Columbus vs Kharkiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Kharkiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2145
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5059
$1360
🏠 One person rent
$1248
$207
🏘️ Family rent
$2171
$413
🍽️ Food expenses
$632
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$42.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4018
$388
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
73
60
😀 Quality of life
88
56
🏙️ Population
906K
1.42M

The cost of living in Columbus is 324% more expensive than in Kharkiv. Cities ranked 1476th and 8600th ($2145 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1323rd and 20th in the United States and Ukraine, respectively. Check the United States vs Ukraine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Columbus compared to 0.8 months in Kharkiv. Columbus ranked 59th best city to live in the United States vs Kharkiv ranked 3rd in Ukraine, while ranked 249th and 5713th among best cities to live in the world.

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Columbus Kharkiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.9
$5.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.4
$20.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$4.78
$1.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.44
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1314
$207
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$972
$132
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2378
$444
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1757
$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$55.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$232
$85
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.9
$5.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.57%
17.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3095
$1187
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2954
$662
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.8
$9.94
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.74
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.4
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$7.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$5.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.29
$0.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$1.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$0.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.28
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.6
$4.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.66
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.45
$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.35
$4.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$1.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.07
$0.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.2
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$21.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$4.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.5
$8.94
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$2.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$61
$50.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$76.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1236
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15423
$3129

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$1870
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$1798
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$1852
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$1832
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$1865
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$1890
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$1897
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$1674
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$1902
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$1783
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$1973
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$1914
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
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$1681
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$1834
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$1427
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$1923
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$1481
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$1839
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$1428
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$490
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$434
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$473
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$490
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$718
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$550
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$605
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$444
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$611
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$536
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$534
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$459
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$574
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$448
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$455
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$486
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$505
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$513
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$507
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$550
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$494
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$430
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$513
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$433
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$571
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$683
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$617
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$850
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$454
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$440
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$400
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$433
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$561
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$538
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