Kyiv vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$850
$1050
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2107
$3163
🏠 One person rent
$445
$489
🏘️ Family rent
$817
$1593
🍽️ Food expenses
$252
$329
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.5
$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$571
$1100
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
71
14
😀 Quality of life
64
17
🏙️ Population
2.95M
1.79M

The cost of living in Kyiv is 19% less expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 6262nd and 5160th ($850 vs $1050) 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 0.7 months in Kyiv compared to 1 months in Lubumbashi. Kyiv ranked 1st best city to live in Ukraine vs Lubumbashi ranked 2nd in the DR Congo, while ranked 4484th and 8961st among best cities to live in the world.

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Kyiv Lubumbashi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.61
$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.8
$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.26
$4.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.31
☕ Cappuccino
$1.51
$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$515
$694
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$336
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1066
$2119
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$617
$1165
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.3
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.37
$38.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.89%
12.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2228
$6963
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1274
$495
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.23
$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$8.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.44
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$5.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.1
$9.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.49
$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.21
$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.4
$2.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.52
$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.5
$69.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.57
$8.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.55
$3.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.6
$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.6
$63.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$392
$101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7184
$5003

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Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$454
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$433
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$549
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$455
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$562
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$440
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$513
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$444
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$483
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$863
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$394
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$490
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$486
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$438
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$486
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$876
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$435
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$829
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$462
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$605
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$780
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$510
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$474
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$718
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$892
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$400
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$517
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$513
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$506
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$502
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$533
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$727
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1062
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$490
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$840
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$552
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$517
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$727
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$709
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$570

Cities near Lubumbashi

Distance City Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$875
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$961
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1018
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$917
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$776
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$541
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$975
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$687
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$738
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$748
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$700
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$747
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$828
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$566
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$843
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$646
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$688
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$525
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$461
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$587
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1011
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$992
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$723
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$873
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$634
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$825
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$976
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$794
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$730
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$518
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$492
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$647
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$493
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$597
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$648
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$507
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$934
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$803
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$719
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$457