Kharkiv vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kharkiv Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$503
$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1307
$3040
🏠 One person rent
$210
$486
🏘️ Family rent
$392
$1591
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.5
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$361
$1100
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
60
14
😀 Quality of life
56
17
🏙️ Population
1.42M
1.79M

The cost of living in Kharkiv is 50% less expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 8657th and 5639th ($503 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th 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 0.7 months in Kharkiv compared to 1.1 months in Lubumbashi. Kharkiv ranked 3rd best city to live in Ukraine vs Lubumbashi ranked 2nd in the DR Congo, while ranked 5755th and 8955th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kharkiv Lubumbashi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.27
$11.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$38.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.16
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$1.3
☕ Cappuccino
$1.2
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$223
$691
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$135
$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$464
$2132
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$265
$1157
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.7
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.5
$201
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$4.8
$38
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.47%
12.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1198
$6922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$685
$503
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.29
$62.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.44
$5.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.34
$9.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$4.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$4.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.78
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.52
$9.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.69
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.74
$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.28
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.4
$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.67
$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.32
$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.5
$69.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.1
$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.07
$30.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.03
$3.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.3
$63.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$99.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2513
$4965

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$451
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$473
143 km or 89 mi Sumy
$449
172 km or 107 mi Kramatorsk
$533
183 km or 114 mi Stary Oskol
$415
184 km or 115 mi Starooskolsky
$447
193 km or 120 mi Kursk
$457
195 km or 121 mi Dnipro
$679
200 km or 125 mi Sievierodonetsk
$506
203 km or 126 mi Kamianske
$576
227 km or 141 mi Kremenchuk
$421
230 km or 143 mi Horlivka
$546
249 km or 155 mi Donetsk
$456
250 km or 156 mi Makiivka
$469
253 km or 157 mi Zaporizhia
$405
275 km or 171 mi Luhansk
$508
280 km or 174 mi Voronezh
$419
306 km or 190 mi Cherkasy
$432
314 km or 195 mi Kryvyi Rih
$516
330 km or 205 mi Oryol
$471
332 km or 206 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$514
334 km or 207 mi Mariupol
$491
358 km or 222 mi Melitopol
$513
365 km or 227 mi Taganrog
$465
373 km or 232 mi Lipetsk
$401
384 km or 238 mi Bryansk
$450
385 km or 239 mi Chernihiv
$422
389 km or 242 mi Shakhty
$534
400 km or 249 mi Rostov-on-Don
$627
403 km or 250 mi Novocherkassk
$572
409 km or 254 mi Kyiv
$795
438 km or 272 mi Bila Tserkva
$420
455 km or 283 mi Gomel
$469
459 km or 285 mi Mykolaiv
$375
460 km or 286 mi Kherson
$416
471 km or 293 mi Tambov
$508
477 km or 296 mi Tula
$507
504 km or 313 mi Kaluga
$490
514 km or 319 mi Volgodonsk
$537
540 km or 336 mi Zhytomyr
$529

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Distance City Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$1028
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$939
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1090
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1116
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$1017
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$1139
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$947
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$685
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$1079
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$725
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$730
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$815
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$574
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$826
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$830
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$670
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$534
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$433
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$582
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$957
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$1012
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$729
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$890
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$723
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$834
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$932
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$810
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$731
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$526
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$515
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$509
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$516
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$761
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$509
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$591
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$902
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$763
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$546
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$498