Kharkiv vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kharkiv Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$503
$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1307
$2178
🏠 One person rent
$210
$442
🏘️ Family rent
$392
$863
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.5
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$361
$846
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
60
82
😀 Quality of life
56
67
🏙️ Population
1.42M
5.38M

The cost of living in Kharkiv is 42% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 8657th and 6204th ($503 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 2nd in Ukraine and Russia, respectively. Check Ukraine vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Kharkiv compared to 1 months in Saint Petersburg. Kharkiv ranked 3rd best city to live in Ukraine vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 5755th and 3645th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kharkiv vs Saint Petersburg

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Kharkiv Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.27
$7.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.16
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$2.67
 Cappuccino
$1.2
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$223
$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$135
$322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$464
$1149
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$265
$656
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.7
$66.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.5
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$4.8
$5.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.47%
16.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1198
$3238
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$685
$2069
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.29
$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.44
$5.97
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.34
$9.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$4.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$8.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.78
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.52
$7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.69
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.74
$2.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.28
$1.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.4
$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.67
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.32
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.5
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.1
$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.07
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.03
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$98.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.3
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$321
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2513
$6847

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$451
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$473
143 km or 89 mi Sumy
$449
172 km or 107 mi Kramatorsk
$533
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$415
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$447
193 km or 120 mi Kursk
$457
195 km or 121 mi Dnipro
$679
200 km or 125 mi Sievierodonetsk
$506
203 km or 126 mi Kamianske
$576
227 km or 141 mi Kremenchuk
$421
230 km or 143 mi Horlivka
$546
249 km or 155 mi Donetsk
$456
250 km or 156 mi Makiivka
$469
253 km or 157 mi Zaporizhia
$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
455 km or 283 mi Gomel
$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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Distance City Cost of living
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$846
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$979
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1149
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$682
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1378
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1439
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1416
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1447
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1230
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$973
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1389
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1453
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$440
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1120
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1453
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1532
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1123
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1631
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1782
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1499
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1570
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$514
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1936
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1278
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1562
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1360
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$2023
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1534
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1447
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$966
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1431
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1363
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1467
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1466
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1414
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1584
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$1102
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1525