Istanbul vs Kharkiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Istanbul Kharkiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1328
$501
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3415
$1256
🏠 One person rent
$687
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$1209
$336
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$194
🚐 Transport expenses
$169
$45.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1177
$493
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
95
61
😀 Quality of life
79
63
🏙️ Population
15.7M
1.42M

The cost of living in Istanbul is 165% more expensive than in Kharkiv. Cities ranked 4475th and 8662nd ($1328 vs $501) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd in Turkey and Ukraine, respectively. Check Turkey vs Ukraine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Istanbul compared to 1 months in Kharkiv. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Kharkiv ranked 4th in Ukraine, while ranked 829th and 5430th 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
$5.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.9
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.57
$4.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.56
$0.99
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.67
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$894
$218
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$548
$127
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1617
$392
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$983
$213
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.4
$52.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.7
$81.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.4
$6.26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
41.66%
17.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3154
$1073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1658
$594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60
$9.81
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.5
$3.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.34
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.73
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$7.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.25
$3.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.5
$7.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$0.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$4.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.22
$2.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.02
$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$1.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$0.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.95
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.2
$18.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.01
$4.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.2
$7.98
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.59
$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.6
$52.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$76
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1014
$285
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23206
$2841

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Cayirova
$651
46 km or 28 mi Gebze
$634
73 km or 45 mi Korfez
$790
79 km or 49 mi Kocaeli
$824
83 km or 51 mi Golcuk
$807
87 km or 54 mi Izmit
$899
91 km or 56 mi Kapakli
$731
92 km or 57 mi Bursa
$866
96 km or 59 mi Kartepe
$812
98 km or 61 mi Corlu
$692
111 km or 69 mi Bandirma
$724
113 km or 70 mi Inegol
$763
121 km or 75 mi Tekirdag
$593
124 km or 77 mi Adapazari
$598
124 km or 77 mi Sakarya
$710
129 km or 80 mi Bilecik
$764
141 km or 88 mi Luleburgaz
$679
166 km or 103 mi Kirklareli
$522
176 km or 110 mi Balikesir
$750
186 km or 115 mi Duzce
$656
190 km or 118 mi Eskisehir
$747
192 km or 120 mi Uzunkopru
$830
197 km or 122 mi Kutahya
$606
207 km or 129 mi Burgas
$855
208 km or 129 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$710
214 km or 133 mi Edirne
$1201
224 km or 139 mi Bolu
$713
234 km or 145 mi Soma
$741
236 km or 147 mi Canakkale
$699
259 km or 161 mi Varna
$1140
260 km or 162 mi Alexandroupoli
$1030
261 km or 162 mi Yambol
$676
261 km or 162 mi Usak
$702
284 km or 177 mi Afyonkarahisar
$641
287 km or 178 mi Sliven
$610
290 km or 180 mi Salihli
$743
290 km or 180 mi Bartin
$702
295 km or 184 mi Manisa
$743
296 km or 184 mi Mytilene
$1060
299 km or 186 mi Komotini
$1020

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