Kharkiv vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kharkiv Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$499
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1275
$3118
🏠 One person rent
$200
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$342
$989
🍽️ Food expenses
$198
$449
🚐 Transport expenses
$43
$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$459
$1623
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
61
59
😀 Quality of life
63
81
🏙️ Population
1.42M
595K

The cost of living in Kharkiv is 60% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 8722nd and 4678th ($499 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 2nd in Ukraine and Latvia, respectively. Check Ukraine vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Kharkiv compared to 1.3 months in Riga. Kharkiv ranked 4th best city to live in Ukraine vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 5605th and 668th 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
$5.46
$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21
$56.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.39
$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$5.82
☕ Cappuccino
$1.23
$3.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$122
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$222
$662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.7
$243
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.94
$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.61%
4.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1150
$3224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$595
$2056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$1.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.47
$36
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.84
$9.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.46
$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$8.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.05
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.74
$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.6
$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.74
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.2
$5.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.09
$9.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.33
$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.65
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$3.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.1
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.06
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$7.93
$53.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.88
$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.1
$79.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.1
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$299
$528
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2953
$17597

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$567
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$682
195 km or 121 mi Dnipro
$748
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$644
203 km or 126 mi Kamianske
$637
227 km or 141 mi Kremenchuk
$465
230 km or 143 mi Horlivka
$639
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$528
250 km or 156 mi Makiivka
$549
253 km or 157 mi Zaporizhia
$485
275 km or 171 mi Luhansk
$761
280 km or 174 mi Voronezh
$724
306 km or 190 mi Cherkasy
$476
314 km or 195 mi Kryvyi Rih
$492
330 km or 205 mi Oryol
$696
332 km or 206 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$599
334 km or 207 mi Mariupol
$529
358 km or 222 mi Melitopol
$557
365 km or 227 mi Taganrog
$705
373 km or 232 mi Lipetsk
$597
384 km or 238 mi Bryansk
$686
385 km or 239 mi Chernihiv
$500
389 km or 242 mi Shakhty
$697
400 km or 249 mi Rostov-on-Don
$893
403 km or 250 mi Novocherkassk
$759
409 km or 254 mi Kyiv
$882
438 km or 272 mi Bila Tserkva
$487
455 km or 283 mi Gomel
$545
459 km or 285 mi Mykolaiv
$534
460 km or 286 mi Kherson
$414
471 km or 293 mi Tambov
$680
477 km or 296 mi Tula
$905
504 km or 313 mi Kaluga
$637
514 km or 319 mi Volgodonsk
$759
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$562

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1423
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1027
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$908
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$944
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$912
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$1001
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$903
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$1012
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$994
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1214
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1230
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1083
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$1003
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$952
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1060
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$853
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$890
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1232
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1279
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1106
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1461
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$947
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$720
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1683
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$907
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1448
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$1021
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1133
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1131
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$919
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1606
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$1111
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1753
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1579
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1108
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1990
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$2062
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$399
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1184
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1406