Kharkiv vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Kharkiv | Kyiv | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Kharkiv is 43% less expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 8722nd and 6441st ($499 vs $882) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 1st in Ukraine.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Kharkiv compared to 0.5 months in Kyiv. Ranked 4th vs 3rd best cities to live in Ukraine, and 5605th vs 5524th among the best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Kharkiv vs Kyiv
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| Kharkiv | Kyiv | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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|---|---|---|
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| 172 km or 107 mi | Kramatorsk | |
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| 184 km or 115 mi | Starooskolsky | |
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| 195 km or 121 mi | Dnipro | |
| 200 km or 125 mi | Sievierodonetsk | |
| 203 km or 126 mi | Kamianske | |
| 227 km or 141 mi | Kremenchuk | |
| 230 km or 143 mi | Horlivka | |
| 249 km or 155 mi | Donetsk | |
| 250 km or 156 mi | Makiivka | |
| 253 km or 157 mi | Zaporizhia | |
| 275 km or 171 mi | Luhansk | |
| 280 km or 174 mi | Voronezh | |
| 306 km or 190 mi | Cherkasy | |
| 314 km or 195 mi | Kryvyi Rih | |
| 330 km or 205 mi | Oryol | |
| 332 km or 206 mi | Kropyvnytskyi | |
| 334 km or 207 mi | Mariupol | |
| 358 km or 222 mi | Melitopol | |
| 365 km or 227 mi | Taganrog | |
| 373 km or 232 mi | Lipetsk | |
| 384 km or 238 mi | Bryansk | |
| 385 km or 239 mi | Chernihiv | |
| 389 km or 242 mi | Shakhty | |
| 400 km or 249 mi | Rostov-on-Don | |
| 403 km or 250 mi | Novocherkassk | |
| 409 km or 254 mi | Kyiv | |
| 438 km or 272 mi | Bila Tserkva | |
| 455 km or 283 mi |  Gomel | |
| 459 km or 285 mi | Mykolaiv | |
| 460 km or 286 mi | Kherson | |
| 471 km or 293 mi | Tambov | |
| 477 km or 296 mi | Tula | |
| 504 km or 313 mi | Kaluga | |
| 514 km or 319 mi | Volgodonsk | |
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 78 km or 49 mi | Bila Tserkva | |
| 129 km or 80 mi | Chernihiv | |
| 134 km or 83 mi | Zhytomyr | |
| 157 km or 97 mi | Cherkasy | |
| 200 km or 124 mi | Vinnytsia | |
| 224 km or 139 mi | Gomel | |
| 250 km or 155 mi | Kropyvnytskyi | |
| 258 km or 160 mi | Kremenchuk | |
| 277 km or 172 mi | Khmelnytskyi | |
| 302 km or 188 mi |  Soroca | |
| 302 km or 188 mi | Rivne | |
| 305 km or 189 mi | Poltava | |
| 305 km or 190 mi | Sumy | |
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| 354 km or 220 mi | Balti | |
| 360 km or 224 mi | Pinsk | |
| 363 km or 226 mi | Orhei | |
| 365 km or 227 mi | Ternopil | |
| 366 km or 227 mi | Kamianske | |
| 368 km or 228 mi | Dubasari | |
| 368 km or 229 mi | Lutsk | |
| 385 km or 239 mi | Mogilev | |
| 392 km or 243 mi | Dnipro | |
| 402 km or 250 mi | Chisinau | |
| 402 km or 250 mi | Mykolaiv | |
| 406 km or 252 mi | Tiraspol | |
| 408 km or 254 mi | Bryansk | |
| 409 km or 254 mi | Kharkiv | |
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| 412 km or 256 mi | Ungheni | |
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| 424 km or 263 mi | Iasi | |
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| 431 km or 268 mi | Baranavichy | |
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| 440 km or 273 mi | Suceava | |
| 441 km or 274 mi | Barysaw |