Changsha vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Changsha	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$577	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1727	$3516
🏠 One person rent	$190	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$504	$1762
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.9	$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$796	$1511
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	95	19
😀 Quality of life	68	53
🏙️ Population	10M	2.49M

The cost of living in Changsha is 43% less expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 7932nd and 5424th ($577 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 335th and 1st in China and Angola, respectively. Check China vs Angola comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Changsha compared to 1.5 months in Luanda. Changsha ranked 21st best city to live in China vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 3100th and 6024th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changsha vs Luanda

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	Changsha	Luanda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.72	$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.8	$53.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.84	$7.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$1.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$185	$467
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$143	$262
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$501	$2330
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$439	$1341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$59.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$89.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.5	$133
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	23.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2062	$10449
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5493	$2420
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.9	$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.36	$8.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.17	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$9.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$3.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.92	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$7.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.14	$5.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.47	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.86	$0.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.1	$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.47	$4.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.04	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.4	$96.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$304	$700
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8619	$15041

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Cities near Changsha

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Xiangtan	$582
43 km or 27 mi	Ningxiang	$570
43 km or 27 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
76 km or 47 mi	Yiyang	$586
79 km or 49 mi	Liling	$563
107 km or 66 mi	Pingxiang	$577
108 km or 67 mi	Loudi	$579
131 km or 81 mi	Yueyang	$596
140 km or 87 mi	Lianyuan	$553
145 km or 90 mi	Yichun	$590
149 km or 93 mi	Linxiang	$569
150 km or 93 mi	Hengyang	$590
157 km or 97 mi	Changde	$480
162 km or 101 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
178 km or 111 mi	Shishou	$549
182 km or 113 mi	Shaoyang	$592
186 km or 116 mi	Honghu	$589
192 km or 119 mi	Jinshi	$533
197 km or 122 mi	Xinyu	$564
198 km or 123 mi	Chibi	$591
225 km or 140 mi	Xianning	$635
231 km or 144 mi	Ji'an	$600
237 km or 147 mi	Yongzhou	$609
246 km or 153 mi	Xiantao	$600
247 km or 153 mi	Jingzhou	$591
249 km or 155 mi	Songzi	$556
264 km or 164 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
267 km or 166 mi	Chenzhou	$724
285 km or 177 mi	Yidu	$561
285 km or 177 mi	Hanchuan	$619
287 km or 178 mi	Daye	$645
290 km or 180 mi	Nanchang	$506
295 km or 183 mi	Wuhan	$656
299 km or 186 mi	Huangshi	$679
305 km or 189 mi	Huaihua	$579
307 km or 191 mi	Ezhou	$638
311 km or 193 mi	Yingcheng	$600
311 km or 193 mi	Huanggang	$660
311 km or 193 mi	Wuxue	$613
314 km or 195 mi	Dangyang	$558

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