Istanbul vs Kharkiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Istanbul Kharkiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1305
$499
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3329
$1275
🏠 One person rent
$689
$200
🏘️ Family rent
$1222
$342
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$43
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1095
$459
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
95
61
😀 Quality of life
78
63
🏙️ Population
15.7M
1.42M

The cost of living in Istanbul is 162% more expensive than in Kharkiv. Cities ranked 4562nd and 8722nd ($1305 vs $499) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 24th in Turkey and Ukraine, respectively. Check Turkey vs Ukraine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Istanbul compared to 0.9 months in Kharkiv. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Kharkiv ranked 4th in Ukraine, while ranked 925th and 5605th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Istanbul vs Kharkiv

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Istanbul Kharkiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.5
$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.13
$4.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.11
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$3.92
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.63
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$896
$218
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$561
$122
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1645
$392
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1007
$222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$52.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.1
$80.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.7
$5.94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
43.72%
17.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3111
$1150
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1596
$595
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.79
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54.8
$8.47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.53
$3.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$7.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.91
$3.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
$7.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$4.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.18
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.19
$2.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.32
$4.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.23
$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.1
$0.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.29
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.5
$20.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.96
$4.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.5
$7.93
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.88
$2.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.7
$55.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$77.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1021
$299
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20004
$2953

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Cayirova
$671
46 km or 28 mi Gebze
$652
73 km or 45 mi Korfez
$817
79 km or 49 mi Kocaeli
$867
83 km or 51 mi Golcuk
$828
87 km or 54 mi Izmit
$945
91 km or 56 mi Kapakli
$733
92 km or 57 mi Bursa
$894
96 km or 59 mi Kartepe
$836
98 km or 61 mi Corlu
$691
111 km or 69 mi Bandirma
$731
113 km or 70 mi Inegol
$769
121 km or 75 mi Tekirdag
$590
124 km or 77 mi Adapazari
$543
124 km or 77 mi Sakarya
$681
129 km or 80 mi Bilecik
$806
141 km or 88 mi Luleburgaz
$688
166 km or 103 mi Kirklareli
$552
176 km or 110 mi Balikesir
$746
186 km or 115 mi Duzce
$662
190 km or 118 mi Eskisehir
$748
192 km or 120 mi Uzunkopru
$819
197 km or 122 mi Kutahya
$601
207 km or 129 mi Burgas
$872
208 km or 129 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$711
214 km or 133 mi Edirne
$1137
224 km or 139 mi Bolu
$705
234 km or 145 mi Soma
$752
236 km or 147 mi Canakkale
$712
259 km or 161 mi Varna
$1099
260 km or 162 mi Alexandroupoli
$1029
261 km or 162 mi Yambol
$644
261 km or 162 mi Usak
$698
284 km or 177 mi Afyonkarahisar
$626
287 km or 178 mi Sliven
$607
290 km or 180 mi Salihli
$742
290 km or 180 mi Bartin
$710
295 km or 184 mi Manisa
$767
296 km or 184 mi Mytilene
$1079
299 km or 186 mi Komotini
$1041

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