Kharkiv vs Kigali - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kharkiv Kigali
🚶 Cost of living one person
$535
$677
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1428
$1633
🏠 One person rent
$222
$323
🏘️ Family rent
$465
$549
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.6
$78.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$386
$265
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
60
28
😀 Quality of life
57
47
🏙️ Population
1.43M
1.16M

The cost of living in Kharkiv is 21% less expensive than in Kigali. Cities ranked 8242nd and 6978th ($535 vs $677) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 1st in Ukraine and Rwanda, respectively. Check Ukraine vs Rwanda comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Kharkiv compared to 0.4 months in Kigali. Kharkiv ranked 3rd best city to live in Ukraine vs Kigali ranked 1st in Rwanda, while ranked 5715th and 6517th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kharkiv Kigali
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.24
$3.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24
$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.02
$6.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$0.98
☕ Cappuccino
$1.19
$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$414
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$545
$792
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$330
$408
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.6
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.4
$36.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$4.93
$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.28%
16.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1351
$13256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$762
$800
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.06
$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.41
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.54
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$4.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$5.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.91
$3.65
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.27
$8.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.78
$1.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.61
$5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.49
$3.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.17
$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.9
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.46
$3.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.03
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.44
$1.92
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.5
$21.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$132
$28.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$204
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1310
$6579

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Byumba
$599
56 km or 35 mi Nyanza
$539
69 km or 43 mi Ruhengeri
$575
80 km or 50 mi Butare
$458
80 km or 50 mi Kibuye
$566
95 km or 59 mi Gisenyi
$572
104 km or 65 mi Muyinga
$449
109 km or 68 mi Ngozi
$448
142 km or 88 mi Cyangugu
$554
145 km or 90 mi Bubanza
$453
148 km or 92 mi Bukavu
$739
164 km or 102 mi Gitega
$445
170 km or 105 mi Ruyigi
$446
177 km or 110 mi Bujumbura
$493
191 km or 119 mi Uvira
$776
219 km or 136 mi Rutana
$448
243 km or 151 mi Kasese
$543
244 km or 152 mi Makamba
$449
246 km or 153 mi Butembo
$745
281 km or 174 mi Beni
$747
322 km or 200 mi Mwanza
$493
348 km or 216 mi Entebbe
$547
377 km or 234 mi Kampala
$654
388 km or 241 mi Kira Town
$600
392 km or 244 mi Bunia
$748
438 km or 272 mi Jinja
$542
451 km or 280 mi Kalemie
$746
473 km or 294 mi Kindu
$740
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$557
554 km or 344 mi Mumias
$424
561 km or 348 mi Kisumu
$441
562 km or 349 mi Arua
$553
568 km or 353 mi Mbale
$557
581 km or 361 mi Gulu
$556
593 km or 368 mi Isiro
$808
607 km or 377 mi Kisangani
$860
642 km or 399 mi Eldoret
$405
693 km or 431 mi Nakuru
$439
748 km or 465 mi Yambio
$476
752 km or 467 mi Arusha
$571