Glasgow vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Glasgow	Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2058	$1124
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4930	$2586
🏠 One person rent	$1155	$468
🏘️ Family rent	$2017	$765
🍽️ Food expenses	$551	$416
🚐 Transport expenses	$183	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3074	$112
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	94	16
😀 Quality of life	95	14
🏙️ Population	626K	1.79M

The cost of living in Glasgow is 83% more expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 1833rd and 4892nd ($2058 vs $1124) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 94th 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 1.5 months in Glasgow compared to 0.1 months in Lubumbashi. Glasgow ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Lubumbashi ranked 5th in the DR Congo, while ranked 52nd and 9202nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Glasgow vs Lubumbashi

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	Glasgow	Lubumbashi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$96.4	$72.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$8.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.73	$1.4
☕ Cappuccino	$4.81	$3.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.96	$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1172	$699
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$856	$226
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2085	$1240
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1575	$399
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$91.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$301	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.1	$55.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.83%	12.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4064	$997
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3045	$500
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.97	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.2	$75.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.9	$11.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.74	$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.1	$6.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$3.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$4.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.98	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21.1	$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.03	$3.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.61	$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.03	$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$0.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49	$74.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.1	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.9	$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.7	$4.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$118	$27.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$52.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1138	$135
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18105	$4473

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Cities near Glasgow

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	East Kilbride	$1840
11 km or 7.1 mi	Paisley	$1837
16 km or 10 mi	Hamilton	$1797
19 km or 12 mi	Cumbernauld	$1619
32 km or 20 mi	Kilmarnock	$1527
34 km or 21 mi	Greenock	$1575
35 km or 21 mi	Stirling	$1711
37 km or 23 mi	Irvine	$1630
40 km or 25 mi	Alloa	$1762
46 km or 29 mi	Livingston	$1775
50 km or 31 mi	Ayr	$1522
54 km or 34 mi	Dunfermline	$1728
66 km or 41 mi	Edinburgh	$2310
73 km or 45 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1768
78 km or 49 mi	Perth	$1641
97 km or 60 mi	Dumfries	$1485
104 km or 65 mi	Dundee	$1480
136 km or 85 mi	Carlisle	$1759
152 km or 94 mi	Whitehaven	$1778
161 km or 100 mi	Bangor	$1484
170 km or 106 mi	Newtownabbey	$1808
176 km or 110 mi	Belfast	$1884
181 km or 112 mi	Inverness	$2021
187 km or 116 mi	Lisburn	$1879
191 km or 119 mi	Douglas	$2205
193 km or 120 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1963
195 km or 121 mi	Aberdeen	$1769
196 km or 121 mi	Gateshead	$1906
200 km or 124 mi	Jarrow	$1825
201 km or 125 mi	Tynemouth	$1805
202 km or 126 mi	South Shields	$1780
203 km or 126 mi	Washington	$1797
207 km or 128 mi	Elgin	$1507
208 km or 129 mi	Durham	$2079
210 km or 131 mi	Sunderland	$1602
211 km or 131 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1761
218 km or 135 mi	Derry	$1551
219 km or 136 mi	Morecambe	$1840
222 km or 138 mi	Lancaster	$1839
227 km or 141 mi	Darlington	$1429

Cities near Lubumbashi

Distance	City	Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi	Chingola	$1069
110 km or 68 mi	Likasi	$1032
131 km or 82 mi	Mufulira	$1278
152 km or 94 mi	Kitwe	$1062
165 km or 102 mi	Mansa	$912
193 km or 120 mi	Ndola	$577
242 km or 150 mi	Kolwezi	$1045
289 km or 180 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$748
426 km or 265 mi	Lusaka	$655
437 km or 272 mi	Kasama	$888
575 km or 357 mi	Choma	$687
668 km or 415 mi	Kalemie	$792
668 km or 415 mi	Gandajika	$885
668 km or 415 mi	Mzimba	$565
680 km or 423 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$897
697 km or 433 mi	Chinhoyi	$650
708 km or 440 mi	Livingstone	$653
717 km or 445 mi	Mzuzu	$527
724 km or 450 mi	Mbeya	$495
732 km or 455 mi	Lilongwe	$592
749 km or 465 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1059
786 km or 489 mi	Harare	$1021
788 km or 490 mi	Kadoma	$761
802 km or 498 mi	Chitungwiza	$751
822 km or 510 mi	Luena	$682
829 km or 515 mi	Tete	$820
845 km or 525 mi	Kananga	$1029
847 km or 526 mi	Marondera	$779
850 km or 528 mi	Kwekwe	$716
851 km or 529 mi	Monkey Bay	$519
856 km or 532 mi	Ntcheu	$493
877 km or 545 mi	Makamba	$688
901 km or 560 mi	Mangochi	$496
902 km or 561 mi	Gweru	$587
906 km or 563 mi	Rutana	$688
935 km or 581 mi	Blantyre	$506
936 km or 581 mi	Tshikapa	$993
937 km or 583 mi	Uvira	$842
945 km or 587 mi	Bujumbura	$754
946 km or 588 mi	Zomba	$458