Istanbul vs Kharkiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Istanbul Kharkiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1125
$503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2885
$1307
🏠 One person rent
$587
$210
🏘️ Family rent
$1119
$392
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$191
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$39.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$820
$361
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
95
60
😀 Quality of life
77
56
🏙️ Population
15.5M
1.42M

The cost of living in Istanbul is 124% more expensive than in Kharkiv. Cities ranked 4816th and 8657th ($1125 vs $503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th 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 790th and 5755th among best cities to live in the world.

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Istanbul Kharkiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.84
$5.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.35
$4.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.29
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$3.27
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$769
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$475
$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1529
$464
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$921
$265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.5
$52.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.2
$82.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.9
$4.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
45.66%
17.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3275
$1198
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1719
$685
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.58
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.7
$7.29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.27
$3.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.8
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.45
$7.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$3.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$5.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$4.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$1.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.18
$4.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$1.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$0.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.2
$18.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.86
$4.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$70.6
$9.07
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$3.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.8
$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.3
$84.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$626
$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13982
$2513

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Cayirova
$594
46 km or 28 mi Gebze
$579
73 km or 45 mi Korfez
$643
79 km or 49 mi Kocaeli
$695
83 km or 51 mi Golcuk
$642
87 km or 54 mi Izmit
$652
91 km or 56 mi Kapakli
$683
92 km or 57 mi Bursa
$789
96 km or 59 mi Kartepe
$633
98 km or 61 mi Corlu
$694
111 km or 69 mi Bandirma
$655
113 km or 70 mi Inegol
$690
121 km or 75 mi Tekirdag
$705
124 km or 77 mi Adapazari
$502
124 km or 77 mi Sakarya
$605
129 km or 80 mi Bilecik
$692
141 km or 88 mi Luleburgaz
$646
166 km or 103 mi Kirklareli
$596
176 km or 110 mi Balikesir
$584
186 km or 115 mi Duzce
$461
190 km or 118 mi Eskisehir
$716
192 km or 120 mi Uzunkopru
$645
197 km or 122 mi Kutahya
$700
207 km or 129 mi Burgas
$573
208 km or 129 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$589
214 km or 133 mi Edirne
$635
224 km or 139 mi Bolu
$599
234 km or 145 mi Soma
$642
236 km or 147 mi Canakkale
$668
259 km or 161 mi Varna
$931
260 km or 162 mi Alexandroupoli
$999
261 km or 162 mi Yambol
$561
261 km or 162 mi Usak
$648
284 km or 177 mi Afyonkarahisar
$463
287 km or 178 mi Sliven
$624
290 km or 180 mi Salihli
$657
290 km or 180 mi Bartin
$672
295 km or 184 mi Manisa
$612
296 km or 184 mi Mytilene
$899
299 km or 186 mi Komotini
$985

Cities near Kharkiv

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