Kharkiv vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kharkiv Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$535
$777
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1428
$1907
🏠 One person rent
$222
$360
🏘️ Family rent
$465
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$225
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.6
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$386
$332
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
60
36
😀 Quality of life
57
51
🏙️ Population
1.43M
2.47M

The cost of living in Kharkiv is 31% less expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 8242nd and 6460th ($535 vs $777) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 9th in Ukraine and Zambia, respectively. Check Ukraine vs Zambia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Kharkiv compared to 0.4 months in Lusaka. Kharkiv ranked 3rd best city to live in Ukraine vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 5715th and 6238th 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
$4.24
$3.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24
$28.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.02
$3.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$1.19
$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$545
$767
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$330
$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.6
$67.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.4
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$4.93
$131
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.28%
21.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1351
$2014
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$762
$4865
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.06
$37.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.41
$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.54
$0.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$8.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.91
$5.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$0.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.27
$6.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.78
$2.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.61
$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.49
$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.17
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.9
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.46
$3.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.03
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.44
$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.5
$24.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$132
$89.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1310
$5932

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$439
128 km or 80 mi Poltava
$504
143 km or 89 mi Sumy
$425
172 km or 107 mi Kramatorsk
$525
183 km or 114 mi Stary Oskol
$419
184 km or 115 mi Starooskolsky
$446
193 km or 120 mi Kursk
$462
195 km or 121 mi Dnipro
$637
200 km or 125 mi Sievierodonetsk
$509
203 km or 126 mi Kamianske
$560
227 km or 141 mi Kremenchuk
$433
230 km or 143 mi Horlivka
$543
249 km or 155 mi Donetsk
$498
250 km or 156 mi Makiivka
$498
253 km or 157 mi Zaporizhia
$476
275 km or 171 mi Luhansk
$511
280 km or 174 mi Voronezh
$420
306 km or 190 mi Cherkasy
$457
314 km or 195 mi Kryvyi Rih
$485
330 km or 205 mi Oryol
$466
332 km or 206 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$535
334 km or 207 mi Mariupol
$498
358 km or 222 mi Melitopol
$493
365 km or 227 mi Taganrog
$451
373 km or 232 mi Lipetsk
$401
384 km or 238 mi Bryansk
$423
385 km or 239 mi Chernihiv
$443
389 km or 242 mi Shakhty
$559
400 km or 249 mi Rostov-on-Don
$601
403 km or 250 mi Novocherkassk
$576
409 km or 254 mi Kyiv
$760
438 km or 272 mi Bila Tserkva
$451
455 km or 283 mi Gomel
$406
459 km or 285 mi Mykolaiv
$369
460 km or 286 mi Kherson
$401
471 km or 293 mi Tambov
$501
477 km or 296 mi Tula
$526
504 km or 313 mi Kaluga
$490
514 km or 319 mi Volgodonsk
$531
540 km or 336 mi Zhytomyr
$495

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Distance City Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
209 km or 130 mi Choma
$795
275 km or 171 mi Ndola
$1210
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$1238
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$784
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1236
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1107
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$689
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$734
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$957
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$852
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$691
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$761
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$1121
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$722
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$953
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$777
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$970
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$837
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$961
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$645
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$367
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$550
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$1176
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$993
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$332
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$337
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$363
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$335
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$326
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$332
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$338
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$327
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$554
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$511
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$1014
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$605
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$457
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$992