Kharkiv vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kharkiv Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$503
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1307
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$210
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$392
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.5
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$361
$1905
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
60
100
😀 Quality of life
56
79
🏙️ Population
1.42M
24.9M

The cost of living in Kharkiv is 56% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 8657th and 4780th ($503 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 6th in Ukraine and China, respectively. Check Ukraine vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Kharkiv compared to 1.7 months in Shanghai. Kharkiv ranked 3rd best city to live in Ukraine vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 5755th and 571st among best cities to live in the world.

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Kharkiv Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.27
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.16
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$1.2
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$223
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$135
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$464
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$265
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.7
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.5
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$4.8
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.47%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1198
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$685
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.29
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.44
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.34
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.78
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.52
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.69
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.74
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.28
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.4
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.67
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.32
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.5
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.1
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.07
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.03
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.3
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2513
$31401

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$576
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$546
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$469
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$405
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$508
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$419
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$432
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$516
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$471
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$514
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$491
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$513
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$465
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$401
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$450
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$422
389 km or 242 mi Shakhty
$534
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$627
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$572
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$795
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$420
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$469
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$375
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$416
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$508
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$490
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$1028
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$706
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$749
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$738
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$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
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$661
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$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
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$674
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$742
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$702
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$729
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$674
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$843
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$665
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$676
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$690
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$629
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$698
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$630
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$673
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$698
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$538
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$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
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$703
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$708
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$699
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$617
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$771
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$648
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$774