Kharkiv vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kharkiv Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$501
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1256
$2526
🏠 One person rent
$204
$552
🏘️ Family rent
$336
$975
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.4
$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$493
$938
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
61
95
😀 Quality of life
63
76
🏙️ Population
1.42M
17.5M

The cost of living in Kharkiv is 50% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 8662nd and 5618th ($501 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 10th in Ukraine and China, respectively. Check Ukraine vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Kharkiv compared to 0.9 months in Shenzhen. Kharkiv ranked 4th best city to live in Ukraine vs Shenzhen ranked 4th in China, while ranked 5430th and 1163rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kharkiv vs Shenzhen

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Kharkiv Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.32
$3.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.26
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$1.23
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.83
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$701
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$127
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$1238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$213
$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.8
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.1
$54.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.26
$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.68%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1073
$13122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$594
$6054
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.81
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.9
$4.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.23
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.17
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.45
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.71
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.17
$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.95
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.62
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.22
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.1
$48.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.02
$7.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$7.98
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.5
$39.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$285
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2841
$21140

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$685
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$749
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$642
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$628
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$490
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$621
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$525
250 km or 156 mi Makiivka
$534
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$471
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$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
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$757
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$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
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$855
409 km or 254 mi Kyiv
$853
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$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
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$974
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$691
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$798
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$2396
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$2663
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$678
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$694
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$1734
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$548
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$638
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$873
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$785
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$627
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$954
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$858
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$777
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$801
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$908
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$600
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$793
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$473
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$612
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$682
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$474
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$828
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$766
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$778
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$802
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$797
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$758
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$739
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$751
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$824
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$705
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$702
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$714
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$729
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$711
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$892
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$528
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$648