Kyiv vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$853
$1125
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2116
$2606
🏠 One person rent
$431
$468
🏘️ Family rent
$753
$780
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$70
$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$446
$119
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
73
16
😀 Quality of life
64
19
🏙️ Population
2.95M
1.79M

The cost of living in Kyiv is 24% less expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 6533rd and 4925th ($853 vs $1125) 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 2nd in the DR Congo, while ranked 5360th and 9126th 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
$9.21
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.4
$73.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.78
$8.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$1.75
☕ Cappuccino
$1.58
$3.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$513
$693
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$328
$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$940
$1251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$583
$411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.9
$95.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.4
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.15
$55.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.89%
11.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2604
$996
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1122
$499
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.9
$78.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.68
$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.72
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$6.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.66
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$5.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$2.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.57
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.9
$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.03
$3.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.48
$0.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.8
$75.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.89
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$4.42
👖 Brand Jeans
$70.6
$27.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$53.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$381
$133
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10572
$4525

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Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$464
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$479
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$591
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$448
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$572
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$589
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$577
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$490
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$541
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$727
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$397
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$475
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$518
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$477
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$454
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$799
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$527
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$760
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$458
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$628
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$789
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$543
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$669
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$749
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$969
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$529
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$572
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$732
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$501
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$690
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$579
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$840
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$954
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$685
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$1048
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$746
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$608
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$924
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$834
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$676

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Distance City Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$1378
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$1029
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1602
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1304
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$1166
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$692
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$1044
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$777
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$1132
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$849
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$770
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$872
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$559
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$881
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$629
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$813
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$522
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$463
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$587
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1047
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$1015
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$727
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$780
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$595
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$792
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$1019
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$755
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$677
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$516
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$489
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$689
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$494
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$565
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$690
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$495
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$979
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$828
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$750
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$452