Arlington vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Arlington	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1913	$923
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4719	$2387
🏠 One person rent	$1108	$440
🏘️ Family rent	$1925	$702
🍽️ Food expenses	$573	$277
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.3	$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3749	$222
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	90	19
😀 Quality of life	78	48
🏙️ Population	394K	2.49M

The cost of living in Arlington is 107% more expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 2324th and 6128th ($1913 vs $923) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1747th 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 months in Arlington compared to 0.2 months in Luanda. Arlington ranked 262nd best city to live in the United States vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 895th and 6933rd 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	$16	$5.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.4	$35.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$6.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.74	$1.65
☕ Cappuccino	$5.12	$2.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.9	$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1230	$447
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$868	$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2162	$805
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1579	$453
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$49.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$76.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.1	$102
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.19%	20.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2191	$11992
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2197	$885
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.23	$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40	$33.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$8.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$0.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.28	$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$4.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$7.65
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$2.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$1.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$0.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.64	$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$5.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.09	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.46	$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.5	$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$3.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$104	$47.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$110
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.5	$131
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1486	$761
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21592	$14053

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2117
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2316
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2128
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2122
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2111
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2147
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2142
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$2086
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2129
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2259
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2170
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2183
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2137
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2042
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2164
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2128
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2110
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2182
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2206
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2151
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2120
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2472
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2155
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2156
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2193
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2202
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2125
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2168
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2062
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2174
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2148
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2205
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2172
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2220
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2096
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2205
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2104
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2155
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2209
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2397

Cities near Luanda

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Ambriz	$791
184 km or 114 mi	N'zeto	$721
333 km or 207 mi	Boma	$856
337 km or 209 mi	Matadi	$881
383 km or 238 mi	Cabinda	$673
393 km or 244 mi	Lobito	$610
413 km or 257 mi	Benguela	$631
438 km or 272 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$846
475 km or 295 mi	Pointe-Noire	$578
515 km or 320 mi	Huambo	$554
519 km or 323 mi	Kayes	$533
522 km or 324 mi	Madingou	$531
527 km or 327 mi	Kinkala	$533
551 km or 343 mi	Kinshasa	$1133
556 km or 346 mi	Brazzaville	$590
747 km or 464 mi	Kikwit	$915
769 km or 478 mi	Gamboma	$531
801 km or 497 mi	Luena	$595
876 km or 544 mi	Tshikapa	$979
994 km or 618 mi	Oshikango	$891
1029 km or 639 mi	Port-Gentil	$698
1067 km or 663 mi	Kananga	$1019
1108 km or 689 mi	Libreville	$743
1137 km or 707 mi	Mbandaka	$833
1143 km or 710 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$881
1182 km or 734 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1047
1205 km or 749 mi	Gandajika	$872
1248 km or 776 mi	Sao Tome	$1011
1250 km or 776 mi	Bata	$1209
1250 km or 777 mi	Trindade	$1013
1254 km or 779 mi	Tsumeb	$890
1344 km or 835 mi	Otjiwarongo	$925
1356 km or 843 mi	Kolwezi	$1044
1425 km or 885 mi	Yaounde	$666
1429 km or 888 mi	Omaruru	$982
1484 km or 922 mi	Berberati	$478
1485 km or 923 mi	Malabo	$1272
1486 km or 923 mi	Douala	$1156
1497 km or 930 mi	Limbe	$738
1498 km or 931 mi	Likasi	$1029