Kharkiv vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kharkiv Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$499
$1257
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1275
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$200
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$342
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$198
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$43
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$459
$1619
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
61
94
😀 Quality of life
63
89
🏙️ Population
1.42M
2.44M

The cost of living in Kharkiv is 60% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 8722nd and 4661st ($499 vs $1257) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 1st in Ukraine and Taiwan, respectively. Check Ukraine vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Kharkiv compared to 1.3 months in Taipei. Kharkiv ranked 4th best city to live in Ukraine vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 5605th and 266th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kharkiv vs Taipei

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Kharkiv Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.46
$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21
$45.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.39
$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$1.23
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$122
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$1285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$222
$827
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.7
$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.94
$26.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.61%
2.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1150
$13965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$595
$8309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.47
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.84
$9.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.46
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$19.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.05
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$3.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.74
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.6
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.74
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.2
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.09
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.33
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.65
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.1
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.06
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$7.93
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.88
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.1
$63.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.1
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$299
$644
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2953
$18442

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$748
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$637
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$465
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$639
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$528
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$549
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$485
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$761
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$724
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$476
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$492
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$696
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$599
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$529
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$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
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$893
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$759
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$882
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$487
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$545
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$534
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$414
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$680
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$1108
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$997
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$941
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$796
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$882
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$937
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$709
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$957
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$888
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$879
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$889
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$910
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$656
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$668
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$841
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$910
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$654
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$1067
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$634
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$999
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$630
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$705
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$903
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$763
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$723
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$677
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$1064
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$682
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$696
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$697
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$634
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$661
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$698
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$610
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$598
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$667
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$617
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$665
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$465
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$602