Kyiv vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kyiv	Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$850	$738
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2107	$2249
🏠 One person rent	$445	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$817	$948
🍽️ Food expenses	$252	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.5	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$571	$333
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	71	37
😀 Quality of life	64	49
🏙️ Population	2.95M	2.47M

The cost of living in Kyiv is 15% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 6262nd and 6726th ($850 vs $738) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 4484th and 6269th 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	$7.61	$6.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$27
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.26	$3.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$0.91
☕ Cappuccino	$1.51	$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.65	$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$515	$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$336	$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1066	$1082
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$617	$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.3	$60.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$94.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$6.37	$125
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.89%	21.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2228	$2003
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1274	$4875
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.19	$1.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.3	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.23	$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$7.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$4.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.1	$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.49	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.21	$4.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.4	$2.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.5	$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.57	$4.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.1	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.55	$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.6	$18.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.6	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$392	$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7184	$9642

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Cities near Kyiv

Distance	City	Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi	Bila Tserkva	$454
129 km or 80 mi	Chernihiv	$433
134 km or 83 mi	Zhytomyr	$549
157 km or 97 mi	Cherkasy	$455
200 km or 124 mi	Vinnytsia	$562
224 km or 139 mi	Gomel	$440
250 km or 155 mi	Kropyvnytskyi	$513
258 km or 160 mi	Kremenchuk	$444
277 km or 172 mi	Khmelnytskyi	$483
302 km or 188 mi	Soroca	$863
302 km or 188 mi	Rivne	$394
305 km or 189 mi	Poltava	$490
305 km or 190 mi	Sumy	$486
313 km or 195 mi	Babruysk	$438
349 km or 217 mi	Kryvyi Rih	$486
354 km or 220 mi	Balti	$876
360 km or 224 mi	Pinsk	$435
363 km or 226 mi	Orhei	$829
365 km or 227 mi	Ternopil	$462
366 km or 227 mi	Kamianske	$605
368 km or 228 mi	Dubasari	$780
368 km or 229 mi	Lutsk	$510
385 km or 239 mi	Mogilev	$474
392 km or 243 mi	Dnipro	$718
402 km or 250 mi	Chisinau	$892
402 km or 250 mi	Mykolaiv	$400
406 km or 252 mi	Tiraspol	$517
408 km or 254 mi	Bryansk	$513
409 km or 254 mi	Kharkiv	$506
409 km or 254 mi	Bender	$502
410 km or 255 mi	Chernivtsi	$533
411 km or 255 mi	Botosani	$727
412 km or 256 mi	Ungheni	$1062
420 km or 261 mi	Kursk	$490
424 km or 263 mi	Iasi	$840
430 km or 267 mi	Belgorod	$552
431 km or 268 mi	Baranavichy	$517
434 km or 269 mi	Minsk	$727
440 km or 273 mi	Suceava	$709
441 km or 274 mi	Barysaw	$570

Cities near Lusaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$687
209 km or 130 mi	Choma	$700
275 km or 171 mi	Ndola	$541
289 km or 179 mi	Kitwe	$917
297 km or 184 mi	Chinhoyi	$646
318 km or 198 mi	Mufulira	$1018
322 km or 200 mi	Chingola	$875
370 km or 230 mi	Kadoma	$723
373 km or 232 mi	Livingstone	$688
399 km or 248 mi	Harare	$992
411 km or 255 mi	Chitungwiza	$873
426 km or 265 mi	Lubumbashi	$1050
429 km or 267 mi	Kwekwe	$730
464 km or 288 mi	Marondera	$794
475 km or 295 mi	Mansa	$776
478 km or 297 mi	Gweru	$597
521 km or 324 mi	Likasi	$961
529 km or 329 mi	Bulawayo	$766
574 km or 356 mi	Tete	$825
584 km or 363 mi	Masvingo	$854
605 km or 376 mi	Kolwezi	$975
611 km or 380 mi	Mutare	$752
613 km or 381 mi	Lilongwe	$587
645 km or 401 mi	Francistown	$624
658 km or 409 mi	Kasama	$748
686 km or 426 mi	Chimoio	$947
688 km or 428 mi	Ntcheu	$492
694 km or 431 mi	Mzimba	$566
721 km or 448 mi	Blantyre	$507
729 km or 453 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
756 km or 470 mi	Zomba	$457
757 km or 471 mi	Mangochi	$493
762 km or 474 mi	Mzuzu	$525
775 km or 482 mi	Mulanje	$461
792 km or 492 mi	Serowe	$583
802 km or 499 mi	Palapye	$540
852 km or 529 mi	Beira	$1003
869 km or 540 mi	Mahalapye	$631
917 km or 570 mi	Mbeya	$461
956 km or 594 mi	Quelimane	$675