Chisinau vs Kharkiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Kharkiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$947
$510
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2238
$1309
🏠 One person rent
$528
$203
🏘️ Family rent
$908
$340
🍽️ Food expenses
$290
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$43.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$346
$434
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
51
61
😀 Quality of life
59
63
🏙️ Population
639K
1.42M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 86% more expensive than in Kharkiv. Cities ranked 5968th and 8604th ($947 vs $510) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 22nd 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 3rd in Ukraine, while ranked 6039th and 5547th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Kharkiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.01
$5.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$19.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.81
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$1.03
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$1.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$521
$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$961
$358
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$677
$223
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$55.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$85.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.23
$5.43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.72%
18.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2427
$1364
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1691
$698
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.39
$3.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.41
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$7.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$3.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$6.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$4.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.24
$2.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.08
$4.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.17
$1.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$0.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.3
$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.59
$4.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$8.94
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$3.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$54.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$83.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$405
$351
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7015
$3156

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$884
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$921
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$670
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$546
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$901
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1164
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$804
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$964
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$793
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$797
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$926
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$879
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$659
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$624
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$724
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$815
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$895
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$711
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$898
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$854
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$871
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$830
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$516
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$603
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$857
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$545
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$712
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$420
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$1056
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$762
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$535
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$616
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$1024
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1103
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$885
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$497
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$749
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$703
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$775
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$970

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 45 mi Belgorod
$718
128 km or 80 mi Poltava
$479
143 km or 89 mi Sumy
$496
172 km or 107 mi Kramatorsk
$639
183 km or 114 mi Stary Oskol
$485
184 km or 115 mi Starooskolsky
$537
193 km or 120 mi Kursk
$649
195 km or 121 mi Dnipro
$790
200 km or 125 mi Sievierodonetsk
$633
203 km or 126 mi Kamianske
$656
227 km or 141 mi Kremenchuk
$440
230 km or 143 mi Horlivka
$650
249 km or 155 mi Donetsk
$516
250 km or 156 mi Makiivka
$534
253 km or 157 mi Zaporizhia
$501
275 km or 171 mi Luhansk
$732
280 km or 174 mi Voronezh
$707
306 km or 190 mi Cherkasy
$498
314 km or 195 mi Kryvyi Rih
$503
330 km or 205 mi Oryol
$660
332 km or 206 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$616
334 km or 207 mi Mariupol
$539
358 km or 222 mi Melitopol
$545
365 km or 227 mi Taganrog
$665
373 km or 232 mi Lipetsk
$570
384 km or 238 mi Bryansk
$629
385 km or 239 mi Chernihiv
$516
389 km or 242 mi Shakhty
$652
400 km or 249 mi Rostov-on-Don
$851
403 km or 250 mi Novocherkassk
$718
409 km or 254 mi Kyiv
$879
438 km or 272 mi Bila Tserkva
$497
455 km or 283 mi Gomel
$475
459 km or 285 mi Mykolaiv
$516
460 km or 286 mi Kherson
$420
471 km or 293 mi Tambov
$672
477 km or 296 mi Tula
$837
504 km or 313 mi Kaluga
$582
514 km or 319 mi Volgodonsk
$709
540 km or 336 mi Zhytomyr
$586