Helsinki vs Kharkiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Helsinki Kharkiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1936
$503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4390
$1307
🏠 One person rent
$1009
$210
🏘️ Family rent
$1646
$392
🍽️ Food expenses
$602
$191
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$39.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3013
$361
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
78
60
😀 Quality of life
95
56
🏙️ Population
676K
1.42M

The cost of living in Helsinki is 285% more expensive than in Kharkiv. Cities ranked 2046th and 8657th ($1936 vs $503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 17th 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 0.7 months in Kharkiv. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs Kharkiv ranked 3rd in Ukraine, while ranked 37th and 5755th 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
$15.5
$5.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.5
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$4.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$5
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.13
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1052
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$873
$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1924
$464
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1400
$265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.1
$52.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$82.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.6
$4.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.86%
17.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8423
$1198
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5044
$685
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.9
$7.29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20
$3.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.74
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.59
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.03
$7.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$3.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23
$5.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$0.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$4.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.04
$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.5
$1.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$4.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$1.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.71
$0.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.2
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.5
$18.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.7
$4.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$84.6
$9.07
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.6
$3.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.8
$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.8
$84.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$353
$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10871
$2513

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Vantaa
$1782
16 km or 9.7 mi Espoo
$2023
26 km or 16 mi Tuusula
$1570
27 km or 17 mi Kerava
$1532
29 km or 18 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
33 km or 21 mi Nurmijarvi
$1562
34 km or 21 mi Jarvenpaa
$1631
47 km or 29 mi Porvoo
$1453
49 km or 30 mi Lohja
$1363
51 km or 32 mi Hyvinkaa
$1360
63 km or 39 mi Riihimaki
$1534
78 km or 48 mi Maardu
$1278
83 km or 51 mi Tallinn
$1447
86 km or 53 mi Raseborg
$1525
96 km or 59 mi Hameenlinna
$1431
98 km or 61 mi Lahti
$1453
102 km or 63 mi Salo
$1571
115 km or 72 mi Kotka
$1416
122 km or 76 mi Rakvere
$973
124 km or 77 mi Kouvola
$1447
131 km or 81 mi Valkeakoski
$1584
132 km or 82 mi Hamina
$1439
143 km or 89 mi Kaarina
$1546
150 km or 93 mi Turku
$1591
156 km or 97 mi Raisio
$1544
157 km or 98 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
160 km or 100 mi Tampere
$1527
164 km or 102 mi Nokia
$1499
169 km or 105 mi Ylojarvi
$1496
170 km or 106 mi Sastamala
$1469
181 km or 113 mi Sillamae
$979
188 km or 117 mi Jamsa
$1467
201 km or 125 mi Parnu
$1102
203 km or 126 mi Lappeenranta
$1378
203 km or 126 mi Narva
$846
205 km or 127 mi Viljandi
$966
210 km or 131 mi Mikkeli
$1389
214 km or 133 mi Rauma
$1331
224 km or 139 mi Pori
$1325
224 km or 139 mi Tartu
$1120

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 45 mi Belgorod
$451
128 km or 80 mi Poltava
$473
143 km or 89 mi Sumy
$449
172 km or 107 mi Kramatorsk
$533
183 km or 114 mi Stary Oskol
$415
184 km or 115 mi Starooskolsky
$447
193 km or 120 mi Kursk
$457
195 km or 121 mi Dnipro
$679
200 km or 125 mi Sievierodonetsk
$506
203 km or 126 mi Kamianske
$576
227 km or 141 mi Kremenchuk
$421
230 km or 143 mi Horlivka
$546
249 km or 155 mi Donetsk
$456
250 km or 156 mi Makiivka
$469
253 km or 157 mi Zaporizhia
$405
275 km or 171 mi Luhansk
$508
280 km or 174 mi Voronezh
$419
306 km or 190 mi Cherkasy
$432
314 km or 195 mi Kryvyi Rih
$516
330 km or 205 mi Oryol
$471
332 km or 206 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$514
334 km or 207 mi Mariupol
$491
358 km or 222 mi Melitopol
$513
365 km or 227 mi Taganrog
$465
373 km or 232 mi Lipetsk
$401
384 km or 238 mi Bryansk
$450
385 km or 239 mi Chernihiv
$422
389 km or 242 mi Shakhty
$534
400 km or 249 mi Rostov-on-Don
$627
403 km or 250 mi Novocherkassk
$572
409 km or 254 mi Kyiv
$795
438 km or 272 mi Bila Tserkva
$420
455 km or 283 mi Gomel
$469
459 km or 285 mi Mykolaiv
$375
460 km or 286 mi Kherson
$416
471 km or 293 mi Tambov
$508
477 km or 296 mi Tula
$507
504 km or 313 mi Kaluga
$490
514 km or 319 mi Volgodonsk
$537
540 km or 336 mi Zhytomyr
$529