Edinburgh vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2043
$1025
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5104
$3081
🏠 One person rent
$1223
$496
🏘️ Family rent
$2302
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$520
$350
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3083
$1104
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
88
14
😀 Quality of life
93
21
🏙️ Population
488K
1.79M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 99% more expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 1692nd and 5141st ($2043 vs $1025) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 46th and 1st 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 1.5 months in Edinburgh compared to 1.1 months in Lubumbashi. Edinburgh ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Lubumbashi ranked 2nd in the DR Congo, while ranked 64th and 8928th among best cities to live in the world.

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Edinburgh Lubumbashi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.6
$45.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.63
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.5
$1.31
 Cappuccino
$4.24
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.32
$1.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1312
$704
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2456
$2138
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1867
$1171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$279
$209
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.4
$39.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.07%
12.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6453
$6999
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4477
$502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.53
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.8
$64.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$5.36
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.98
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$9.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$4.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$4.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$9.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17
$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.55
$3.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.86
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$70.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$106
$31.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$21
$3.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$21.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.1
$63.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1620
$99.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14724
$5005

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1800
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1651
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1693
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1803
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1659
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1537
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1731
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1527
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1748
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$1884
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1734
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1399
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1524
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1514
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1723
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1520
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1632
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1910
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1681
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1833
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1673
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1702
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1661
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1644
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1706
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1430
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1630
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1566
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$1629
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1657
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1554
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1251
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1321
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1411
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1568
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1305
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1532
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$1719
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1666

Cities near Lubumbashi

Distance City Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$1107
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$953
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1236
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1238
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$1121
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$1210
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$961
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$777
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$1176
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$795
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$746
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$824
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$337
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$833
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$784
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$734
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$338
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$457
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$367
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$958
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$957
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$689
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$852
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$767
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$970
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$934
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$761
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$691
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$335
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$332
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$449
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$332
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$722
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$448
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$363
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$890
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$776
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$493
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$326