Chisinau vs Kharkiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Kharkiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$967
$499
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2283
$1275
🏠 One person rent
$539
$200
🏘️ Family rent
$921
$342
🍽️ Food expenses
$300
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.4
$43
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$344
$459
😷 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 5911th and 8722nd ($967 vs $499) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 24th 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 0.9 months in Kharkiv. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Kharkiv ranked 4th in Ukraine, while ranked 5736th and 5605th 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
$8.07
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.9
$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.5
$4.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$538
$218
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$122
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$963
$392
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$660
$222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$52.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$80.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.86
$5.94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.67%
17.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2719
$1150
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1818
$595
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$8.47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.27
$3.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.71
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$7.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$3.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.98
$7.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.77
$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.64
$4.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.39
$2.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.03
$4.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.2
$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$0.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.05
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.9
$20.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.99
$4.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$7.93
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.13
$2.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$55.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$77.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$419
$299
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7425
$2953

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$796
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$826
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$686
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$561
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$807
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1049
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$871
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$1042
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$806
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$841
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$864
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$792
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$704
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$635
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$773
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$869
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$950
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$740
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$910
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$916
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$871
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$873
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$534
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$584
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$831
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$574
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$732
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$414
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$1150
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$777
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$546
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$599
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$1062
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1132
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$926
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$487
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$795
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$737
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$758
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$999

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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