Beijing vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Beijing	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1016	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2879	$3516
🏠 One person rent	$575	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$1275	$1762
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1443	$1511
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	100	19
😀 Quality of life	75	53
🏙️ Population	21.9M	2.49M

The cost of living in Beijing is 0.4% more expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 5387th and 5424th ($1016 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in China and Angola, respectively. Check China vs Angola comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Beijing compared to 1.5 months in Luanda. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 989th and 6024th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Luanda

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	Beijing	Luanda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.86	$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.5	$53.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.36	$7.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$3.58	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$1.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$819	$467
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$456	$262
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1965	$2330
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1021	$1341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.6	$59.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.7	$89.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$133
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	23.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14717	$10449
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6695	$2420
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.77	$8.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$9.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$3.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.26	$7.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.43	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.49	$5.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.51	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$0.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.3	$4.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.2	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.8	$96.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.9	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$698	$700
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22456	$15041

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$716
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$756
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$649
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$687
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$586
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$680
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$472
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$665
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$702
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$634
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$592
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$711
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$679
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$655
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$550
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$584
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$642
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$635
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$618
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$581
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$533
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$629
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$544
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$564
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$524
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$642
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$638
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$481
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$703
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$590
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$664
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$638
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$616
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$624
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$620
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$600
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$620
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$815

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