Kyiv vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$760
$777
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1995
$1907
🏠 One person rent
$367
$360
🏘️ Family rent
$737
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$225
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.9
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$520
$332
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
70
36
😀 Quality of life
65
51
🏙️ Population
2.95M
2.47M

The cost of living in Kyiv is 2% less expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 6536th and 6460th ($760 vs $777) 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 0.4 months in Lusaka. Kyiv ranked 1st best city to live in Ukraine vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 4566th and 6238th 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
$7.71
$3.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.6
$28.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$3.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$1.44
$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$459
$234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$264
$144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$953
$767
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.7
$67.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.1
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.88
$131
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.58%
21.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2503
$2014
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1319
$4865
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.91
$37.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.19
$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$0.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.06
$8.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$5.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$0.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.43
$6.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.35
$2.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.78
$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.81
$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.31
$3.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.7
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.6
$24.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.5
$89.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$386
$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7179
$5932

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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 Lusaka

Distance City Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
209 km or 130 mi Choma
$795
275 km or 171 mi Ndola
$1210
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$1238
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$784
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1236
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1107
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$689
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$734
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$957
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$852
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$691
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$761
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$1121
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$722
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$953
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$777
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$970
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$837
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$961
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$645
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$367
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$550
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$1176
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$993
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$332
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$337
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$363
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$335
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$326
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$332
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$338
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$327
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$554
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$511
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$1014
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$605
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$457
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$992