Kharkiv vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kharkiv Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$503
$907
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1307
$2342
🏠 One person rent
$210
$472
🏘️ Family rent
$392
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$305
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.5
$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$361
$408
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
60
43
😀 Quality of life
56
55
🏙️ Population
1.42M
1.4M

The cost of living in Kharkiv is 44% less expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 8657th and 6109th ($503 vs $907) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 1st in Ukraine and Mongolia, respectively. Check Ukraine vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Kharkiv compared to 0.5 months in Ulaanbaatar. Kharkiv ranked 3rd best city to live in Ukraine vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 5755th and 5802nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kharkiv vs Ulaanbaatar

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Kharkiv Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.27
$4.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.16
$4.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$1.2
$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$223
$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$135
$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$464
$1391
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$265
$806
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.7
$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.5
$78.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$4.8
$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.47%
6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1198
$1637
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$685
$959
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.29
$7.32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.44
$5.34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.34
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$5.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$3.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$4.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$3.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.78
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.52
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.69
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.74
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.28
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.4
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.67
$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.32
$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.5
$68.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.1
$4.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.07
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.03
$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.3
$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$154
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2513
$7750

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$451
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$473
143 km or 89 mi Sumy
$449
172 km or 107 mi Kramatorsk
$533
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$415
184 km or 115 mi Starooskolsky
$447
193 km or 120 mi Kursk
$457
195 km or 121 mi Dnipro
$679
200 km or 125 mi Sievierodonetsk
$506
203 km or 126 mi Kamianske
$576
227 km or 141 mi Kremenchuk
$421
230 km or 143 mi Horlivka
$546
249 km or 155 mi Donetsk
$456
250 km or 156 mi Makiivka
$469
253 km or 157 mi Zaporizhia
$405
275 km or 171 mi Luhansk
$508
280 km or 174 mi Voronezh
$419
306 km or 190 mi Cherkasy
$432
314 km or 195 mi Kryvyi Rih
$516
330 km or 205 mi Oryol
$471
332 km or 206 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$514
334 km or 207 mi Mariupol
$491
358 km or 222 mi Melitopol
$513
365 km or 227 mi Taganrog
$465
373 km or 232 mi Lipetsk
$401
384 km or 238 mi Bryansk
$450
385 km or 239 mi Chernihiv
$422
389 km or 242 mi Shakhty
$534
400 km or 249 mi Rostov-on-Don
$627
403 km or 250 mi Novocherkassk
$572
409 km or 254 mi Kyiv
$795
438 km or 272 mi Bila Tserkva
$420
455 km or 283 mi Gomel
$469
459 km or 285 mi Mykolaiv
$375
460 km or 286 mi Kherson
$416
471 km or 293 mi Tambov
$508
477 km or 296 mi Tula
$507
504 km or 313 mi Kaluga
$490
514 km or 319 mi Volgodonsk
$537
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$529

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Distance City Cost of living
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$875
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$568
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$741
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$575
656 km or 408 mi Chita
$617
794 km or 493 mi Manzhouli
$629
798 km or 496 mi Bayannur
$1005
835 km or 519 mi Xilinhot
$677
840 km or 522 mi Baotou
$684
875 km or 544 mi Hohhot
$581
914 km or 568 mi Ulanqab
$644
917 km or 570 mi Wuhai
$1380
934 km or 581 mi Ordos
$676
954 km or 593 mi Hulunbuir
$646
969 km or 602 mi Fengzhen
$637
985 km or 612 mi Bratsk
$447
992 km or 616 mi Shizuishan
$806
1008 km or 626 mi Datong
$729
1012 km or 629 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
1025 km or 637 mi Yakeshi
$605
1028 km or 639 mi Huairen
$648
1050 km or 652 mi Shenmu
$602
1051 km or 653 mi Yinchuan
$561
1051 km or 653 mi Shuozhou
$619
1094 km or 680 mi Lingwu
$574
1103 km or 685 mi Qingtongxia
$573
1106 km or 687 mi Wuzhong
$601
1113 km or 692 mi Jinchang
$603
1124 km or 698 mi Yuanping
$570
1126 km or 700 mi Zhangye
$515
1131 km or 703 mi Chifeng
$628
1131 km or 703 mi Jiuquan
$502
1156 km or 718 mi Xinzhou
$577
1164 km or 723 mi Wuwei
$589
1165 km or 724 mi Chengde
$760
1166 km or 724 mi Ulanhot
$537
1166 km or 724 mi Zhongwei
$623
1169 km or 726 mi Beijing
$1067
1169 km or 727 mi Yumen
$629
1176 km or 731 mi Zalantun
$594