Kharkiv vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kharkiv Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$501
$1386
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1256
$3422
🏠 One person rent
$204
$707
🏘️ Family rent
$336
$1232
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$458
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.4
$96.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$493
$1726
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
61
71
😀 Quality of life
63
79
🏙️ Population
1.42M
1.21M

The cost of living in Kharkiv is 64% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 8662nd and 4339th ($501 vs $1386) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 1st in Ukraine and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Ukraine vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Kharkiv compared to 1.2 months in Sofia. Kharkiv ranked 4th best city to live in Ukraine vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 5430th and 746th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kharkiv vs Sofia

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Kharkiv Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.32
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$57.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.26
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$3.55
☕ Cappuccino
$1.23
$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.83
$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$731
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$127
$554
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$1309
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$213
$998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.8
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.1
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.26
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.68%
2.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1073
$4634
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$594
$3265
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.81
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.9
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$4.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.23
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$8.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.17
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.45
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.71
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.17
$4.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.95
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.62
$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.22
$3.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.1
$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.02
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$7.98
$44.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.5
$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$285
$728
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2841
$12236

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$611
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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
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$534
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$471
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$790
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$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
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$732
385 km or 239 mi Chernihiv
$479
389 km or 242 mi Shakhty
$779
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$891
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$855
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$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
514 km or 319 mi Volgodonsk
$798
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$731
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$749
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$709
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$859
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$775
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$705
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$900
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$830
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$620
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$675
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$673
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$732
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$702
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$662
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$587
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$880
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$718
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$610
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1107
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$988
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$953
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$733
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$762
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$581
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$692
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$770
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$591
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$653
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$1045
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$708
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1053
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$709
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$1125
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$1285
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$832
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$932
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$610
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$1020
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$663
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$800