cost
Cost of Living Index
Kyiv
93.3
city
Kharkiv
81.7
city
Comparison
Side-by-side data for relocation, travel, hiring, and investment decisions. Values are shown with source-backed metric definitions so trade-offs are easy to compare.
Bars show source values for selected metrics.
Winner
Kharkiv wins on 14 of 26 metrics compared to Kyiv.
cost
Kyiv
93.3
city
Kharkiv
81.7
city
safety
Kyiv
59.5
city
Kharkiv
69.8
city
housing
Kyiv
$1,913
city
Kharkiv
$1,846
city
jobs
Kyiv
$2,814/mo
city
Kharkiv
$1,837/mo
city
health
Kyiv
77.9
city
Kharkiv
69
city
environment
Kyiv
21.4 ug/m3
city
Kharkiv
5.6 ug/m3
city
infrastructure
Kyiv
145 Mbps
city
Kharkiv
112 Mbps
city
demographics
Kyiv
1.6%
city
Kharkiv
-0.3%
city
economy
Kyiv
$774/mo
city
Kharkiv
$4,345/mo
city
economy
Kyiv
6.7%
city
Kharkiv
12.6%
city
education
Kyiv
72.5
city
Kharkiv
68.1
city
environment
Kyiv
46.4
city
Kharkiv
50.2
city
environment
Kyiv
28.0 ug/m3
city
Kharkiv
20.6 ug/m3
city
health
Kyiv
79.2 years
city
Kharkiv
77.4 years
city
health
Kyiv
30.8%
city
Kharkiv
15.5%
city
housing
Kyiv
5.7x
city
Kharkiv
9.3x
city
housing
Kyiv
$1,526/mo
city
Kharkiv
$2,256/mo
city
housing
Kyiv
$16,652/sqm
city
Kharkiv
$11,297/sqm
city
jobs
Kyiv
13.2%
city
Kharkiv
12.9%
city
quality
Kyiv
3.8
city
Kharkiv
4.2
city
religion
Kyiv
26.1%
city
Kharkiv
39.5%
city
religion
Kyiv
55.1%
city
Kharkiv
58.0%
city
religion
Kyiv
54.3%
city
Kharkiv
36.8%
city
safety
Kyiv
24.0 per 100k
city
Kharkiv
10.4 per 100k
city
safety
Kyiv
16.0 per 100k
city
Kharkiv
57.3 per 100k
city
transport
Kyiv
84.6
city
Kharkiv
69.5
city