Kharkiv vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kharkiv Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$1050
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1360
$3163
🏠 One person rent
$207
$489
🏘️ Family rent
$413
$1593
🍽️ Food expenses
$198
$329
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.9
$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$388
$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 52% less expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 8600th and 5160th ($506 vs $1050) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th 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 0.8 months in Kharkiv compared to 1 months in Lubumbashi. Kharkiv ranked 3rd best city to live in Ukraine vs Lubumbashi ranked 2nd in the DR Congo, while ranked 5713th and 8961st 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
$5.71
$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.5
$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.87
$4.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.31
☕ Cappuccino
$1.15
$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$207
$694
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$132
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$2119
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$293
$1165
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.2
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85
$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.01
$38.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.9%
12.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1187
$6963
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$662
$495
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.94
$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.47
$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.21
$8.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$5.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.77
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.63
$9.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.74
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.94
$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.19
$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.38
$2.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.66
$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$69.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.16
$8.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.94
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$3.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.5
$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.4
$63.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$360
$101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3129
$5003

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$534
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$459
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$574
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$448
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$455
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$486
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$505
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$513
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$507
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$550
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$494
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$430
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$513
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$433
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$571
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$683
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$617
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$850
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$454
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$440
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$400
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$433
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$875
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$961
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$1018
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$917
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$776
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$541
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$975
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$687
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$738
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$748
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$700
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$747
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$828
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$566
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$843
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$646
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$688
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$525
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$461
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$587
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$1011
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$992
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$723
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$873
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$634
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$825
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$976
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$794
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$730
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$518
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$492
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$647
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$493
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$597
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$648
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$507
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$934
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$803
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$719
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$457