Kharkiv vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kharkiv Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$499
$1133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1275
$2611
🏠 One person rent
$200
$471
🏘️ Family rent
$342
$772
🍽️ Food expenses
$198
$415
🚐 Transport expenses
$43
$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$459
$96
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
61
16
😀 Quality of life
63
18
🏙️ Population
1.42M
1.79M

The cost of living in Kharkiv is 56% less expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 8722nd and 4943rd ($499 vs $1133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th 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 0.9 months in Kharkiv compared to 0.1 months in Lubumbashi. Kharkiv ranked 4th best city to live in Ukraine vs Lubumbashi ranked 4th in the DR Congo, while ranked 5605th and 9166th 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
$5.46
$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21
$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.39
$8.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$1.23
$3.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$693
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$122
$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$1231
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$222
$402
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$95.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.7
$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.94
$56.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.61%
12.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1150
$995
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$595
$504
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.47
$81.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.84
$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.46
$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.05
$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$3.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$5.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.74
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.6
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.74
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.2
$3.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.09
$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.33
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.65
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.1
$75.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.06
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$7.93
$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.88
$4.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.1
$28.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.1
$53
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$299
$134
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2953
$4523

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$757
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$490
143 km or 89 mi Sumy
$516
172 km or 107 mi Kramatorsk
$630
183 km or 114 mi Stary Oskol
$505
184 km or 115 mi Starooskolsky
$567
193 km or 120 mi Kursk
$682
195 km or 121 mi Dnipro
$748
200 km or 125 mi Sievierodonetsk
$644
203 km or 126 mi Kamianske
$637
227 km or 141 mi Kremenchuk
$465
230 km or 143 mi Horlivka
$639
249 km or 155 mi Donetsk
$528
250 km or 156 mi Makiivka
$549
253 km or 157 mi Zaporizhia
$485
275 km or 171 mi Luhansk
$761
280 km or 174 mi Voronezh
$724
306 km or 190 mi Cherkasy
$476
314 km or 195 mi Kryvyi Rih
$492
330 km or 205 mi Oryol
$696
332 km or 206 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$599
334 km or 207 mi Mariupol
$529
358 km or 222 mi Melitopol
$557
365 km or 227 mi Taganrog
$705
373 km or 232 mi Lipetsk
$597
384 km or 238 mi Bryansk
$686
385 km or 239 mi Chernihiv
$500
389 km or 242 mi Shakhty
$697
400 km or 249 mi Rostov-on-Don
$893
403 km or 250 mi Novocherkassk
$759
409 km or 254 mi Kyiv
$882
438 km or 272 mi Bila Tserkva
$487
455 km or 283 mi Gomel
$545
459 km or 285 mi Mykolaiv
$534
460 km or 286 mi Kherson
$414
471 km or 293 mi Tambov
$680
477 km or 296 mi Tula
$905
504 km or 313 mi Kaluga
$637
514 km or 319 mi Volgodonsk
$759
540 km or 336 mi Zhytomyr
$562

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Distance City Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$1229
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$1039
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1473
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1189
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$1030
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$613
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$1039
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$686
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$1002
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$750
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$786
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$887
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$530
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$895
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$639
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$718
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$527
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$469
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$591
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1067
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$1024
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$754
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$770
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$662
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$828
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$1037
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$768
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$706
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$521
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$495
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$691
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$496
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$577
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$691
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$505
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$999
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$839
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$759
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$458