Kyiv vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$795
$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1960
$3040
🏠 One person rent
$419
$486
🏘️ Family rent
$753
$1591
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$58
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$529
$1100
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
70
14
😀 Quality of life
64
17
🏙️ Population
2.95M
1.79M

The cost of living in Kyiv is 21% less expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 6450th and 5639th ($795 vs $1007) 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 1.1 months in Lubumbashi. Kyiv ranked 1st best city to live in Ukraine vs Lubumbashi ranked 2nd in the DR Congo, while ranked 4556th and 8955th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kyiv Lubumbashi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.27
$11.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.3
$38.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.07
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.3
☕ Cappuccino
$1.38
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$518
$691
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$313
$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$997
$2132
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$1157
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.6
$201
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.57
$38
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.33%
12.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2412
$6922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1325
$503
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.34
$62.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.47
$5.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.73
$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$9.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$4.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$4.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.81
$9.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.31
$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.41
$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.15
$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.5
$69.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.86
$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$30.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.13
$3.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$63.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$365
$99.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7166
$4965

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Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$420
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$422
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$529
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$432
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$545
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$469
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$514
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$421
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$490
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$909
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$418
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$473
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$449
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$437
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$516
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$956
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$437
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$860
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$457
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$576
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$806
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$487
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$467
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$679
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$876
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$375
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$491
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$450
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$503
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$537
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$515
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$780
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1131
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$457
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$873
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$451
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$516
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$717
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$748
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$563

Cities near Lubumbashi

Distance City Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$1028
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$939
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1090
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1116
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$1017
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$1139
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$947
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$685
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$1079
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$725
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$730
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$815
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$574
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$826
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$830
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$670
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$534
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$433
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$582
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$957
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$1012
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$729
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$890
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$723
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$834
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$932
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$810
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$731
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$526
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$515
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$509
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$516
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$761
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$509
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$591
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$902
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$763
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$546
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$498