Kharkiv vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kharkiv Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$503
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1307
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$210
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$392
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.5
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$361
$1649
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
60
96
😀 Quality of life
56
79
🏙️ Population
1.42M
17.7M

The cost of living in Kharkiv is 47% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 8657th and 5948th ($503 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 13th 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 Shenzhen. Kharkiv ranked 3rd best city to live in Ukraine vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 5755th and 556th 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
$5.27
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.16
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$1.2
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$223
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$135
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$464
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$265
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.7
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.5
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$4.8
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.47%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1198
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$685
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.29
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.44
$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.34
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.78
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.52
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.69
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.74
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.28
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.4
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.67
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.32
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.5
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.1
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.07
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.03
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.3
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2513
$24117

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$457
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$679
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$506
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$576
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$421
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$546
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$456
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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
314 km or 195 mi Kryvyi Rih
$516
330 km or 205 mi Oryol
$471
332 km or 206 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$514
334 km or 207 mi Mariupol
$491
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$513
365 km or 227 mi Taganrog
$465
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$401
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$450
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$422
389 km or 242 mi Shakhty
$534
400 km or 249 mi Rostov-on-Don
$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
460 km or 286 mi Kherson
$416
471 km or 293 mi Tambov
$508
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$507
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$490
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$537
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$2427
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$2753
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$641
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$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
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$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
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$605
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$795
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$592
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$819
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$783
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$780
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$774
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$774
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$813
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$746
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$794
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$781
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$713
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$731
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$725
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$807
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$671
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$821
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$538
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$618