Kharkiv vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Kharkiv Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$499
$686
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1275
$1784
🏠 One person rent
$200
$237
🏘️ Family rent
$342
$381
🍽️ Food expenses
$198
$263
🚐 Transport expenses
$43
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$459
$113
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
61
35
😀 Quality of life
63
50
🏙️ Population
1.42M
2.47M

The cost of living in Kharkiv is 27% less expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 8722nd and 7322nd ($499 vs $686) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 9th in Ukraine and Zambia, respectively. Check Ukraine vs Zambia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 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 5605th and 6732nd among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this infographic!

Prices in Kharkiv vs Lusaka

Prices for goods and services in Kharkiv and Lusaka are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Kharkiv Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.46
$7.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21
$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.39
$3.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$1.23
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$122
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$431
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$222
$236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$35.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.7
$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.94
$51
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.61%
25.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1150
$1955
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$595
$4123
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.47
$38.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.84
$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.46
$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$7.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$4.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.05
$5.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$2.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.74
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.6
$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.74
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.2
$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.09
$6.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.33
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.65
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.1
$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.06
$4.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$7.93
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.88
$6.47
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.1
$18.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.1
$73.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$299
$178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2953
$13300

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Kharkiv

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 45 mi Belgorod
$757
128 km or 80 mi Poltava
$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

Cities near Lusaka

Distance City Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
209 km or 130 mi Choma
$750
275 km or 171 mi Ndola
$613
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$1189
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$639
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1473
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1229
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$754
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$718
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$1024
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$770
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1133
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$706
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$768
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$1030
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$577
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$1039
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$630
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$828
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$861
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$1039
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$764
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$591
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$633
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$1002
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$924
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$495
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$530
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$505
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$521
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$458
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$496
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$527
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$461
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$583
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$551
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$1000
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$628
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$469
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$692