Cape Town vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cape Town Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1366
$1047
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3099
$2679
🏠 One person rent
$773
$517
🏘️ Family rent
$1343
$825
🍽️ Food expenses
$355
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$85.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$404
$3779
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
55
19
😀 Quality of life
55
65
🏙️ Population
3.78M
2.49M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 30% more expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 4432nd and 5315th ($1366 vs $1047) 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 0.3 months in Cape Town compared to 3.6 months in Luanda. Cape Town ranked 4th best city to live in South Africa vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 6382nd and 5283rd 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
$12.5
$5.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.7
$36.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$7.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.13
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$2.42
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.39
$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$874
$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1556
$972
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1079
$523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.1
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$90.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39
$121
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.25%
22.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2160
$11941
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1500
$880
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.16
$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.7
$33.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.46
$8.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.91
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.29
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$5.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$8.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$3.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.84
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$7.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$0.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.44
$2.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.94
$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.02
$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.6
$62.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.6
$3.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.1
$46.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$8
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.9
$131
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$154
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$264
$830
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5378
$16706

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Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi Paarl
$1345
99 km or 62 mi Worcester
$718
371 km or 231 mi George
$927
644 km or 400 mi Uitenhage
$980
662 km or 411 mi Port Elizabeth
$1036
664 km or 413 mi Upington
$811
754 km or 468 mi Makhanda
$874
821 km or 510 mi Komani
$1050
833 km or 518 mi Kimberley
$927
845 km or 525 mi Bhisho
$1419
882 km or 548 mi East London
$795
912 km or 567 mi Bloemfontein
$763
950 km or 590 mi Mafeteng
$630
999 km or 621 mi Maseru
$681
1002 km or 622 mi Mthatha
$952
1029 km or 639 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
1030 km or 640 mi Welkom
$826
1034 km or 643 mi Mariental
$986
1092 km or 679 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
1092 km or 679 mi Kroonstad
$875
1113 km or 692 mi Klerksdorp
$826
1135 km or 705 mi Mmabatho
$901
1155 km or 718 mi Potchefstroom
$791
1187 km or 737 mi Rehoboth
$934
1194 km or 742 mi Lobatse
$697
1198 km or 745 mi Kanye
$694
1208 km or 751 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
1217 km or 756 mi Vereeniging
$765
1231 km or 765 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
1244 km or 773 mi Soweto
$1057
1250 km or 777 mi Rustenburg
$1017
1260 km or 783 mi Gaborone
$731
1261 km or 783 mi Molepolole
$662
1261 km or 784 mi Johannesburg
$1171
1267 km or 788 mi Randburg
$958
1269 km or 789 mi Windhoek
$1023
1270 km or 789 mi Sandton
$1089
1271 km or 790 mi Durban
$948
1277 km or 794 mi Gobabis
$968
1279 km or 795 mi Walvis Bay
$905

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Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Ambriz
$897
184 km or 114 mi N'zeto
$815
333 km or 207 mi Boma
$870
337 km or 209 mi Matadi
$895
383 km or 238 mi Cabinda
$695
393 km or 244 mi Lobito
$665
413 km or 257 mi Benguela
$692
438 km or 272 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$859
475 km or 295 mi Pointe-Noire
$590
515 km or 320 mi Huambo
$595
519 km or 323 mi Kayes
$544
522 km or 324 mi Madingou
$544
527 km or 327 mi Kinkala
$543
551 km or 343 mi Kinshasa
$1163
556 km or 346 mi Brazzaville
$602
747 km or 464 mi Kikwit
$932
769 km or 478 mi Gamboma
$543
801 km or 497 mi Luena
$662
876 km or 544 mi Tshikapa
$999
994 km or 618 mi Oshikango
$855
1029 km or 639 mi Port-Gentil
$699
1067 km or 663 mi Kananga
$1037
1108 km or 689 mi Libreville
$745
1137 km or 707 mi Mbandaka
$851
1143 km or 710 mi Mwene-Ditu
$895
1182 km or 734 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1067
1205 km or 749 mi Gandajika
$887
1248 km or 776 mi Sao Tome
$1042
1250 km or 776 mi Bata
$1239
1250 km or 777 mi Trindade
$1042
1254 km or 779 mi Tsumeb
$873
1344 km or 835 mi Otjiwarongo
$874
1356 km or 843 mi Kolwezi
$1039
1425 km or 885 mi Yaounde
$668
1429 km or 888 mi Omaruru
$971
1484 km or 922 mi Berberati
$492
1485 km or 923 mi Malabo
$1344
1486 km or 923 mi Douala
$1254
1497 km or 930 mi Limbe
$750
1498 km or 931 mi Likasi
$1039