Cape Town vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Cape Town	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1120	$1024
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2628	$3248
🏠 One person rent	$603	$474
🏘️ Family rent	$1117	$1436
🍽️ Food expenses	$284	$334
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1545	$1662
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	55	19
😀 Quality of life	59	54
🏙️ Population	3.78M	2.49M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 9% more expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 4849th and 5518th ($1120 vs $1024) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.6 months in Luanda. Cape Town ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 5407th and 5940th 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	$7.8	$5.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34	$57.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.15	$7.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.53	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$1.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$705	$498
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$452	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1367	$2497
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$889	$892
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59	$59.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.3	$90
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.1	$133
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	24.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1902	$14404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1292	$3193
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.14	$0.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.3	$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.91	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$1.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.67	$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$5.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.13	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.57	$7.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.99	$2.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.24	$5.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.42	$2.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$0.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.2	$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.5	$4.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$31.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$3.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$101
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$158
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$201	$612
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4270	$12561

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$850
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$649
371 km or 231 mi	George	$790
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$901
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$970
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$741
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$792
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$953
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$859
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1286
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$703
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$581
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$627
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$862
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$774
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$832
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$788
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$809
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$779
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$692
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$690
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$717
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$971
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$943
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$718
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$654
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$874
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$840
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$997
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$834
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$818
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$790

Cities near Luanda

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Ambriz	$869
184 km or 114 mi	N'zeto	$793
333 km or 207 mi	Boma	$803
337 km or 209 mi	Matadi	$821
383 km or 238 mi	Cabinda	$686
393 km or 244 mi	Lobito	$705
413 km or 257 mi	Benguela	$736
438 km or 272 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$801
475 km or 295 mi	Pointe-Noire	$578
515 km or 320 mi	Huambo	$652
519 km or 323 mi	Kayes	$531
522 km or 324 mi	Madingou	$531
527 km or 327 mi	Kinkala	$529
551 km or 343 mi	Kinshasa	$1041
556 km or 346 mi	Brazzaville	$589
747 km or 464 mi	Kikwit	$852
769 km or 478 mi	Gamboma	$531
801 km or 497 mi	Luena	$723
876 km or 544 mi	Tshikapa	$902
994 km or 618 mi	Oshikango	$761
1029 km or 639 mi	Port-Gentil	$659
1067 km or 663 mi	Kananga	$932
1108 km or 689 mi	Libreville	$702
1137 km or 707 mi	Mbandaka	$810
1143 km or 710 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$826
1182 km or 734 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$957
1205 km or 749 mi	Gandajika	$815
1248 km or 776 mi	Sao Tome	$878
1250 km or 776 mi	Bata	$1201
1250 km or 777 mi	Trindade	$879
1254 km or 779 mi	Tsumeb	$766
1344 km or 835 mi	Otjiwarongo	$797
1356 km or 843 mi	Kolwezi	$947
1425 km or 885 mi	Yaounde	$764
1429 km or 888 mi	Omaruru	$833
1484 km or 922 mi	Berberati	$488
1485 km or 923 mi	Malabo	$812
1486 km or 923 mi	Douala	$1368
1497 km or 930 mi	Limbe	$710
1498 km or 931 mi	Likasi	$939