Kharkiv vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kharkiv Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$535
$811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1428
$2103
🏠 One person rent
$222
$389
🏘️ Family rent
$465
$788
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.6
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$386
$733
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
60
82
😀 Quality of life
57
66
🏙️ Population
1.43M
5.38M

The cost of living in Kharkiv is 34% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 8242nd and 6353rd ($535 vs $811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 3rd 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 0.9 months in Saint Petersburg. Kharkiv ranked 3rd best city to live in Ukraine vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 5715th and 4239th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kharkiv Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.24
$6.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.02
$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$2.78
☕ Cappuccino
$1.19
$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$545
$1068
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$330
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.6
$58.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.4
$89.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$4.93
$5.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.28%
11.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1351
$3262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$762
$1917
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.06
$36.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.41
$6.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.54
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$9.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.91
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.27
$6.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.78
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.61
$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.49
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.17
$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.9
$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.46
$4.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.03
$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.44
$8.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.5
$73.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$132
$93.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$352
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1310
$6504

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$439
128 km or 80 mi Poltava
$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
135 km or 84 mi Narva
$814
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$906
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1121
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$694
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1358
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1366
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1349
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1376
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1218
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$920
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1330
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1277
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$461
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1163
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1396
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1491
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1089
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1632
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1736
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1403
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1498
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$532
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1825
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1194
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1499
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1291
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$1907
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1464
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1335
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$909
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1317
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1257
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1414
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1475
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1363
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1570
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$982
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1438