Kharkiv vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kharkiv Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$535
$399
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1428
$1003
🏠 One person rent
$222
$132
🏘️ Family rent
$465
$265
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$178
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.6
$49.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$386
$479
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
60
75
😀 Quality of life
57
60
🏙️ Population
1.43M
4.5M

The cost of living in Kharkiv is 34% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 8242nd and 8958th ($535 vs $399) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 37th in Ukraine and India, respectively. Check Ukraine vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Kharkiv compared to 1.2 months in Kolkata. Kharkiv ranked 3rd best city to live in Ukraine vs Kolkata ranked 11th in India, while ranked 5715th and 5392nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Kharkiv Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.24
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24
$14.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.02
$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$2.72
 Cappuccino
$1.19
$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$86.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$545
$342
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$330
$193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.6
$23.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.4
$34.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$4.93
$6.77
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.28%
8.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1351
$1115
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$762
$539
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.06
$6.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.41
$2.98
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.54
$0.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$5.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$3.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.91
$6.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$0.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.27
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.78
$3.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.61
$1.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.49
$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.17
$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.9
$25.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.46
$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.03
$10
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.44
$2.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.5
$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$132
$40.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$46.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1310
$1360

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$439
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$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
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$354
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$364
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$355
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$346
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$346
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$342
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$349
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$348
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$361
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$351
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$356
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$346
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$343
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$341
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$350
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$357
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$367
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$339
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$347
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$336
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$338
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$391
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$304
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$323
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$287
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$298
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$285
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$310
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$342
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$312
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$311
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$276
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$288
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$293
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$324
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$328
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$322
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$456
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$446
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$318