Istanbul vs Kharkiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Istanbul Kharkiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1025
$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2651
$1428
🏠 One person rent
$514
$222
🏘️ Family rent
$1033
$465
🍽️ Food expenses
$309
$194
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$44.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$752
$386
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
95
60
😀 Quality of life
76
57
🏙️ Population
15.5M
1.43M

The cost of living in Istanbul is 92% more expensive than in Kharkiv. Cities ranked 5143rd and 8242nd ($1025 vs $535) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th in Turkey and Ukraine, respectively. Check Turkey vs Ukraine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Istanbul compared to 0.7 months in Kharkiv. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Kharkiv ranked 3rd in Ukraine, while ranked 798th and 5715th 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
$9.37
$4.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.7
$24
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.3
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.38
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$2.49
$1.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$646
$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1399
$545
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$854
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37
$56.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.1
$87.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$4.93
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
38.14%
17.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2865
$1351
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1650
$762
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$8.06
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.79
$4.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.53
$8.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$5.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.69
$5.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.78
$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$2.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.97
$1.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.82
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.43
$1.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.6
$17.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.89
$3.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.4
$9.03
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.84
$2.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.8
$57.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83
$132
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9042
$1310

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Cities near Istanbul

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Cayirova
$574
46 km or 28 mi Gebze
$582
73 km or 45 mi Korfez
$558
79 km or 49 mi Kocaeli
$527
83 km or 51 mi Golcuk
$577
87 km or 54 mi Izmit
$618
91 km or 56 mi Kapakli
$550
92 km or 57 mi Bursa
$772
96 km or 59 mi Kartepe
$577
98 km or 61 mi Corlu
$512
111 km or 69 mi Bandirma
$576
113 km or 70 mi Inegol
$642
121 km or 75 mi Tekirdag
$414
124 km or 77 mi Adapazari
$421
124 km or 77 mi Sakarya
$616
129 km or 80 mi Bilecik
$646
141 km or 88 mi Luleburgaz
$500
166 km or 103 mi Kirklareli
$407
176 km or 110 mi Balikesir
$665
186 km or 115 mi Duzce
$438
190 km or 118 mi Eskisehir
$558
192 km or 120 mi Uzunkopru
$561
197 km or 122 mi Kutahya
$640
207 km or 129 mi Burgas
$508
208 km or 129 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$530
214 km or 133 mi Edirne
$665
224 km or 139 mi Bolu
$519
234 km or 145 mi Soma
$618
236 km or 147 mi Canakkale
$570
259 km or 161 mi Varna
$851
260 km or 162 mi Alexandroupoli
$907
261 km or 162 mi Yambol
$563
261 km or 162 mi Usak
$576
284 km or 177 mi Afyonkarahisar
$493
287 km or 178 mi Sliven
$616
290 km or 180 mi Salihli
$606
290 km or 180 mi Bartin
$567
295 km or 184 mi Manisa
$647
296 km or 184 mi Mytilene
$937
299 km or 186 mi Komotini
$1001

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