Cali vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cali	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$748	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1926	$3516
🏠 One person rent	$287	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$513	$1762
🍽️ Food expenses	$269	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$394	$1511
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	45	19
😀 Quality of life	50	53
🏙️ Population	2.47M	2.49M

The cost of living in Cali is 26% less expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 6679th and 5424th ($748 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 1st in Colombia and Angola, respectively. Check Colombia vs Angola comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Cali compared to 1.5 months in Luanda. Cali ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 6204th and 6024th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cali vs Luanda

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	Cali	Luanda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.3	$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.1	$53.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.18	$7.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$1.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$264	$467
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$203	$262
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$536	$2330
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$384	$1341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50	$59.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.8	$89.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.6	$133
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.11%	23.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$992	$10449
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$798	$2420
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13	$8.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.74	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.38	$9.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$3.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$7.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.8	$5.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.13	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$0.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.6	$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.78	$4.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.36	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.7	$96.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.7	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$263	$700
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6351	$15041

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Cities near Cali

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Palmira	$666
74 km or 46 mi	Buenaventura	$742
80 km or 50 mi	Tulua	$513
111 km or 69 mi	Popayan	$477
148 km or 92 mi	Neiva	$557
154 km or 96 mi	Armenia	$598
160 km or 100 mi	Cartago	$649
170 km or 105 mi	Salento	$605
178 km or 111 mi	Pereira	$680
184 km or 114 mi	Ibague	$529
213 km or 132 mi	Girardot	$493
214 km or 133 mi	Manizales	$653
227 km or 141 mi	Florencia	$410
251 km or 156 mi	Quibdo	$705
262 km or 163 mi	Pasto	$514
285 km or 177 mi	Facatativa	$674
285 km or 177 mi	Soacha	$794
301 km or 187 mi	Bogota	$887
308 km or 192 mi	Tumaco	$571
316 km or 196 mi	Ipiales	$531
321 km or 200 mi	Envigado	$897
329 km or 204 mi	Medellin	$906
330 km or 205 mi	Villavicencio	$497
330 km or 205 mi	Zipaquira	$709
339 km or 210 mi	Bello	$839
386 km or 240 mi	Ibarra	$519
421 km or 261 mi	Tunja	$563
446 km or 277 mi	Esmeraldas	$610
463 km or 288 mi	Quito	$884
469 km or 291 mi	Duitama	$882
471 km or 293 mi	Sogamoso	$534
500 km or 311 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1031
504 km or 313 mi	Yopal	$722
506 km or 314 mi	Santo Domingo	$532
518 km or 322 mi	Turbo	$664
554 km or 344 mi	Floridablanca	$648
556 km or 346 mi	Bucaramanga	$657
571 km or 354 mi	Ambato	$573
595 km or 369 mi	Quevedo	$651
596 km or 370 mi	Monteria	$645

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