Kharkiv vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kharkiv Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$499
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1275
$2291
🏠 One person rent
$200
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$342
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$198
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$43
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$459
$983
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
61
65
😀 Quality of life
63
72
🏙️ Population
1.42M
12.7M

The cost of living in Kharkiv is 36% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 8722nd and 6833rd ($499 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 31st in Ukraine and China, respectively. Check Ukraine vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Kharkiv compared to 1.3 months in Suzhou. Kharkiv ranked 4th best city to live in Ukraine vs Suzhou ranked 13th in China, while ranked 5605th and 3150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kharkiv vs Suzhou

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Kharkiv Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.46
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.39
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$1.23
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$122
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$222
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.7
$89.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.94
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.61%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1150
$6055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$595
$2903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.47
$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.84
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.46
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$21.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$3.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.05
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.74
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.6
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.74
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.2
$4.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.09
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.33
$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.65
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.1
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.06
$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$7.93
$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.88
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.1
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.1
$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$299
$903
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2953
$17664

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$682
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$748
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$644
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$637
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$465
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$639
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$528
250 km or 156 mi Makiivka
$549
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$485
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$761
280 km or 174 mi Voronezh
$724
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$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
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$705
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$597
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$686
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$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
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$637
514 km or 319 mi Volgodonsk
$759
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Distance City Cost of living
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$696
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$644
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$683
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$669
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$594
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$643
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$650
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$684
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$557
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1126
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$623
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$620
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$636
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1002
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$652
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$636
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$701
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$646
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$652
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$860
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$604
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$611
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$647
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$680
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$675
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$525
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$626
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$618
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$644
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$601
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$678
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$665
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$671
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$765
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$677
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$632
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$584
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$680
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$623