Chengdu vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chengdu	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$623	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1664	$3516
🏠 One person rent	$240	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$430	$1762
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.8	$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$863	$1511
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	94	19
😀 Quality of life	72	53
🏙️ Population	20.9M	2.49M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 38% less expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 7421st and 5424th ($623 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 164th 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 Chengdu compared to 1.5 months in Luanda. Chengdu ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 1890th and 6024th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Luanda

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	Chengdu	Luanda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.78	$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.9	$53.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.74	$7.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$3.32	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$1.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$467
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$262
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$595	$2330
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$1341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.5	$59.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.7	$89.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.1	$133
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.34%	23.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3812	$10449
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2020	$2420
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.51	$8.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.83	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$9.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$3.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.21	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.97	$7.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.18	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$5.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.9	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.39	$0.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.4	$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.02	$4.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.1	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.41	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.7	$96.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.9	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$305	$700
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11550	$15041

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$581
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$572
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$554
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$540
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$580
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$570
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$549
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$572
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$590
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$529
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$592
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$527
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$554
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$573
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$546
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$540
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$532
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$579
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$652
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$584
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$593
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$526
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$530
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$590
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$613
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$584
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$599
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$553
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$634
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$610
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$591
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$608
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$580
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$601
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$696
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$540
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$584
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$585
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$554
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$574

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