Columbus vs Kharkiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Kharkiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2252
$503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5500
$1307
🏠 One person rent
$1332
$210
🏘️ Family rent
$2531
$392
🍽️ Food expenses
$644
$191
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$39.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4005
$361
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
72
60
😀 Quality of life
88
56
🏙️ Population
906K
1.42M

The cost of living in Columbus is 347% more expensive than in Kharkiv. Cities ranked 1248th and 8657th ($2252 vs $503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1100th and 17th 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 1.8 months in Columbus compared to 0.7 months in Kharkiv. Columbus ranked 65th best city to live in the United States vs Kharkiv ranked 3rd in Ukraine, while ranked 242nd and 5755th among best cities to live in the world.

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Columbus Kharkiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$5.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.3
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$4.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.96
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$4.97
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1379
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1067
$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3082
$464
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2051
$265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$52.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$82.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$4.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.49%
17.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3169
$1198
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3154
$685
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64
$7.29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$3.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.89
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$7.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$3.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$5.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$0.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.81
$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.1
$4.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$1.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$4.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$1.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.01
$0.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$18.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$4.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$9.07
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$3.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$64
$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$84.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1235
$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15346
$2513

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$2047
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$1819
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$2039
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$2074
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$1946
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2006
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1916
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1914
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1987
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1915
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1876
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1832
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1698
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1795
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1791
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1865
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1794
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1828
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1860
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1635
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1839
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1735
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1935
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1894
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1824
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1623
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1856
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1436
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$1944
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1568
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1852
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1817
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1530
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$1670
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
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$451
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$473
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$449
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$533
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$415
184 km or 115 mi Starooskolsky
$447
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$457
195 km or 121 mi Dnipro
$679
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$506
203 km or 126 mi Kamianske
$576
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$421
230 km or 143 mi Horlivka
$546
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$456
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$469
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$405
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$508
280 km or 174 mi Voronezh
$419
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$432
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$516
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$471
332 km or 206 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$514
334 km or 207 mi Mariupol
$491
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$513
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$465
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$401
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$450
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$422
389 km or 242 mi Shakhty
$534
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$627
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$572
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$795
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$420
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$469
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$375
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$416
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$508
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$507
504 km or 313 mi Kaluga
$490
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$537
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$529