Kharkiv vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kharkiv Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$499
$1057
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1275
$1932
🏠 One person rent
$200
$620
🏘️ Family rent
$342
$639
🍽️ Food expenses
$198
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$43
$99.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$459
$1631
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
61
63
😀 Quality of life
63
48
🏙️ Population
1.42M
1.27M

The cost of living in Kharkiv is 53% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 8722nd and 5251st ($499 vs $1057) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 6th in Ukraine and South Africa, respectively. Check Ukraine vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Kharkiv compared to 1.5 months in Soweto. Kharkiv ranked 4th best city to live in Ukraine vs Soweto ranked 8th in South Africa, while ranked 5605th and 6890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kharkiv vs Soweto

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Kharkiv Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.46
$7.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.39
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$1.23
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$942
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$122
$394
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$222
$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.7
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.94
$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.61%
11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1150
$933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$595
$779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.47
$35.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.84
$9.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.46
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$8.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.05
$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.74
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.6
$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.74
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.2
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.09
$3.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.33
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.65
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$0.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.1
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.06
$5.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$7.93
$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.88
$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.1
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.1
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$299
$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2953
$4370

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$630
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$505
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$567
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$682
195 km or 121 mi Dnipro
$748
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$644
203 km or 126 mi Kamianske
$637
227 km or 141 mi Kremenchuk
$465
230 km or 143 mi Horlivka
$639
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$528
250 km or 156 mi Makiivka
$549
253 km or 157 mi Zaporizhia
$485
275 km or 171 mi Luhansk
$761
280 km or 174 mi Voronezh
$724
306 km or 190 mi Cherkasy
$476
314 km or 195 mi Kryvyi Rih
$492
330 km or 205 mi Oryol
$696
332 km or 206 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$599
334 km or 207 mi Mariupol
$529
358 km or 222 mi Melitopol
$557
365 km or 227 mi Taganrog
$705
373 km or 232 mi Lipetsk
$597
384 km or 238 mi Bryansk
$686
385 km or 239 mi Chernihiv
$500
389 km or 242 mi Shakhty
$697
400 km or 249 mi Rostov-on-Don
$893
403 km or 250 mi Novocherkassk
$759
409 km or 254 mi Kyiv
$882
438 km or 272 mi Bila Tserkva
$487
455 km or 283 mi Gomel
$545
459 km or 285 mi Mykolaiv
$534
460 km or 286 mi Kherson
$414
471 km or 293 mi Tambov
$680
477 km or 296 mi Tula
$905
504 km or 313 mi Kaluga
$637
514 km or 319 mi Volgodonsk
$759
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$562

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1171
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$958
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$1089
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$765
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$892
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$967
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$792
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$1049
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$950
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$791
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$1017
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$826
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$910
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$875
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$899
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$826
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$901
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$697
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$731
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$694
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$662
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$652
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$912
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$681
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$511
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$763
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$628
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$630
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$927
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$551
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$716
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$583
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$916
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$966
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$948
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$633
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$950