Cost of living comparison
Quito is 91.9% more expensive than Kharkiv.
- Restaurants
-
pay 49.1% more in Quito
- Groceries
-
pay 72.8% more in Quito
- Transportation
-
pay 2.2 times more in Quito
- Housing
-
pay 2.7 times more in Quito
- Childcare
-
pay 96.4% more in Quito
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.3 times more in Quito
- Clothing
-
pay 0.7% less in Quito
The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, childcare, groceries, and restaurants in Quito are more expensive than in Kharkiv. Notably, housing, entertainment and sports, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Quito.
If you lived in Quito instead of Kharkiv, you would:
pay 49.1% more for restaurants
|
Kharkiv
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.90
UAH244.97
|
$5.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.18
UAH214.97
|
$8.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
UAH25.00
|
$1.08
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
UAH16.37
|
$0.70
|
|
pay 72.8% more for groceries
|
Kharkiv
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
UAH22.68
|
$1.58
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
UAH163.83
|
$4.12
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.81
UAH158.02
|
$4.23
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.70
UAH70.41
|
$2.31
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.64
UAH68.19
|
$3.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
UAH12.61
|
$1.08
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
UAH29.63
|
$0.55
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
UAH30.02
|
$0.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
UAH33.39
|
$0.61
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
UAH8.95
|
$0.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
UAH11.41
|
$0.47
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Kharkiv
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.98
UAH206.80
|
$2.69
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.02
UAH249.97
|
$20.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,210.38
UAH1,129,857.12
|
$20,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.13
UAH129.98
|
$13.50
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
|
Kharkiv
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.33
UAH221.47
|
$31.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$223.29
UAH9,271.75
|
$451.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$145.91
UAH6,058.58
|
$362.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.86
UAH3,025.20
|
$31.45
|
|
pay 96.4% more for childcare
|
Kharkiv
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$280.93
UAH11,665.19
|
$288.89
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,480.24
UAH102,986.98
|
$7,190.00
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Kharkiv
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
UAH42.49
|
$2.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.29
UAH53.39
|
$2.78
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.05
UAH84.99
|
$7.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.74
UAH861.00
|
$37.27
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.33
UAH179.98
|
$7.00
|
|
pay 0.7% less for clothing
|
Kharkiv
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.68
UAH2,519.68
|
$43.89
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.53
UAH1,599.80
|
$44.40
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.30
UAH3,749.53
|
$97.73
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.87
UAH3,399.57
|
$83.12
|
|
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