
128 km or 80 mi Poltava
$411
143 km or 89 mi Sumy
$367
172 km or 107 mi Kramatorsk
$338
183 km or 114 mi Stary Oskol
$542
184 km or 115 mi Starooskolsky
$658
193 km or 120 mi Kursk
$504
195 km or 121 mi Dnipro
$559
200 km or 125 mi Sievierodonetsk
$411
203 km or 126 mi Kamianske
$415
227 km or 141 mi Kremenchuk
$389
230 km or 143 mi Horlivka
$437
249 km or 155 mi Donetsk
$325
250 km or 156 mi Makiivka
$420
253 km or 157 mi Zaporizhia
$346
275 km or 171 mi Luhansk
$454
280 km or 174 mi Voronezh
$611
306 km or 190 mi Cherkasy
$372
314 km or 195 mi Kryvyi Rih
$370
330 km or 205 mi Oryol
$550
332 km or 206 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$395
334 km or 207 mi Mariupol
$399
358 km or 222 mi Melitopol
$290
365 km or 227 mi Taganrog
$537
373 km or 232 mi Lipetsk
$559
384 km or 238 mi Bryansk
$513
385 km or 239 mi Chernihiv
$431
389 km or 242 mi Shakhty
$577
400 km or 249 mi Rostov-on-Don
$764
403 km or 250 mi Novocherkassk
$684
409 km or 254 mi Kyiv
$706
438 km or 272 mi Bila Tserkva
$390
455 km or 283 mi Gomel
$478
459 km or 285 mi Mykolaiv
$389
460 km or 286 mi Kherson
$374
471 km or 293 mi Tambov
$606
477 km or 296 mi Tula
$757
504 km or 313 mi Kaluga
$624
514 km or 319 mi Volgodonsk
$649
540 km or 336 mi Zhytomyr
$372