Kharkiv vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kharkiv Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$501
$1125
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1256
$2606
🏠 One person rent
$204
$468
🏘️ Family rent
$336
$780
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.4
$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$493
$119
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
61
16
😀 Quality of life
63
19
🏙️ Population
1.42M
1.79M

The cost of living in Kharkiv is 56% less expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 8662nd and 4925th ($501 vs $1125) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 2nd in Ukraine and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Ukraine vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Kharkiv compared to 0.1 months in Lubumbashi. Kharkiv ranked 4th best city to live in Ukraine vs Lubumbashi ranked 2nd in the DR Congo, while ranked 5430th and 9126th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kharkiv vs Lubumbashi

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Kharkiv Lubumbashi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.32
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$73.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.26
$8.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$1.75
☕ Cappuccino
$1.23
$3.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.83
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$693
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$127
$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$1251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$213
$411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.8
$95.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.1
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.26
$55.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.68%
11.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1073
$996
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$594
$499
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.81
$78.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.9
$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.23
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$6.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.17
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$5.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$2.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.45
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.71
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.17
$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.95
$3.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.62
$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.22
$0.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.1
$75.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.02
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$7.98
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$4.42
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.5
$27.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76
$53.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$285
$133
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2841
$4525

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$475
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$518
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$618
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$539
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$611
193 km or 120 mi Kursk
$685
195 km or 121 mi Dnipro
$749
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$642
203 km or 126 mi Kamianske
$628
227 km or 141 mi Kremenchuk
$490
230 km or 143 mi Horlivka
$621
249 km or 155 mi Donetsk
$525
250 km or 156 mi Makiivka
$534
253 km or 157 mi Zaporizhia
$471
275 km or 171 mi Luhansk
$790
280 km or 174 mi Voronezh
$766
306 km or 190 mi Cherkasy
$448
314 km or 195 mi Kryvyi Rih
$454
330 km or 205 mi Oryol
$730
332 km or 206 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$577
334 km or 207 mi Mariupol
$518
358 km or 222 mi Melitopol
$554
365 km or 227 mi Taganrog
$757
373 km or 232 mi Lipetsk
$635
384 km or 238 mi Bryansk
$732
385 km or 239 mi Chernihiv
$479
389 km or 242 mi Shakhty
$779
400 km or 249 mi Rostov-on-Don
$891
403 km or 250 mi Novocherkassk
$855
409 km or 254 mi Kyiv
$853
438 km or 272 mi Bila Tserkva
$464
455 km or 283 mi Gomel
$589
459 km or 285 mi Mykolaiv
$529
460 km or 286 mi Kherson
$409
471 km or 293 mi Tambov
$694
477 km or 296 mi Tula
$974
504 km or 313 mi Kaluga
$691
514 km or 319 mi Volgodonsk
$798
540 km or 336 mi Zhytomyr
$591

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1378
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$1029
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1602
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1304
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$1166
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$692
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$1044
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$777
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$1132
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$849
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$770
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$872
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$559
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$881
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$629
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$813
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$522
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$463
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$587
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1047
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$1015
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$727
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$780
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$595
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$792
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$1019
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$755
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$677
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$516
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$489
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$689
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$494
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$565
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$690
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$495
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$979
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$828
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$750
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$452