Austin vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Austin	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2416	$1116
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5487	$2855
🏠 One person rent	$1511	$563
🏘️ Family rent	$2463	$897
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$318
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$86.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4904	$3956
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	66	19
😀 Quality of life	92	61
🏙️ Population	962K	2.49M

The cost of living in Austin is 116% more expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 1002nd and 4912th ($2416 vs $1116) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 879th 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 Austin compared to 3.5 months in Luanda. Austin ranked 44th best city to live in the United States vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 151st and 5762nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Luanda

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	Austin	Luanda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$5.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70	$41.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$7.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.73	$1.54
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.79	$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1903	$594
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$315
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3088	$1095
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2013	$567
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.9	$134
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	23.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4361	$10342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3258	$905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.41	$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.9	$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$8.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.74	$0.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.21	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$5.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$2.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.9	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$7.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.24	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.78	$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.19	$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.2	$62.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$4.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$129	$47.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$138
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.3	$182
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1317	$822
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21266	$19860

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2196
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2148
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2221
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2241
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2222
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2188
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2215
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2233
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2210
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$2022
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2105
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2178
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2164
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2136
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2023
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1993
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2169
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1900
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2279
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2220
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2209
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2020
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2730
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2154
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1828
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2229
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2216
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2094
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2185
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2186
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2240
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2187
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2177
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2184
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2190
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2240
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2095
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2155
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2302

Cities near Luanda

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Ambriz	$946
184 km or 114 mi	N'zeto	$853
333 km or 207 mi	Boma	$871
337 km or 209 mi	Matadi	$893
383 km or 238 mi	Cabinda	$706
393 km or 244 mi	Lobito	$684
413 km or 257 mi	Benguela	$719
438 km or 272 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$864
475 km or 295 mi	Pointe-Noire	$585
515 km or 320 mi	Huambo	$606
519 km or 323 mi	Kayes	$536
522 km or 324 mi	Madingou	$536
527 km or 327 mi	Kinkala	$538
551 km or 343 mi	Kinshasa	$1148
556 km or 346 mi	Brazzaville	$595
747 km or 464 mi	Kikwit	$928
769 km or 478 mi	Gamboma	$536
801 km or 497 mi	Luena	$682
876 km or 544 mi	Tshikapa	$993
994 km or 618 mi	Oshikango	$807
1029 km or 639 mi	Port-Gentil	$660
1067 km or 663 mi	Kananga	$1029
1108 km or 689 mi	Libreville	$708
1137 km or 707 mi	Mbandaka	$836
1143 km or 710 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$897
1182 km or 734 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1059
1205 km or 749 mi	Gandajika	$885
1248 km or 776 mi	Sao Tome	$1046
1250 km or 776 mi	Bata	$1241
1250 km or 777 mi	Trindade	$1044
1254 km or 779 mi	Tsumeb	$819
1344 km or 835 mi	Otjiwarongo	$836
1356 km or 843 mi	Kolwezi	$1045
1425 km or 885 mi	Yaounde	$671
1429 km or 888 mi	Omaruru	$924
1484 km or 922 mi	Berberati	$494
1485 km or 923 mi	Malabo	$1413
1486 km or 923 mi	Douala	$1363
1497 km or 930 mi	Limbe	$755
1498 km or 931 mi	Likasi	$1032