Kharkiv vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kharkiv Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$499
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1275
$1010
🏠 One person rent
$200
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$342
$235
🍽️ Food expenses
$198
$169
🚐 Transport expenses
$43
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$459
$462
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
61
5
😀 Quality of life
63
45
🏙️ Population
1.42M
115K

The cost of living in Kharkiv is 21% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 8722nd and 8957th ($499 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 2nd in Ukraine and Bhutan, respectively. Check Ukraine vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Kharkiv compared to 1.1 months in Thimphu. Kharkiv ranked 4th best city to live in Ukraine vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 5605th and 7238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kharkiv vs Thimphu

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Kharkiv Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.46
$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21
$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.39
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$1.23
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$122
$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$222
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.7
$26.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.94
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.61%
10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1150
$577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$595
$895
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.47
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.84
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.46
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.05
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.74
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.6
$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.74
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.2
$3.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.09
$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.33
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.65
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.1
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.06
$3.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$7.93
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.88
$3.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.1
$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.1
$42.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$299
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2953
$633

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$567
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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
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
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$597
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$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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$443
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$293
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$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$943
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$310
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$299
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$339
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$315
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$335
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$299
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1012
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$283
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$293
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$344
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$300
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$287
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$278
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$253
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$281
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
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$284
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$298
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$350
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$325
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$412
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$340
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$481
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$355
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$351
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$285
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$275
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$319
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$314
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$290
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$308
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$284
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$280
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$285