Kharkiv vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kharkiv Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$503
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1307
$2907
🏠 One person rent
$210
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$392
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.5
$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$361
$1324
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
60
61
😀 Quality of life
56
79
🏙️ Population
1.42M
605K

The cost of living in Kharkiv is 57% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 8657th and 4672nd ($503 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 2nd in Ukraine and Latvia, respectively. Check Ukraine vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Kharkiv compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Kharkiv ranked 3rd best city to live in Ukraine vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 5755th and 580th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kharkiv Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.27
$9.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.16
$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$5.18
☕ Cappuccino
$1.2
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$223
$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$135
$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$464
$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$265
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.7
$181
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.5
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$4.8
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.47%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1198
$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$685
$1763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.29
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.44
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$2.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.34
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.78
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.52
$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.69
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.74
$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.28
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.4
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.67
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.32
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.5
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.1
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.07
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.03
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$77.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.3
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2513
$13962

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$447
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$457
195 km or 121 mi Dnipro
$679
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$506
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$576
227 km or 141 mi Kremenchuk
$421
230 km or 143 mi Horlivka
$546
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$456
250 km or 156 mi Makiivka
$469
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$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
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$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
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$529

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$1377
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$1111
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$856
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$893
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$946
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$999
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$902
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$923
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1102
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1151
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$966
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$950
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$899
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1029
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$817
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$856
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1120
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$1191
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1016
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$1341
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$886
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$440
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1447
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$871
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1278
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$973
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1061
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$990
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$578
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1525
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$979
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$1608
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$1363
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$846
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$1936
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$2023
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$390
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1057
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$1363