Kharkiv vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kharkiv Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$503
$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1307
$1777
🏠 One person rent
$210
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$392
$574
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$243
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.5
$92.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$361
$1724
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
60
62
😀 Quality of life
56
39
🏙️ Population
1.42M
1.27M

The cost of living in Kharkiv is 48% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 8657th and 5883rd ($503 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 5th in Ukraine and South Africa, respectively. Check Ukraine vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Kharkiv compared to 1.8 months in Soweto. Kharkiv ranked 3rd best city to live in Ukraine vs Soweto ranked 11th in South Africa, while ranked 5755th and 7063rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Kharkiv Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.27
$6.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.16
$4.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$2.03
☕ Cappuccino
$1.2
$2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$223
$883
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$135
$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$464
$544
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$265
$421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.7
$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.5
$92.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$4.8
$35.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.47%
11.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1198
$917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$685
$735
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$2.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.29
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.44
$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.34
$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$6.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.78
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.52
$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.69
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.74
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.28
$3.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.4
$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.67
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.32
$0.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.5
$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.1
$6.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.07
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.03
$3.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.3
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2513
$4830

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$449
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$415
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$447
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$457
195 km or 121 mi Dnipro
$679
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$506
203 km or 126 mi Kamianske
$576
227 km or 141 mi Kremenchuk
$421
230 km or 143 mi Horlivka
$546
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$456
250 km or 156 mi Makiivka
$469
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$405
275 km or 171 mi Luhansk
$508
280 km or 174 mi Voronezh
$419
306 km or 190 mi Cherkasy
$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
358 km or 222 mi Melitopol
$513
365 km or 227 mi Taganrog
$465
373 km or 232 mi Lipetsk
$401
384 km or 238 mi Bryansk
$450
385 km or 239 mi Chernihiv
$422
389 km or 242 mi Shakhty
$534
400 km or 249 mi Rostov-on-Don
$627
403 km or 250 mi Novocherkassk
$572
409 km or 254 mi Kyiv
$795
438 km or 272 mi Bila Tserkva
$420
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$469
459 km or 285 mi Mykolaiv
$375
460 km or 286 mi Kherson
$416
471 km or 293 mi Tambov
$508
477 km or 296 mi Tula
$507
504 km or 313 mi Kaluga
$490
514 km or 319 mi Volgodonsk
$537
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$529

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1079
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$874
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$997
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$717
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$822
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$838
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$696
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$909
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$848
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$717
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$943
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$689
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$819
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$788
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$841
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$774
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$809
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$692
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$718
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$690
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$654
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$623
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$791
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$627
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$459
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$696
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$663
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$581
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$859
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$554
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$674
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$600
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$1003
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$1116
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$834
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$585
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$1045