Calgary vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Calgary	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2077	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4598	$3516
🏠 One person rent	$1226	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$1942	$1762
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3168	$1511
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	53	19
😀 Quality of life	90	53
🏙️ Population	1.31M	2.49M

The cost of living in Calgary is 105% more expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 1646th and 5424th ($2077 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 1st in Canada and Angola, respectively. Check Canada vs Angola comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 1.5 months in Luanda. Calgary ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 153rd and 6024th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Luanda

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	Calgary	Luanda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.2	$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.7	$53.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.97	$7.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.29	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$1.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1222	$467
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$991	$262
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2053	$2330
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1592	$1341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$59.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$89.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$133
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.03%	23.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3283	$10449
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3066	$2420
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80.8	$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$8.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$9.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$3.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$2.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$7.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$5.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.77	$0.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$4.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.3	$96.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.4	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$841	$700
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16603	$15041

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1743
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1676
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1614
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1656
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1487
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1588
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1769
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2568
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1886
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2299
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2284
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1638
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2174
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1770
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2007
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2163
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2054
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2327
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1786
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1792
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1612
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1778
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1884
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1632
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2009
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1360
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2248
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1446
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2023
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$1968
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2616
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2021
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2050
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2466
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2181
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871

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