Kharkiv vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kharkiv Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$535
$951
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1428
$2371
🏠 One person rent
$222
$436
🏘️ Family rent
$465
$747
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.6
$83
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$386
$1259
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
60
69
😀 Quality of life
57
76
🏙️ Population
1.43M
1.38M

The cost of living in Kharkiv is 44% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 8242nd and 5668th ($535 vs $951) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 1st in Ukraine and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Ukraine vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Kharkiv compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Kharkiv ranked 3rd best city to live in Ukraine vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 5715th and 907th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kharkiv Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.24
$9.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.02
$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$2.23
 Cappuccino
$1.19
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$438
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$545
$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$330
$562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.6
$80.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.4
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$4.93
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.28%
3.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1351
$2806
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$762
$1728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.06
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.41
$7.79
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.54
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$8.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.91
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.27
$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.78
$3.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.61
$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.49
$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.17
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.9
$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.46
$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.03
$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.44
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.5
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$132
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$497
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1310
$7940

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$446
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$462
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$637
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$509
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$560
227 km or 141 mi Kremenchuk
$433
230 km or 143 mi Horlivka
$543
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$498
250 km or 156 mi Makiivka
$498
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$476
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$511
280 km or 174 mi Voronezh
$420
306 km or 190 mi Cherkasy
$457
314 km or 195 mi Kryvyi Rih
$485
330 km or 205 mi Oryol
$466
332 km or 206 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$535
334 km or 207 mi Mariupol
$498
358 km or 222 mi Melitopol
$493
365 km or 227 mi Taganrog
$451
373 km or 232 mi Lipetsk
$401
384 km or 238 mi Bryansk
$423
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$443
389 km or 242 mi Shakhty
$559
400 km or 249 mi Rostov-on-Don
$601
403 km or 250 mi Novocherkassk
$576
409 km or 254 mi Kyiv
$760
438 km or 272 mi Bila Tserkva
$451
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$406
459 km or 285 mi Mykolaiv
$369
460 km or 286 mi Kherson
$401
471 km or 293 mi Tambov
$501
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$526
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$490
514 km or 319 mi Volgodonsk
$531
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$495

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$598
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$865
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$533
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$852
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$660
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$719
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$712
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$702
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$602
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$563
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$661
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$626
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$581
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$495
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$531
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$760
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$691
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$576
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1027
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$977
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$813
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$641
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$654
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$664
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$697
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$570
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$534
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$610
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$827
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$681
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1027
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$713
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1057
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$1177
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$704
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$733
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$616
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$1001
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$692
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$619