Kharkiv vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kharkiv Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$510
$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1309
$2307
🏠 One person rent
$203
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$340
$808
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.7
$83.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$434
$969
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
61
96
😀 Quality of life
63
78
🏙️ Population
1.42M
17.5M

The cost of living in Kharkiv is 42% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 8604th and 6334th ($510 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 17th 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 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Kharkiv ranked 3rd best city to live in Ukraine vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 5547th and 1094th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kharkiv Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.68
$3.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.5
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.93
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$1.24
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$206
$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$125
$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$358
$1122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$223
$637
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.7
$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.4
$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.43
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.62%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1364
$12494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$698
$5776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.1
$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.56
$4.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.54
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.62
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.78
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.76
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.05
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.18
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.4
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.66
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.4
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.2
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.94
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.01
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.4
$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.2
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$351
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3156
$22402

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$649
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$790
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$633
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$656
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$440
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$650
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$516
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$534
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$501
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$732
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$707
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$498
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$503
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$660
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$616
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$539
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$545
365 km or 227 mi Taganrog
$665
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$570
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$629
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$516
389 km or 242 mi Shakhty
$652
400 km or 249 mi Rostov-on-Don
$851
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$718
409 km or 254 mi Kyiv
$879
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$497
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$475
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$516
460 km or 286 mi Kherson
$420
471 km or 293 mi Tambov
$672
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$837
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$582
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$709
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$2414
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$2718
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$662
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$662
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$1746
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$518
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$608
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$829
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$758
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$589
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$941
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$827
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$766
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$777
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$794
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$816
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$892
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$579
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$818
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$451
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$589
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$669
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$454
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$809
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$765
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$766
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$780
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$773
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$897
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$750
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$726
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$790
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$697
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$681
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$693
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$707
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$677
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$546
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$634