Kyiv vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$879
$655
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2107
$1696
🏠 One person rent
$456
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$770
$350
🍽️ Food expenses
$266
$251
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.7
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$445
$98
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
72
36
😀 Quality of life
68
50
🏙️ Population
2.95M
2.47M

The cost of living in Kyiv is 34% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 6330th and 7398th ($879 vs $655) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th in Ukraine and Zambia, respectively. Check Ukraine vs Zambia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kyiv compared to 0.1 months in Lusaka. Kyiv ranked 1st best city to live in Ukraine vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 4632nd and 6625th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyiv vs Lusaka

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Kyiv Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.82
$7.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.4
$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.32
$3.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.98
 Cappuccino
$1.59
$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.68
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$541
$204
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$344
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$952
$374
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$588
$206
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.6
$42.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$64.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.58
$45.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.87%
25.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2254
$2016
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1261
$4812
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.4
$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$11.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$7.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.02
$4.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$6.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.62
$3.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.26
$5.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.4
$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$50.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.5
$4.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.9
$18.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96
$73.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$376
$177
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7835
$11593

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Cities near Kyiv

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$497
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$516
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$586
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$498
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$603
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$475
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$616
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$440
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$535
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$879
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$439
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$479
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$496
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$406
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$503
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$793
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$426
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$921
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$465
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$656
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$884
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$546
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$545
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$790
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$947
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$516
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$546
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$629
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$510
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$670
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$545
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$815
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1164
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$649
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$964
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$718
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$517
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$735
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$830
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$561

Cities near Lusaka

Distance City Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$748
209 km or 130 mi Choma
$687
275 km or 171 mi Ndola
$577
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$1062
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$650
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1278
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1069
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$761
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$653
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$1021
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$751
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1124
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$716
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$779
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$912
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$587
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$1032
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$658
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$820
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$873
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$1045
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$755
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$592
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$587
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$888
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$916
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$493
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$565
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$506
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$519
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$458
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$496
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$527
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$461
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$536
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$514
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$996
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$577
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$495
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$692