Kharkiv vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kharkiv Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$535
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1428
$1598
🏠 One person rent
$222
$511
🏘️ Family rent
$465
$523
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.6
$89.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$386
$1509
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
60
62
😀 Quality of life
57
44
🏙️ Population
1.43M
1.27M

The cost of living in Kharkiv is 39% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 8242nd and 6110th ($535 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 4th 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 1.7 months in Soweto. Kharkiv ranked 3rd best city to live in Ukraine vs Soweto ranked 9th in South Africa, while ranked 5715th and 6750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kharkiv Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.24
$5.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24
$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.02
$3.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$1.19
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$545
$488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$330
$379
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.6
$57.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.4
$88.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$4.93
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.28%
11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1351
$731
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$762
$624
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.06
$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.41
$9.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.54
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$7.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.91
$5.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.27
$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.78
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.61
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.49
$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.17
$0.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.9
$12.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.46
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.03
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.44
$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.5
$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$132
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1310
$2867

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$439
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$504
143 km or 89 mi Sumy
$425
172 km or 107 mi Kramatorsk
$525
183 km or 114 mi Stary Oskol
$419
184 km or 115 mi Starooskolsky
$446
193 km or 120 mi Kursk
$462
195 km or 121 mi Dnipro
$637
200 km or 125 mi Sievierodonetsk
$509
203 km or 126 mi Kamianske
$560
227 km or 141 mi Kremenchuk
$433
230 km or 143 mi Horlivka
$543
249 km or 155 mi Donetsk
$498
250 km or 156 mi Makiivka
$498
253 km or 157 mi Zaporizhia
$476
275 km or 171 mi Luhansk
$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
385 km or 239 mi Chernihiv
$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
455 km or 283 mi Gomel
$406
459 km or 285 mi Mykolaiv
$369
460 km or 286 mi Kherson
$401
471 km or 293 mi Tambov
$501
477 km or 296 mi Tula
$526
504 km or 313 mi Kaluga
$490
514 km or 319 mi Volgodonsk
$531
540 km or 336 mi Zhytomyr
$495

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Distance City Cost of living
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$908
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$776
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$889
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$637
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$741
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$755
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$631
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$783
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$751
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$625
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$845
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$621
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$746
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$701
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$866
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$682
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$719
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$631
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$656
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$633
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$603
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$558
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$739
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$535
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$447
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$601
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$605
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$511
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$753
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$511
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$554
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$978
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1084
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$780
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$550
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$952