Kyiv vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$882
$686
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2107
$1784
🏠 One person rent
$454
$237
🏘️ Family rent
$749
$381
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$263
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.1
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$440
$113
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
73
35
😀 Quality of life
63
50
🏙️ Population
2.95M
2.47M

The cost of living in Kyiv is 28% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 6441st and 7322nd ($882 vs $686) 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 0.5 months in Kyiv compared to 0.2 months in Lusaka. Kyiv ranked 3rd best city to live in Ukraine vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 5524th and 6732nd 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
$9.05
$7.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$3.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.02
 Cappuccino
$1.59
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$545
$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$342
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$980
$431
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$557
$236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.2
$35.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.4
$51
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.34%
25.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2565
$1955
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1111
$4123
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$38.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.85
$12
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.34
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$7.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.94
$4.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.36
$5.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$2.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.39
$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.12
$6.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.52
$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.98
$4.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$6.47
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.8
$18.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$73.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$366
$178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9101
$13300

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Cities near Kyiv

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$487
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$500
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$562
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$476
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$584
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$545
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$599
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$465
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$546
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$792
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$405
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$490
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$516
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$450
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$492
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$806
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$484
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$826
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$464
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$637
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$796
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$554
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$622
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$748
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$967
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$534
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$561
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$686
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$499
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$686
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$574
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$869
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1049
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$682
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$1042
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$757
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$568
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$836
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$873
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$628

Cities near Lusaka

Distance City Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
209 km or 130 mi Choma
$750
275 km or 171 mi Ndola
$613
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$1189
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$639
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1473
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1229
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$754
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$718
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$1024
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$770
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1133
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$706
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$768
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$1030
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$577
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$1039
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$630
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$828
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$861
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$1039
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$764
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$591
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$633
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$1002
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$924
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$495
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$530
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$505
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$521
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
$583
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$551
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$1000
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$628
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$469
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$692