Kharkiv vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kharkiv Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$501
$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1256
$3163
🏠 One person rent
$204
$592
🏘️ Family rent
$336
$1001
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.4
$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$493
$1555
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
61
59
😀 Quality of life
63
80
🏙️ Population
1.42M
595K

The cost of living in Kharkiv is 60% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 8662nd and 4631st ($501 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 2nd in Ukraine and Latvia, respectively. Check Ukraine vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Kharkiv compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Kharkiv ranked 4th best city to live in Ukraine vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 5430th and 657th 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
$5.32
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.26
$9.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$5.81
☕ Cappuccino
$1.23
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.83
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$127
$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$1006
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$213
$669
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.8
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.1
$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.26
$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.68%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1073
$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$594
$2218
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.81
$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.9
$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.23
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.17
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$3.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$3.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.45
$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.71
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.17
$6.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.95
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.62
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.22
$3.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.1
$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.02
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$7.98
$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.5
$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76
$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$285
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2841
$18197

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$475
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$618
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$539
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$611
193 km or 120 mi Kursk
$685
195 km or 121 mi Dnipro
$749
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$642
203 km or 126 mi Kamianske
$628
227 km or 141 mi Kremenchuk
$490
230 km or 143 mi Horlivka
$621
249 km or 155 mi Donetsk
$525
250 km or 156 mi Makiivka
$534
253 km or 157 mi Zaporizhia
$471
275 km or 171 mi Luhansk
$790
280 km or 174 mi Voronezh
$766
306 km or 190 mi Cherkasy
$448
314 km or 195 mi Kryvyi Rih
$454
330 km or 205 mi Oryol
$730
332 km or 206 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$577
334 km or 207 mi Mariupol
$518
358 km or 222 mi Melitopol
$554
365 km or 227 mi Taganrog
$757
373 km or 232 mi Lipetsk
$635
384 km or 238 mi Bryansk
$732
385 km or 239 mi Chernihiv
$479
389 km or 242 mi Shakhty
$779
400 km or 249 mi Rostov-on-Don
$891
403 km or 250 mi Novocherkassk
$855
409 km or 254 mi Kyiv
$853
438 km or 272 mi Bila Tserkva
$464
455 km or 283 mi Gomel
$589
459 km or 285 mi Mykolaiv
$529
460 km or 286 mi Kherson
$409
471 km or 293 mi Tambov
$694
477 km or 296 mi Tula
$974
504 km or 313 mi Kaluga
$691
514 km or 319 mi Volgodonsk
$798
540 km or 336 mi Zhytomyr
$591

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1374
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1000
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$893
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$938
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$895
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$964
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$860
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$982
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$932
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1179
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1225
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1054
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$974
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$938
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1040
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$835
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$859
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1220
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1258
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1077
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1434
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$928
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$758
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1594
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$881
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1455
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$1085
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1114
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1104
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$1016
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1597
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1079
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1684
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1498
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1081
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1970
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1974
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$445
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1170
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1391