Kharkiv vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kharkiv Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$499
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1275
$2444
🏠 One person rent
$200
$507
🏘️ Family rent
$342
$900
🍽️ Food expenses
$198
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$43
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$459
$1024
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
61
95
😀 Quality of life
63
77
🏙️ Population
1.42M
17.5M

The cost of living in Kharkiv is 47% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 8722nd and 6106th ($499 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 12th 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 4th best city to live in Ukraine vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 5605th and 1113th 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
$5.46
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.39
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$1.23
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$122
$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$1182
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$222
$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.7
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.94
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.61%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1150
$13180
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$595
$5913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.47
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.84
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.46
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.05
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.74
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.6
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.74
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.2
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.09
$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.33
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.65
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.1
$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.06
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$7.93
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.88
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.1
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.1
$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$299
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2953
$22916

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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
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$492
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$696
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$599
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$529
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$557
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$705
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$597
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$686
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$500
389 km or 242 mi Shakhty
$697
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$893
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$759
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$882
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$487
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$545
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$534
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$414
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$680
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$2415
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$2674
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$674
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$666
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$1718
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$534
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$621
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$848
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$782
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$943
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$844
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$765
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$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$832
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$896
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$589
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$807
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$464
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$602
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$673
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$465
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$816
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$760
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$769
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$790
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$789
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$814
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$730
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$738
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$805
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$698
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$696
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$699
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$723
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$694
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$903
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$533
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$638