Kharkiv vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kharkiv Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$535
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1428
$2798
🏠 One person rent
$222
$549
🏘️ Family rent
$465
$919
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.6
$80.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$386
$1220
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
60
61
😀 Quality of life
57
79
🏙️ Population
1.43M
606K

The cost of living in Kharkiv is 53% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 8242nd and 4604th ($535 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th 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 5715th and 535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kharkiv vs Riga

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Kharkiv Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.24
$9.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24
$52.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.02
$7.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$4.97
☕ Cappuccino
$1.19
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$545
$885
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$330
$549
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.6
$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.4
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$4.93
$16.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.28%
4.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1351
$2627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$762
$1636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.06
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.41
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.54
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$2.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$7.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.91
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.27
$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.78
$5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.61
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.49
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.17
$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.9
$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.46
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.03
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.44
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.5
$77.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$132
$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1310
$13518

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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
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1362
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1088
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$827
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$860
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$927
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$827
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$985
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$877
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$893
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$982
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1080
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$909
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$928
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$864
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$976
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$831
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$835
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1163
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1080
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$981
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1303
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$922
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$461
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1335
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$850
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1194
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$920
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1028
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$622
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1438
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$906
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1345
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$814
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1825
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1907
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$385
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1013
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1257