Edinburgh vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2140
$1050
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5387
$3163
🏠 One person rent
$1269
$489
🏘️ Family rent
$2336
$1593
🍽️ Food expenses
$530
$329
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3522
$1100
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
88
14
😀 Quality of life
94
17
🏙️ Population
488K
1.79M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 104% more expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 1491st and 5160th ($2140 vs $1050) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th and 2nd in the United Kingdom and the DR Congo, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Edinburgh compared to 1 months in Lubumbashi. Edinburgh ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Lubumbashi ranked 2nd in the DR Congo, while ranked 34th and 8961st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs Lubumbashi

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Edinburgh Lubumbashi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.4
$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.9
$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.21
$4.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.09
$1.31
 Cappuccino
$4.64
$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.55
$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1331
$694
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$970
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2573
$2119
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1865
$1165
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$291
$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.4
$38.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.75%
12.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6219
$6963
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4199
$495
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.54
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83
$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.8
$15.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$8.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.87
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$5.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.07
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$9.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.9
$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.9
$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.45
$2.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.07
$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.2
$69.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$8.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$106
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.5
$3.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$111
$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$63.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1772
$101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21911
$5003

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1610
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1608
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1692
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1649
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1475
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1604
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1500
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1699
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1482
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1763
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2011
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1765
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1480
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1601
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1551
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1246
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1404
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1567
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1726
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1614
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1705
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1638
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1651
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1628
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1637
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1732
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1510
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1707
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1592
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$1722
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1328
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1393
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1288
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1377
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1500
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1714
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1382
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1629
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$1968
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1692

Cities near Lubumbashi

Distance City Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$875
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$961
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1018
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$917
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$776
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$541
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$975
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$687
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$738
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$748
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$700
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$747
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$828
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$566
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$843
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$646
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$688
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$525
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$461
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$587
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1011
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$992
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$723
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$873
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$634
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$825
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$976
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$794
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$730
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$518
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$492
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$647
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$493
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$597
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$648
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$507
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$934
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$803
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$719
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$457