Cost of Living Comparison Between Sumy and Kharkiv Cost of Living Comparison Between Sumy and Kharkiv

🙂 Solo nomad: Sumy is 5.8% cheaper than Kharkiv without rent, and 5% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Sumy is 9% cheaper than Kharkiv without rent, and 5.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$7.39 ₴307

$7.44 ₴309

-0.67%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$14.34 ₴595

$27.36 ₴1,136

-47.59%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.15 ₴255

$5.95 ₴247

3.36%

Cappuccino

$1.01 ₴41.73

$1.29 ₴53.7

-21.71%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.67 ₴27.69

$0.65 ₴26.78

3.08%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.45 ₴18.68

$0.43 ₴17.91

4.65%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$0.88 ₴36.38

$0.97 ₴40.44

-9.28%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.08 ₴44.78

$1.52 ₴63.3

-28.95%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.06 ₴43.87

$1.07 ₴44.25

-0.93%

White Bread (500g)

$0.78 ₴32.35

$0.62 ₴25.92

25.81%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.86 ₴77.1

$1.23 ₴51.2

51.22%

Eggs

$2.02 ₴83.7

$1.57 ₴65

28.66%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$9.76 ₴405

$8.21 ₴341

18.88%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.49 ₴186

$3.93 ₴163

14.25%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.8 ₴324

$6.66 ₴276

17.12%

Apples (1kg)

$1 ₴41.59

$0.91 ₴37.81

9.89%

Banana (1kg)

$1.47 ₴61

$1.63 ₴67.8

-9.82%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.75 ₴72.5

$1.92 ₴79.9

-8.85%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.25 ₴93.5

$2.25 ₴93.2

Potato (1kg)

$0.49 ₴20.38

$0.63 ₴25.99

-22.22%

Onion (1kg)

$0.58 ₴24.23

$0.56 ₴23.31

3.57%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.38 ₴57.4

$1 ₴41.45

38.00%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.59 ₴24.36

$0.57 ₴23.81

3.51%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.95 ₴122

$2.54 ₴105

16.14%

Wine (Bottle)

$5.28 ₴219

$4.73 ₴196

11.63%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.83 ₴34.61

$0.77 ₴31.89

7.79%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.52 ₴63.3

$1.26 ₴52.4

20.63%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.37 ₴15.51

$0.34 ₴14.23

8.82%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$2.03 ₴84.2

$1.44 ₴59.6

40.97%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.35 ₴14.5

$0.25 ₴10.4

40.00%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.25 ₴176

$2.94 ₴122

44.56%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.38 ₴57.3

$1.32 ₴54.9

4.55%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$31K ₴1.3M

$26.8K ₴1.1M

15.74%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$24.5K ₴1M

$23.7K ₴982.2K

3.75%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$112 ₴4,639

$113 ₴4,710

-1.51%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$5.74 ₴238

$5.54 ₴230

3.61%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$7.12 ₴296

$6.24 ₴259

14.10%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$28.76 ₴1,194

$24.86 ₴1,032

15.69%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$6.21 ₴258

$15.61 ₴648

-60.22%

Cinema Ticket

$2.84 ₴118

$4.87 ₴202

-41.68%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$386 ₴16K

$350 ₴14.5K

10.15%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$7,907 ₴328.2K

$3,191 ₴132.5K

147.81%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$49.24 ₴2,044

$56.1 ₴2,328

-12.21%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$36.29 ₴1,506

$40.09 ₴1,664

-9.48%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$104 ₴4,305

$83.8 ₴3,478

23.76%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$112 ₴4,661

$103 ₴4,261

9.39%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$228 ₴9,479

$182 ₴7,554

25.49%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$147 ₴6,107

$129 ₴5,346

14.22%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$350 ₴14.5K

$357 ₴14.8K

-1.70%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$218 ₴9,031

$245 ₴10.2K

-11.33%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,075 ₴44.6K

$1,359 ₴56.4K

-20.88%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$580 ₴24.1K

$702 ₴29.2K

-17.39%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$419 ₴17.4K

$423 ₴17.5K

-0.85%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

-29.41%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Sumy: October 29, 2025

Last update for Kharkiv: October 28, 2025

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