Helsinki vs Kharkiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Helsinki Kharkiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1990
$499
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4806
$1275
🏠 One person rent
$991
$200
🏘️ Family rent
$1773
$342
🍽️ Food expenses
$629
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$171
$43
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3192
$459
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
80
61
😀 Quality of life
94
63
🏙️ Population
687K
1.42M

The cost of living in Helsinki is 299% more expensive than in Kharkiv. Cities ranked 2068th and 8722nd ($1990 vs $499) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 24th in Finland and Ukraine, respectively. Check Finland vs Ukraine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Helsinki compared to 0.9 months in Kharkiv. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs Kharkiv ranked 4th in Ukraine, while ranked 48th and 5605th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Helsinki vs Kharkiv

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Helsinki Kharkiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.6
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.2
$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$4.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.99
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$5.56
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.37
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1086
$218
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$122
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1959
$392
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1557
$222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.5
$52.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$80.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.6
$5.94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.89%
17.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9954
$1150
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4941
$595
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.82
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83.3
$8.47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.5
$3.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.05
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.54
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.29
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$7.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$3.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.4
$7.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.31
$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.3
$4.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.42
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.6
$2.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$4.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.9
$0.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.8
$20.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.4
$4.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$7.93
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$2.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$107
$55.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$77.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$482
$299
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15326
$2953

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Vantaa
$1927
16 km or 9.7 mi Espoo
$2062
26 km or 16 mi Tuusula
$1693
27 km or 17 mi Kerava
$1659
29 km or 18 mi Kirkkonummi
$1753
33 km or 21 mi Nurmijarvi
$1673
34 km or 21 mi Jarvenpaa
$1750
47 km or 29 mi Porvoo
$1578
49 km or 30 mi Lohja
$1406
51 km or 32 mi Hyvinkaa
$1533
63 km or 39 mi Riihimaki
$1426
78 km or 48 mi Maardu
$1448
83 km or 51 mi Tallinn
$1683
86 km or 53 mi Raseborg
$1606
96 km or 59 mi Hameenlinna
$1451
98 km or 61 mi Lahti
$1571
102 km or 63 mi Salo
$1583
115 km or 72 mi Kotka
$1514
122 km or 76 mi Rakvere
$1021
124 km or 77 mi Kouvola
$1474
131 km or 81 mi Valkeakoski
$1621
132 km or 82 mi Hamina
$1515
143 km or 89 mi Kaarina
$1568
150 km or 93 mi Turku
$1597
156 km or 97 mi Raisio
$1567
157 km or 98 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1131
160 km or 100 mi Tampere
$1445
164 km or 102 mi Nokia
$1471
169 km or 105 mi Ylojarvi
$1467
170 km or 106 mi Sastamala
$1514
181 km or 113 mi Sillamae
$1111
188 km or 117 mi Jamsa
$1516
201 km or 125 mi Parnu
$1214
203 km or 126 mi Lappeenranta
$1482
203 km or 126 mi Narva
$1108
205 km or 127 mi Viljandi
$1083
210 km or 131 mi Mikkeli
$1454
214 km or 133 mi Rauma
$1383
224 km or 139 mi Pori
$1375
224 km or 139 mi Tartu
$1232

Cities near Kharkiv

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