Kyiv vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$760
$1025
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1995
$3081
🏠 One person rent
$367
$496
🏘️ Family rent
$737
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$350
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.9
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$520
$1104
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
70
14
😀 Quality of life
65
21
🏙️ Population
2.95M
1.79M

The cost of living in Kyiv is 26% less expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 6536th and 5141st ($760 vs $1025) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 4566th and 8928th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kyiv Lubumbashi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.71
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.6
$45.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.31
☕ Cappuccino
$1.44
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$1.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$459
$704
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$264
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$953
$2138
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$1171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.7
$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.1
$209
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.88
$39.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.58%
12.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2503
$6999
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1319
$502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.91
$64.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.19
$5.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.06
$9.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$4.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$4.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.43
$9.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.35
$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.78
$3.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.81
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27
$70.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.31
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.7
$31.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$3.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.6
$21.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.5
$63.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$386
$99.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7179
$5005

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Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$451
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$443
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$495
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$457
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$548
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$406
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$535
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$433
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$534
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$892
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$476
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$504
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$425
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$426
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$485
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$976
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$423
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$820
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$470
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$560
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$767
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$518
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$472
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$637
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$810
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$369
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$487
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$423
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$535
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$464
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$527
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$758
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1111
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$462
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$839
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$439
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$490
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$649
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$704
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$528

Cities near Lubumbashi

Distance City Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$1107
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$953
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1236
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1238
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$1121
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$1210
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$961
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$777
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$1176
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$795
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$746
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$824
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$337
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$833
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$784
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$734
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$338
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$457
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$367
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$958
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$957
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$689
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$852
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$767
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$970
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$934
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$761
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$691
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$335
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$332
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$449
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$332
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$722
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$448
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$363
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$890
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$776
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$493
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$326