Cape Town vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cape Town	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1071	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2522	$3516
🏠 One person rent	$582	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$1083	$1762
🍽️ Food expenses	$273	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1532	$1511
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	56	19
😀 Quality of life	58	53
🏙️ Population	3.78M	2.49M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 6% more expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 5016th and 5424th ($1071 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in South Africa and Angola, respectively. Check South Africa vs Angola comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Cape Town compared to 1.5 months in Luanda. Cape Town ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 5491st and 6024th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cape Town vs Luanda

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	Cape Town	Luanda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.4	$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.1	$53.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.87	$7.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.58	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$1.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$677	$467
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$435	$262
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1304	$2330
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$863	$1341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.9	$59.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.1	$89.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.9	$133
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.89%	23.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1804	$10449
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1180	$2420
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39	$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.47	$8.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.33	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.24	$9.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$3.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.43	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.48	$7.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.02	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.02	$5.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.17	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$0.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.22	$4.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.7	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.05	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$51	$96.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$204	$700
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4806	$15041

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1147
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$619
371 km or 231 mi	George	$743
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$840
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$901
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$699
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$763
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$915
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$814
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1332
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$766
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$567
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$621
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$852
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$748
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$827
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$768
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$780
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$792
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$665
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$664
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$672
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$923
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$889
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$691
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$628
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$993
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$837
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$862
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$953
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$809
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$813
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$740

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