Helsinki vs Kharkiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Helsinki Kharkiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1970
$501
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4714
$1256
🏠 One person rent
$972
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$1705
$336
🍽️ Food expenses
$620
$194
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$45.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3225
$493
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
80
61
😀 Quality of life
94
63
🏙️ Population
694K
1.42M

The cost of living in Helsinki is 294% more expensive than in Kharkiv. Cities ranked 2107th and 8662nd ($1970 vs $501) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 23rd 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 1 months in Kharkiv. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs Kharkiv ranked 4th in Ukraine, while ranked 47th and 5430th 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
$15.4
$5.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.5
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.3
$4.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.24
$0.99
☕ Cappuccino
$5.51
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.53
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1088
$218
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$830
$127
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2011
$392
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1470
$213
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.4
$52.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$81.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$6.26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.07%
17.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9998
$1073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4513
$594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.71
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83.3
$9.81
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.8
$3.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.2
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.48
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.37
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$7.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$3.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$7.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.28
$0.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.5
$4.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.53
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.7
$2.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.56
$1.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.83
$0.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.3
$18.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.4
$4.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$7.98
💇 Haircut, simple
$21
$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.2
$52.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$76
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$487
$285
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13162
$2841

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Cities near Helsinki

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Vantaa
$1843
16 km or 9.7 mi Espoo
$1974
26 km or 16 mi Tuusula
$1698
27 km or 17 mi Kerava
$1673
29 km or 18 mi Kirkkonummi
$1684
33 km or 21 mi Nurmijarvi
$1644
34 km or 21 mi Jarvenpaa
$1759
47 km or 29 mi Porvoo
$1521
49 km or 30 mi Lohja
$1391
51 km or 32 mi Hyvinkaa
$1531
63 km or 39 mi Riihimaki
$1419
78 km or 48 mi Maardu
$1455
83 km or 51 mi Tallinn
$1594
86 km or 53 mi Raseborg
$1597
96 km or 59 mi Hameenlinna
$1436
98 km or 61 mi Lahti
$1533
102 km or 63 mi Salo
$1535
115 km or 72 mi Kotka
$1478
122 km or 76 mi Rakvere
$1085
124 km or 77 mi Kouvola
$1383
131 km or 81 mi Valkeakoski
$1578
132 km or 82 mi Hamina
$1490
143 km or 89 mi Kaarina
$1529
150 km or 93 mi Turku
$1560
156 km or 97 mi Raisio
$1531
157 km or 98 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1104
160 km or 100 mi Tampere
$1407
164 km or 102 mi Nokia
$1439
169 km or 105 mi Ylojarvi
$1424
170 km or 106 mi Sastamala
$1482
181 km or 113 mi Sillamae
$1079
188 km or 117 mi Jamsa
$1492
201 km or 125 mi Parnu
$1179
203 km or 126 mi Lappeenranta
$1448
203 km or 126 mi Narva
$1081
205 km or 127 mi Viljandi
$1054
210 km or 131 mi Mikkeli
$1445
214 km or 133 mi Rauma
$1370
224 km or 139 mi Pori
$1416
224 km or 139 mi Tartu
$1220

Cities near Kharkiv

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 45 mi Belgorod
$746
128 km or 80 mi Poltava
$475
143 km or 89 mi Sumy
$518
172 km or 107 mi Kramatorsk
$618
183 km or 114 mi Stary Oskol
$539
184 km or 115 mi Starooskolsky
$611
193 km or 120 mi Kursk
$685
195 km or 121 mi Dnipro
$749
200 km or 125 mi Sievierodonetsk
$642
203 km or 126 mi Kamianske
$628
227 km or 141 mi Kremenchuk
$490
230 km or 143 mi Horlivka
$621
249 km or 155 mi Donetsk
$525
250 km or 156 mi Makiivka
$534
253 km or 157 mi Zaporizhia
$471
275 km or 171 mi Luhansk
$790
280 km or 174 mi Voronezh
$766
306 km or 190 mi Cherkasy
$448
314 km or 195 mi Kryvyi Rih
$454
330 km or 205 mi Oryol
$730
332 km or 206 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$577
334 km or 207 mi Mariupol
$518
358 km or 222 mi Melitopol
$554
365 km or 227 mi Taganrog
$757
373 km or 232 mi Lipetsk
$635
384 km or 238 mi Bryansk
$732
385 km or 239 mi Chernihiv
$479
389 km or 242 mi Shakhty
$779
400 km or 249 mi Rostov-on-Don
$891
403 km or 250 mi Novocherkassk
$855
409 km or 254 mi Kyiv
$853
438 km or 272 mi Bila Tserkva
$464
455 km or 283 mi Gomel
$589
459 km or 285 mi Mykolaiv
$529
460 km or 286 mi Kherson
$409
471 km or 293 mi Tambov
$694
477 km or 296 mi Tula
$974
504 km or 313 mi Kaluga
$691
514 km or 319 mi Volgodonsk
$798
540 km or 336 mi Zhytomyr
$591