Kharkiv vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kharkiv Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$501
$1031
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1256
$1903
🏠 One person rent
$204
$604
🏘️ Family rent
$336
$628
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.4
$90.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$493
$382
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
61
63
😀 Quality of life
63
43
🏙️ Population
1.42M
1.27M

The cost of living in Kharkiv is 51% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 8662nd and 5331st ($501 vs $1031) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 7th in Ukraine and South Africa, respectively. Check Ukraine vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Kharkiv compared to 0.4 months in Soweto. Kharkiv ranked 4th best city to live in Ukraine vs Soweto ranked 10th in South Africa, while ranked 5430th and 7513th 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
$5.32
$6.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.26
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$1.23
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.83
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$127
$382
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$566
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$213
$444
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.8
$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.1
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.26
$34.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.68%
11.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1073
$980
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$594
$760
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.81
$34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.9
$8.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.23
$8.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$4.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.17
$7.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.45
$8.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.71
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.17
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.95
$3.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.62
$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.22
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.1
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.02
$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$7.98
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.5
$53.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$285
$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2841
$5012

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$746
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$618
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$539
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$611
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$685
195 km or 121 mi Dnipro
$749
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$642
203 km or 126 mi Kamianske
$628
227 km or 141 mi Kremenchuk
$490
230 km or 143 mi Horlivka
$621
249 km or 155 mi Donetsk
$525
250 km or 156 mi Makiivka
$534
253 km or 157 mi Zaporizhia
$471
275 km or 171 mi Luhansk
$790
280 km or 174 mi Voronezh
$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
365 km or 227 mi Taganrog
$757
373 km or 232 mi Lipetsk
$635
384 km or 238 mi Bryansk
$732
385 km or 239 mi Chernihiv
$479
389 km or 242 mi Shakhty
$779
400 km or 249 mi Rostov-on-Don
$891
403 km or 250 mi Novocherkassk
$855
409 km or 254 mi Kyiv
$853
438 km or 272 mi Bila Tserkva
$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
477 km or 296 mi Tula
$974
504 km or 313 mi Kaluga
$691
514 km or 319 mi Volgodonsk
$798
540 km or 336 mi Zhytomyr
$591

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1204
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$912
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$1104
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$742
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$851
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$997
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$784
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$1015
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$950
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$789
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$994
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$860
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$902
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$872
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$875
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$811
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$903
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$691
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$723
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$691
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$663
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$607
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$882
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$660
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$494
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$742
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$615
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$611
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$904
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$549
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$725
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$590
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$912
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1014
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$938
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$632
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$965