Kharkiv vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kharkiv Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$501
$1139
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1256
$2793
🏠 One person rent
$204
$577
🏘️ Family rent
$336
$1013
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$300
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.4
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$493
$1316
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
61
85
😀 Quality of life
63
71
🏙️ Population
1.42M
5.65M

The cost of living in Kharkiv is 56% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 8662nd and 4898th ($501 vs $1139) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 5th in Ukraine and Russia, respectively. Check Ukraine vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Kharkiv compared to 1.2 months in Saint Petersburg. Kharkiv ranked 4th best city to live in Ukraine vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 5430th and 3542nd 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
$5.32
$9.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.26
$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$2.62
☕ Cappuccino
$1.23
$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.83
$1.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$738
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$127
$429
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$1362
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$213
$765
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.8
$78.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.1
$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.26
$8.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.68%
20.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1073
$4926
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$594
$3068
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$1.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.81
$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.9
$11.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.23
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$5.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.17
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$3.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.45
$8.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.71
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.17
$3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.95
$1.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$1.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.62
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.22
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.1
$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.02
$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$7.98
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$4.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.5
$94.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76
$132
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$285
$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2841
$13865

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$746
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$475
143 km or 89 mi Sumy
$518
172 km or 107 mi Kramatorsk
$618
183 km or 114 mi Stary Oskol
$539
184 km or 115 mi Starooskolsky
$611
193 km or 120 mi Kursk
$685
195 km or 121 mi Dnipro
$749
200 km or 125 mi Sievierodonetsk
$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
135 km or 84 mi Narva
$1081
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$1079
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1467
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$766
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1448
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1104
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1490
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1478
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1383
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1312
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$1085
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1445
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1521
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$758
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1220
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1533
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1673
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1428
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1759
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1843
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1550
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1698
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$834
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1970
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1455
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1644
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1531
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$1974
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1419
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1594
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$1054
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1684
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1436
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1391
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1492
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1403
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1525
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1578
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$1179
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1597