Arlington vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Arlington	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1883	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5033	$3516
🏠 One person rent	$1124	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$2309	$1762
🍽️ Food expenses	$533	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$82.9	$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3943	$1511
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	90	19
😀 Quality of life	73	53
🏙️ Population	394K	2.49M

The cost of living in Arlington is 86% more expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 2153rd and 5424th ($1883 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1796th and 1st in the United States and Angola, respectively. Check the United States vs Angola comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Arlington compared to 1.5 months in Luanda. Arlington ranked 396th best city to live in the United States vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 1499th and 6024th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Arlington vs Luanda

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	Arlington	Luanda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15	$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.9	$53.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.26	$7.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.71	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$5.38	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$1.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1270	$467
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$861	$262
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2390	$2330
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1981	$1341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$59.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$189	$89.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.2	$133
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.59%	23.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2185	$10449
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2094	$2420
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.23	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.3	$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13	$8.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.77	$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.03	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$9.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.88	$3.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$2.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$7.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.28	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.71	$5.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.1	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.61	$0.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.1	$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$4.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$104	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.2	$96.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.5	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1602	$700
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23540	$15041

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2065
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2305
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2093
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2086
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2081
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2143
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2119
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$1808
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2105
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2289
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2149
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2163
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2126
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2012
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2159
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2079
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2089
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2164
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2224
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2148
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2095
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2471
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2165
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2169
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2176
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2214
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2103
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2184
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2025
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2155
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2158
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2242
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2258
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2079
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2219
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2023
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2538
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2246
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2395

Cities near Luanda

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Ambriz	$863
184 km or 114 mi	N'zeto	$788
333 km or 207 mi	Boma	$821
337 km or 209 mi	Matadi	$844
383 km or 238 mi	Cabinda	$676
393 km or 244 mi	Lobito	$645
413 km or 257 mi	Benguela	$671
438 km or 272 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$812
475 km or 295 mi	Pointe-Noire	$569
515 km or 320 mi	Huambo	$577
519 km or 323 mi	Kayes	$523
522 km or 324 mi	Madingou	$519
527 km or 327 mi	Kinkala	$520
551 km or 343 mi	Kinshasa	$1120
556 km or 346 mi	Brazzaville	$580
747 km or 464 mi	Kikwit	$876
769 km or 478 mi	Gamboma	$522
801 km or 497 mi	Luena	$634
876 km or 544 mi	Tshikapa	$934
994 km or 618 mi	Oshikango	$731
1029 km or 639 mi	Port-Gentil	$625
1067 km or 663 mi	Kananga	$976
1108 km or 689 mi	Libreville	$668
1137 km or 707 mi	Mbandaka	$850
1143 km or 710 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$843
1182 km or 734 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1011
1205 km or 749 mi	Gandajika	$828
1248 km or 776 mi	Sao Tome	$900
1250 km or 776 mi	Bata	$1121
1250 km or 777 mi	Trindade	$900
1254 km or 779 mi	Tsumeb	$742
1344 km or 835 mi	Otjiwarongo	$777
1356 km or 843 mi	Kolwezi	$975
1425 km or 885 mi	Yaounde	$747
1429 km or 888 mi	Omaruru	$811
1484 km or 922 mi	Berberati	$482
1485 km or 923 mi	Malabo	$741
1486 km or 923 mi	Douala	$1265
1497 km or 930 mi	Limbe	$655
1498 km or 931 mi	Likasi	$961