Cost of living comparison
Lusaka is 96.0% more expensive than Kiev.
If you lived in Lusaka instead of Kiev, you would:
pay 2.7% less for restaurants
|
Kiev
|
Lusaka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.58
UAH313.27
|
$5.15
ZMW136.25
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.32
UAH261.06
|
$3.43
ZMW90.78
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
UAH25.64
|
$0.98
ZMW25.82
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
UAH16.96
|
$0.45
ZMW11.86
|
|
pay 53.4% more for groceries
|
Kiev
|
Lusaka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
UAH30.23
|
$0.80
ZMW21.19
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.30
UAH177.76
|
$3.95
ZMW104.32
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
UAH160.47
|
$4.90
ZMW129.48
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.78
UAH73.60
|
$2.42
ZMW63.85
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
UAH81.58
|
$1.79
ZMW47.22
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.34
UAH14.21
|
$1.13
ZMW29.87
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
UAH26.31
|
$0.71
ZMW18.78
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
UAH29.21
|
$1.21
ZMW31.91
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
UAH38.74
|
$0.62
ZMW16.43
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
UAH11.63
|
$0.73
ZMW19.37
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
UAH15.49
|
$0.73
ZMW19.40
|
|
pay 99.1% more for transportation
|
Kiev
|
Lusaka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.16
UAH213.39
|
$5.05
ZMW133.51
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.66
UAH399.42
|
$37.04
ZMW978.96
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,944.11
UAH1,279,202.82
|
$8,004.53
ZMW211,583.39
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.19
UAH173.35
|
$12.13
ZMW320.62
|
|
pay 6.7 times more for housing
|
Kiev
|
Lusaka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.82
UAH240.40
|
$144.44
ZMW3,817.96
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$558.46
UAH23,086.41
|
$262.56
ZMW6,940.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.98
UAH13,475.65
|
$159.59
ZMW4,218.40
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.04
UAH2,978.24
|
$83.50
ZMW2,207.20
|
|
pay 42.0% less for childcare
|
Kiev
|
Lusaka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$365.07
UAH15,091.86
|
$111.30
ZMW2,942.11
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,874.47
UAH284,184.57
|
$5,884.51
ZMW155,545.01
|
|
pay 14.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kiev
|
Lusaka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.26
UAH52.21
|
$1.02
ZMW27.07
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.34
UAH55.43
|
$2.19
ZMW58.01
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.27
UAH93.98
|
$2.57
ZMW68.01
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.77
UAH1,106.62
|
$40.66
ZMW1,074.65
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.05
UAH208.85
|
$3.12
ZMW82.36
|
|
pay 24.1% less for clothing
|
Kiev
|
Lusaka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.25
UAH2,862.60
|
$24.53
ZMW648.38
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.51
UAH1,509.41
|
$26.26
ZMW694.08
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.23
UAH3,606.13
|
$90.18
ZMW2,383.63
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.45
UAH3,904.58
|
$87.89
ZMW2,323.26
|
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