Kharkiv vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kharkiv Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$501
$777
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1256
$2003
🏠 One person rent
$204
$272
🏘️ Family rent
$336
$437
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$299
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.4
$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$493
$130
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
61
35
😀 Quality of life
63
51
🏙️ Population
1.42M
2.47M

The cost of living in Kharkiv is 36% less expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 8662nd and 6881st ($501 vs $777) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 9th in Ukraine and Zambia, respectively. Check Ukraine vs Zambia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Kharkiv compared to 0.2 months in Lusaka. Kharkiv ranked 4th best city to live in Ukraine vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 5430th and 6622nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kharkiv vs Lusaka

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Kharkiv Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.32
$8.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.26
$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$1.18
☕ Cappuccino
$1.23
$2.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.83
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$273
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$127
$148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$496
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$213
$271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.8
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.1
$63.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.26
$58.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.68%
24.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1073
$1971
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$594
$4422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$1.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.81
$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.9
$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$0.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.23
$8.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$5.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.17
$6.06
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$3.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.45
$8.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.71
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.17
$3.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.95
$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.62
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.22
$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.1
$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.02
$4.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$7.98
$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.5
$21.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76
$62.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$285
$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2841
$15258

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$746
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$618
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$539
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$611
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$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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$925
209 km or 130 mi Choma
$849
275 km or 171 mi Ndola
$692
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$1304
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$629
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1602
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1378
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$727
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$813
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$1015
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$780
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$677
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$755
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$1166
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$565
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$1029
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$632
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$792
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$840
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$1044
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$754
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$587
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$632
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$1132
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$875
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$489
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$559
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$495
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$516
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$452
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$494
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$522
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$456
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$590
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$549
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$952
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$615
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$463
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$691