Austin vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Austin	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2475	$923
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5680	$2387
🏠 One person rent	$1530	$440
🏘️ Family rent	$2495	$702
🍽️ Food expenses	$627	$277
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5010	$222
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	65	19
😀 Quality of life	90	48
🏙️ Population	962K	2.49M

The cost of living in Austin is 168% more expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 932nd and 6128th ($2475 vs $923) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 806th 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 0.2 months in Luanda. Austin ranked 46th best city to live in the United States vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 192nd and 6933rd 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	$19.4	$5.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.7	$35.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$6.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.38	$1.65
☕ Cappuccino	$5.59	$2.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.34	$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1888	$447
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1199	$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3110	$805
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2018	$453
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$49.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$76.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.5	$102
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	20.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5778	$11992
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3142	$885
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$33.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$8.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$0.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$4.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$7.65
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$2.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.96	$0.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.52	$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.71	$5.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.17	$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.23	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.4	$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$3.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$167	$47.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.8	$110
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.4	$131
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1503	$761
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20982	$14053

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2141
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2058
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2151
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2149
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2168
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2110
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2125
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2123
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2120
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$1937
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1857
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$1963
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2105
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2093
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2070
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2071
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1950
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$1944
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1843
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2066
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2003
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2096
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$1900
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2754
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2093
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1860
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2011
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2093
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2107
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2148
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2111
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2261
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2174
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2064
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2164
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2206
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2142
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$1916
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2025
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2316

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