Kharkiv vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kharkiv Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$499
$542
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1275
$1408
🏠 One person rent
$200
$179
🏘️ Family rent
$342
$284
🍽️ Food expenses
$198
$263
🚐 Transport expenses
$43
$39.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$459
$415
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
61
27
😀 Quality of life
63
32
🏙️ Population
1.42M
42.7K

The cost of living in Kharkiv is 8% less expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 8722nd and 8447th ($499 vs $542) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 4th in Ukraine and Kenya, respectively. Check Ukraine vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Kharkiv compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Kharkiv ranked 4th best city to live in Ukraine vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 5605th and 8725th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kharkiv vs Meru

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Kharkiv Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.46
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21
$39
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.39
$6.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$2.34
☕ Cappuccino
$1.23
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$122
$103
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$222
$183
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$25.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.7
$39.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.94
$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.61%
15.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1150
$1070
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$595
$1158
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.47
$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.84
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.46
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$6.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.05
$4.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.74
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.6
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.74
$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.2
$3.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.09
$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.33
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.65
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.1
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.06
$7.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$7.93
$21.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.88
$3.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.1
$19.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.1
$59.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$299
$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2953
$9031

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$761
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$492
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$696
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$599
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$529
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$557
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$705
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$597
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$686
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$500
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$697
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$893
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$759
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$882
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$487
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$545
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$534
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$414
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$419
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$533
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$505
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$624
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$602
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$651
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$553
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$593
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$604
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$670
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$722
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$544
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$623
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$627
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$551
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$588
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$506
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$743
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$408
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$763
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$996
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$617
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$825
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$775
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$572
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$528
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$620
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$811
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