Atlanta vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Atlanta	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2617	$1047
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5892	$2679
🏠 One person rent	$1587	$517
🏘️ Family rent	$2476	$825
🍽️ Food expenses	$690	$307
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$85.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5193	$3779
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	95	19
😀 Quality of life	90	65
🏙️ Population	499K	2.49M

The cost of living in Atlanta is 150% more expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 699th and 5315th ($2617 vs $1047) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 606th 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 Atlanta compared to 3.6 months in Luanda. Atlanta ranked 58th best city to live in the United States vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 231st and 5283rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Atlanta vs Luanda

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	Atlanta	Luanda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.9	$5.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.7	$36.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.4	$7.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.04	$1.55
☕ Cappuccino	$5.13	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1741	$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1298	$290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2969	$972
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2013	$523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$90.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$72	$121
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.37%	22.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3301	$11941
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2480	$880
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.49	$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.8	$33.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.8	$8.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.48	$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.05	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$5.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$8.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.94	$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6	$3.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$1.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.89	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.4	$7.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.48	$0.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.9	$2.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.97	$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.4	$62.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.8	$3.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$159	$46.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.2	$8
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.7	$131
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$154
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1409	$830
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23857	$16706

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Cities near Atlanta

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	East Point	$2392
11 km or 7 mi	Candler-McAfee	$2390
12 km or 7.7 mi	Brookhaven	$2375
17 km or 11 mi	Chamblee	$2373
17 km or 11 mi	Smyrna	$2330
19 km or 12 mi	Tucker	$2366
20 km or 13 mi	Sandy Springs	$2395
21 km or 13 mi	Stonecrest	$2340
22 km or 13 mi	Dunwoody	$2415
26 km or 16 mi	Marietta	$2429
29 km or 18 mi	Stockbridge	$2321
29 km or 18 mi	Peachtree Corners	$2418
31 km or 19 mi	Douglasville	$2201
31 km or 19 mi	Roswell	$2525
35 km or 22 mi	Johns Creek	$2447
35 km or 22 mi	Duluth	$2453
36 km or 22 mi	Kennesaw	$2220
37 km or 23 mi	Alpharetta	$2722
40 km or 25 mi	Woodstock	$2980
41 km or 26 mi	McDonough	$2282
43 km or 26 mi	Milton	$2544
43 km or 27 mi	Acworth	$1911
43 km or 27 mi	Lawrenceville	$2090
43 km or 27 mi	Peachtree	$2270
53 km or 33 mi	Canton	$2490
56 km or 35 mi	Newnan	$2109
58 km or 36 mi	Griffin	$2239
66 km or 41 mi	Carrollton	$2253
67 km or 42 mi	Winder	$1990
80 km or 49 mi	Gainesville	$2251
92 km or 57 mi	Rome	$1919
96 km or 59 mi	Athens	$1791
100 km or 62 mi	LaGrange	$2202
124 km or 77 mi	Macon	$1932
125 km or 78 mi	Dalton	$1593
128 km or 80 mi	Valley	$1814
133 km or 83 mi	Anniston	$1966
135 km or 84 mi	Oxford	$1946
146 km or 90 mi	Warner Robins	$1928
150 km or 93 mi	Columbus	$2004

Cities near Luanda

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Ambriz	$897
184 km or 114 mi	N'zeto	$815
333 km or 207 mi	Boma	$870
337 km or 209 mi	Matadi	$895
383 km or 238 mi	Cabinda	$695
393 km or 244 mi	Lobito	$665
413 km or 257 mi	Benguela	$692
438 km or 272 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$859
475 km or 295 mi	Pointe-Noire	$590
515 km or 320 mi	Huambo	$595
519 km or 323 mi	Kayes	$544
522 km or 324 mi	Madingou	$544
527 km or 327 mi	Kinkala	$543
551 km or 343 mi	Kinshasa	$1163
556 km or 346 mi	Brazzaville	$602
747 km or 464 mi	Kikwit	$932
769 km or 478 mi	Gamboma	$543
801 km or 497 mi	Luena	$662
876 km or 544 mi	Tshikapa	$999
994 km or 618 mi	Oshikango	$855
1029 km or 639 mi	Port-Gentil	$699
1067 km or 663 mi	Kananga	$1037
1108 km or 689 mi	Libreville	$745
1137 km or 707 mi	Mbandaka	$851
1143 km or 710 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$895
1182 km or 734 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1067
1205 km or 749 mi	Gandajika	$887
1248 km or 776 mi	Sao Tome	$1042
1250 km or 776 mi	Bata	$1239
1250 km or 777 mi	Trindade	$1042
1254 km or 779 mi	Tsumeb	$873
1344 km or 835 mi	Otjiwarongo	$874
1356 km or 843 mi	Kolwezi	$1039
1425 km or 885 mi	Yaounde	$668
1429 km or 888 mi	Omaruru	$971
1484 km or 922 mi	Berberati	$492
1485 km or 923 mi	Malabo	$1344
1486 km or 923 mi	Douala	$1254
1497 km or 930 mi	Limbe	$750
1498 km or 931 mi	Likasi	$1039