Charlotte vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Charlotte	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2528	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5839	$3516
🏠 One person rent	$1559	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$2624	$1762
🍽️ Food expenses	$636	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4485	$1511
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	68	19
😀 Quality of life	88	53
🏙️ Population	875K	2.49M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 150% more expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 761st and 5424th ($2528 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 705th and 1st in the United States and Angola, respectively. Check the United States vs Angola comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Charlotte compared to 1.5 months in Luanda. Charlotte ranked 62nd best city to live in the United States vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 252nd and 6024th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Charlotte vs Luanda

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	Charlotte	Luanda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.6	$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.6	$53.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$7.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$5.06	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.56	$1.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1601	$467
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1337	$262
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3268	$2330
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2181	$1341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$59.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$89.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.8	$133
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	23.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4188	$10449
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2832	$2420
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.61	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.9	$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$8.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$9.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$3.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$2.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$7.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.65	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.14	$5.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.26	$0.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.8	$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.9	$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$4.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$124	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$54	$96.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.3	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1337	$700
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25956	$15041

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Cities near Charlotte

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Matthews	$2271
17 km or 11 mi	Mint Hill	$2269
20 km or 13 mi	Huntersville	$2188
23 km or 14 mi	Indian Trail	$2225
28 km or 18 mi	Cornelius	$2166
30 km or 18 mi	Concord	$2147
31 km or 19 mi	Gastonia	$1891
36 km or 22 mi	Kannapolis	$2136
36 km or 22 mi	Rock Hill	$2177
38 km or 23 mi	Monroe	$2182
40 km or 25 mi	Mooresville	$2072
57 km or 35 mi	Lancaster	$2170
59 km or 37 mi	Salisbury	$2117
62 km or 39 mi	Statesville	$2090
63 km or 39 mi	Shelby	$1474
72 km or 45 mi	Hickory	$1851
94 km or 58 mi	Forest	$1951
101 km or 63 mi	Thomasville	$2058
104 km or 64 mi	Rockingham	$2136
104 km or 65 mi	Spartanburg	$1925
108 km or 67 mi	Asheboro	$2091
111 km or 69 mi	Winston-Salem	$2098
113 km or 70 mi	High Point	$1934
120 km or 75 mi	Kernersville	$2169
130 km or 81 mi	Greer	$2292
132 km or 82 mi	Greensboro	$2011
138 km or 86 mi	Columbia	$1809
142 km or 88 mi	Mauldin	$2404
143 km or 89 mi	Lexington	$1929
147 km or 91 mi	Greenville	$2530
152 km or 94 mi	Florence	$1907
152 km or 95 mi	Sumter	$1902
154 km or 96 mi	Sanford	$2184
159 km or 99 mi	Burlington	$2144
160 km or 99 mi	Asheville	$2697
166 km or 103 mi	Greenwood	$2106
176 km or 109 mi	Fayetteville	$2100
179 km or 111 mi	Chapel Hill	$2309
180 km or 112 mi	Lumberton	$2100
184 km or 114 mi	Anderson	$1888

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