Edinburgh vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2331
$1133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5693
$2611
🏠 One person rent
$1375
$471
🏘️ Family rent
$2392
$772
🍽️ Food expenses
$609
$415
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3706
$96
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
88
16
😀 Quality of life
93
18
🏙️ Population
488K
1.79M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 106% more expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 1221st and 4943rd ($2331 vs $1133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th 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 0.1 months in Lubumbashi. Edinburgh ranked 8th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Lubumbashi ranked 4th in the DR Congo, while ranked 77th and 9166th 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
$22.7
$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$91.7
$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$8.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.38
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$5.19
$3.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.84
$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1465
$693
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1087
$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2613
$1231
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1964
$402
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$95.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$256
$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.9
$56.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.92%
12.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6800
$995
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4921
$504
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.01
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96.6
$81.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.5
$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.76
$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$3.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$5.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$2.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.33
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.73
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$21.3
$3.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50
$75.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$114
$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.3
$4.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$28.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$53
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1708
$134
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26404
$4523

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1821
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1784
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1782
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1862
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1652
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1852
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1656
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1854
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1585
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1902
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2121
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1906
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1568
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1645
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1707
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1490
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1588
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1655
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$2012
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1848
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1975
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1803
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1827
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1784
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1784
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1771
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1573
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1964
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1755
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$2053
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1415
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1540
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1430
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1450
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1727
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1873
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1496
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1819
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$2265
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1892

Cities near Lubumbashi

Distance City Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$1229
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$1039
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1473
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1189
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$1030
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$613
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$1039
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$686
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$1002
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$750
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$786
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$887
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$530
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$895
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$639
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$718
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$527
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$469
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$591
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1067
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$1024
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$754
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$770
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$662
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$828
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$1037
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$768
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$706
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$521
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$495
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$691
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$496
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$577
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$691
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$505
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$999
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$839
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$759
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$458