Kyiv vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$795
$685
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1960
$1880
🏠 One person rent
$419
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$753
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$58
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$529
$332
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
70
36
😀 Quality of life
64
48
🏙️ Population
2.95M
2.47M

The cost of living in Kyiv is 16% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 6450th and 7016th ($795 vs $685) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in Ukraine and Zambia, respectively. Check Ukraine vs Zambia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Kyiv compared to 0.5 months in Lusaka. Kyiv ranked 1st best city to live in Ukraine vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 4556th and 6308th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kyiv Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.27
$6.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.3
$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.07
$3.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$1.38
$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$518
$191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$313
$103
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$997
$881
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$66.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.6
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.57
$63.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.33%
21.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2412
$1988
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1325
$4865
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.34
$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.47
$12.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.73
$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$6.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$5.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.81
$6.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.31
$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$2.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.41
$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.15
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.5
$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.86
$3.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.13
$4.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$18.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$365
$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7166
$5845

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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 Lusaka

Distance City Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
209 km or 130 mi Choma
$725
275 km or 171 mi Ndola
$1139
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$1116
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$830
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1090
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1028
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$729
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$670
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$1012
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$890
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1007
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$731
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$810
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$1017
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$761
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$939
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$756
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$834
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$871
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$947
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$662
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$582
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$585
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$1079
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$953
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$515
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$574
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$591
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$526
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$498
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$516
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$534
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$500
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$600
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$554
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$1000
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$663
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$433
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$670