Helsinki vs Kharkiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Helsinki Kharkiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1825
$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4263
$1428
🏠 One person rent
$937
$222
🏘️ Family rent
$1639
$465
🍽️ Food expenses
$569
$194
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$44.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3086
$386
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
78
60
😀 Quality of life
95
57
🏙️ Population
665K
1.43M

The cost of living in Helsinki is 241% more expensive than in Kharkiv. Cities ranked 2273rd and 8242nd ($1825 vs $535) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 10th in Finland and Ukraine, respectively. Check Finland vs Ukraine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Helsinki compared to 0.7 months in Kharkiv. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs Kharkiv ranked 3rd in Ukraine, while ranked 26th and 5715th among best cities to live in the world.

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Helsinki Kharkiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.3
$4.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.9
$24
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.43
$1.11
 Cappuccino
$5.08
$1.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.86
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$985
$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$814
$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1810
$545
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1440
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.6
$56.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$87.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20
$4.93
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.35%
17.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7893
$1351
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4642
$762
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.32
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.2
$8.06
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.3
$4.41
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.14
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.75
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.26
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.95
$8.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.2
$5.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$0.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$1.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.29
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.4
$5.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.92
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.8
$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$2.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$1.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.76
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$1.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.3
$17.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.1
$3.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$91.8
$9.03
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$2.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.7
$57.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85
$132
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$343
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9506
$1310

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Vantaa
$1736
16 km or 9.7 mi Espoo
$1907
26 km or 16 mi Tuusula
$1498
27 km or 17 mi Kerava
$1491
29 km or 18 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
33 km or 21 mi Nurmijarvi
$1499
34 km or 21 mi Jarvenpaa
$1632
47 km or 29 mi Porvoo
$1277
49 km or 30 mi Lohja
$1257
51 km or 32 mi Hyvinkaa
$1291
63 km or 39 mi Riihimaki
$1464
78 km or 48 mi Maardu
$1194
83 km or 51 mi Tallinn
$1335
86 km or 53 mi Raseborg
$1438
96 km or 59 mi Hameenlinna
$1317
98 km or 61 mi Lahti
$1396
102 km or 63 mi Salo
$1336
115 km or 72 mi Kotka
$1349
122 km or 76 mi Rakvere
$920
124 km or 77 mi Kouvola
$1376
131 km or 81 mi Valkeakoski
$1570
132 km or 82 mi Hamina
$1366
143 km or 89 mi Kaarina
$1483
150 km or 93 mi Turku
$1532
156 km or 97 mi Raisio
$1480
157 km or 98 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
160 km or 100 mi Tampere
$1521
164 km or 102 mi Nokia
$1462
169 km or 105 mi Ylojarvi
$1465
170 km or 106 mi Sastamala
$1410
181 km or 113 mi Sillamae
$906
188 km or 117 mi Jamsa
$1414
201 km or 125 mi Parnu
$982
203 km or 126 mi Lappeenranta
$1358
203 km or 126 mi Narva
$814
205 km or 127 mi Viljandi
$909
210 km or 131 mi Mikkeli
$1330
214 km or 133 mi Rauma
$1265
224 km or 139 mi Pori
$1262
224 km or 139 mi Tartu
$1163

Cities near Kharkiv

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 45 mi Belgorod
$439
128 km or 80 mi Poltava
$504
143 km or 89 mi Sumy
$425
172 km or 107 mi Kramatorsk
$525
183 km or 114 mi Stary Oskol
$419
184 km or 115 mi Starooskolsky
$446
193 km or 120 mi Kursk
$462
195 km or 121 mi Dnipro
$637
200 km or 125 mi Sievierodonetsk
$509
203 km or 126 mi Kamianske
$560
227 km or 141 mi Kremenchuk
$433
230 km or 143 mi Horlivka
$543
249 km or 155 mi Donetsk
$498
250 km or 156 mi Makiivka
$498
253 km or 157 mi Zaporizhia
$476
275 km or 171 mi Luhansk
$511
280 km or 174 mi Voronezh
$420
306 km or 190 mi Cherkasy
$457
314 km or 195 mi Kryvyi Rih
$485
330 km or 205 mi Oryol
$466
332 km or 206 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$535
334 km or 207 mi Mariupol
$498
358 km or 222 mi Melitopol
$493
365 km or 227 mi Taganrog
$451
373 km or 232 mi Lipetsk
$401
384 km or 238 mi Bryansk
$423
385 km or 239 mi Chernihiv
$443
389 km or 242 mi Shakhty
$559
400 km or 249 mi Rostov-on-Don
$601
403 km or 250 mi Novocherkassk
$576
409 km or 254 mi Kyiv
$760
438 km or 272 mi Bila Tserkva
$451
455 km or 283 mi Gomel
$406
459 km or 285 mi Mykolaiv
$369
460 km or 286 mi Kherson
$401
471 km or 293 mi Tambov
$501
477 km or 296 mi Tula
$526
504 km or 313 mi Kaluga
$490
514 km or 319 mi Volgodonsk
$531
540 km or 336 mi Zhytomyr
$495