Kharkiv vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kharkiv Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$499
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1275
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$200
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$342
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$198
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$43
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$459
$879
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
61
99
😀 Quality of life
63
75
🏙️ Population
1.42M
24.9M

The cost of living in Kharkiv is 56% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 8722nd and 4971st ($499 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 5th in Ukraine and China, respectively. Check Ukraine vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Kharkiv compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Kharkiv ranked 4th best city to live in Ukraine vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 5605th and 1655th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kharkiv vs Shanghai

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Kharkiv Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.46
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.39
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$1.23
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$122
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$222
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.7
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.94
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.61%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1150
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$595
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.47
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.84
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.46
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.05
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.74
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.6
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.74
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.2
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.09
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.33
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.65
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.1
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.06
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$7.93
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.88
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.1
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.1
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$299
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2953
$27781

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$748
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$637
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$465
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$639
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$528
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$549
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$485
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$761
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$724
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$476
314 km or 195 mi Kryvyi Rih
$492
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$696
332 km or 206 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$599
334 km or 207 mi Mariupol
$529
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$557
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$705
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$597
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$686
385 km or 239 mi Chernihiv
$500
389 km or 242 mi Shakhty
$697
400 km or 249 mi Rostov-on-Don
$893
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$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
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$905
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$637
514 km or 319 mi Volgodonsk
$759
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$1002
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$669
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$696
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$701
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$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
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$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
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$623
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$646
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$860
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$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
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$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
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$677
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$601
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$661
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$665
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$632
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$765