Birmingham vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Birmingham	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2204	$923
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5203	$2387
🏠 One person rent	$1254	$440
🏘️ Family rent	$1947	$702
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$277
🚐 Transport expenses	$225	$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3956	$222
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	96	19
😀 Quality of life	95	48
🏙️ Population	1.14M	2.49M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 139% more expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 1471st and 6128th ($2204 vs $923) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th and 1st in the United Kingdom and Angola, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Angola comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Birmingham compared to 0.2 months in Luanda. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 25th and 6933rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Luanda

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	Birmingham	Luanda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.5	$5.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.4	$35.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.68	$6.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.08	$1.65
☕ Cappuccino	$5	$2.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.57	$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1251	$447
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$940	$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2007	$805
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1484	$453
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$49.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$314	$76.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45	$102
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.11%	20.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5467	$11992
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4236	$885
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4	$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.8	$33.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.4	$8.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$0.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.59	$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.16	$4.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$7.65
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$2.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.23	$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.43	$0.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21	$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$5.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.83	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.9	$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$3.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$47.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.2	$110
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$131
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1631	$761
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24178	$14053

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1959
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1914
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1894
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$2080
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1798
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1788
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1875
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1862
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1825
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1838
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1891
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1745
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1910
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1885
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1888
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$1971
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1756
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$2015
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2158
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1894
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1876
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1729
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1870
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1763
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1627
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1833
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1777
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1748
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1887
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1820
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1710
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1763
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1535
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1928
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1917
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1827
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1889
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1897
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1990
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1886

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