Kharkiv vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kharkiv Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$510
$3691
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1309
$8778
🏠 One person rent
$203
$2299
🏘️ Family rent
$340
$4069
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$919
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.7
$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$434
$8151
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
61
81
😀 Quality of life
63
100
🏙️ Population
1.42M
449K

The cost of living in Kharkiv is 86% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 8604th and 23rd ($510 vs $3691) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 3rd in Ukraine and Switzerland, respectively. Check Ukraine vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Kharkiv compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. Kharkiv ranked 3rd best city to live in Ukraine vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 5547th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Kharkiv Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.68
$27.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.5
$90.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.93
$20.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$9.69
☕ Cappuccino
$1.24
$7.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$5.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$206
$2543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$125
$1977
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$358
$4563
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$223
$3579
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.7
$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.4
$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.43
$52.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.62%
2.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1364
$24740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$698
$9963
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$4.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.1
$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.56
$33.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.54
$3.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$3.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$8.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.62
$24.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$23.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$53.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$4.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$3.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.78
$3.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.76
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.05
$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.18
$20.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.4
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.66
$4.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.4
$83.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.2
$23.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.94
$138
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.01
$55.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.4
$138
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.2
$150
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$351
$2616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3156
$22875

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$485
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$537
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$649
195 km or 121 mi Dnipro
$790
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$633
203 km or 126 mi Kamianske
$656
227 km or 141 mi Kremenchuk
$440
230 km or 143 mi Horlivka
$650
249 km or 155 mi Donetsk
$516
250 km or 156 mi Makiivka
$534
253 km or 157 mi Zaporizhia
$501
275 km or 171 mi Luhansk
$732
280 km or 174 mi Voronezh
$707
306 km or 190 mi Cherkasy
$498
314 km or 195 mi Kryvyi Rih
$503
330 km or 205 mi Oryol
$660
332 km or 206 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$616
334 km or 207 mi Mariupol
$539
358 km or 222 mi Melitopol
$545
365 km or 227 mi Taganrog
$665
373 km or 232 mi Lipetsk
$570
384 km or 238 mi Bryansk
$629
385 km or 239 mi Chernihiv
$516
389 km or 242 mi Shakhty
$652
400 km or 249 mi Rostov-on-Don
$851
403 km or 250 mi Novocherkassk
$718
409 km or 254 mi Kyiv
$879
438 km or 272 mi Bila Tserkva
$497
455 km or 283 mi Gomel
$475
459 km or 285 mi Mykolaiv
$516
460 km or 286 mi Kherson
$420
471 km or 293 mi Tambov
$672
477 km or 296 mi Tula
$837
504 km or 313 mi Kaluga
$582
514 km or 319 mi Volgodonsk
$709
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$586

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Distance City Cost of living
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$3392
6.4 km or 4 mi Dubendorf
$3276
11 km or 6.6 mi Dietikon
$3239
14 km or 8.6 mi Horgen
$3282
14 km or 8.6 mi Uster
$3249
16 km or 9.7 mi Bulach
$3153
19 km or 12 mi Wettingen
$3207
19 km or 12 mi Wadenswil
$3225
19 km or 12 mi Winterthur
$3207
20 km or 13 mi Wetzikon
$3180
20 km or 13 mi Baden
$3240
20 km or 13 mi Baar
$3381
23 km or 15 mi Zug
$3836
28 km or 17 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3169
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$2747
36 km or 22 mi Schaffhausen
$2699
37 km or 23 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1684
37 km or 23 mi Aarau
$2489
38 km or 24 mi Emmen
$3197
40 km or 25 mi Wil
$2650
40 km or 25 mi Lucerne
$3231
43 km or 27 mi Kriens
$3175
48 km or 30 mi Singen
$1705
51 km or 32 mi Radolfzell
$1766
56 km or 35 mi Kreuzlingen
$2924
57 km or 36 mi Konstanz
$1887
60 km or 37 mi Rheinfelden
$1690
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$2694
63 km or 39 mi Uberlingen
$1810
64 km or 40 mi Donaueschingen
$1537
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$3565
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$1593
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$1694
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$1698
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$2964
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$1397
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$1447
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$1839
77 km or 48 mi Schaan
$2443
78 km or 48 mi Allschwil
$3041