Kyiv vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$882
$1133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2107
$2611
🏠 One person rent
$454
$471
🏘️ Family rent
$749
$772
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$415
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.1
$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$440
$96
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
73
16
😀 Quality of life
63
18
🏙️ Population
2.95M
1.79M

The cost of living in Kyiv is 22% less expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 6441st and 4943rd ($882 vs $1133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 0.5 months in Kyiv compared to 0.1 months in Lubumbashi. Kyiv ranked 3rd best city to live in Ukraine vs Lubumbashi ranked 4th in the DR Congo, while ranked 5524th and 9166th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyiv vs Lubumbashi

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Kyiv Lubumbashi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.05
$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$8.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$3.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$545
$693
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$342
$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$980
$1231
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$557
$402
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.2
$95.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.4
$56.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.34%
12.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2565
$995
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1111
$504
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$81.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.85
$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.34
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.94
$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.36
$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$3.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$5.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.39
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$3.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.12
$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.52
$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$75.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.98
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$4.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.8
$28.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$53
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$366
$134
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9101
$4523

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Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$487
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$500
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$562
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$476
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$584
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$545
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$599
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$465
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$546
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$792
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$405
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$490
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$516
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$450
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$492
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$806
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$484
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$826
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$464
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$637
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$796
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$554
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$622
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$748
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$967
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$534
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$561
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$686
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$499
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$686
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$574
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$869
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1049
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$682
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$1042
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$757
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$568
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$836
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$873
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$628

Cities near Lubumbashi

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