Dubai vs Kharkiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Kharkiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2420
$499
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5315
$1275
🏠 One person rent
$1634
$200
🏘️ Family rent
$2835
$342
🍽️ Food expenses
$459
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$43
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4093
$459
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
66
61
😀 Quality of life
90
63
🏙️ Population
3.94M
1.42M

The cost of living in Dubai is 385% more expensive than in Kharkiv. Cities ranked 1039th and 8722nd ($2420 vs $499) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 24th in the United Arab Emirates and Ukraine, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Ukraine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Dubai compared to 0.9 months in Kharkiv. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Kharkiv ranked 4th in Ukraine, while ranked 203rd and 5605th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Kharkiv

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Dubai Kharkiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.2
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.2
$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.33
$4.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13.5
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$6.31
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.3
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1988
$218
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1244
$122
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3617
$392
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2237
$222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$52.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$227
$80.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$94
$5.94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.46%
17.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7290
$1150
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$595
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83
$8.47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.52
$3.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.89
$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.73
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$7.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$3.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$7.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18
$4.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.2
$2.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.2
$4.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3
$0.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.5
$20.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$4.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.5
$7.93
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.2
$2.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.2
$55.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$77.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$829
$299
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16876
$2953

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13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1473
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2183
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1214
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1457
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1080
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$796
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2014
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1135
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1923
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$545
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$541
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$575
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$545
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1309
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1109
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1192
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$563
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$931
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$575
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1037
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$565
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$823
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$547
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$613
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$627
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$489
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$487
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$813
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$565
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$492

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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