Chennai vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chennai	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1140	$3516
🏠 One person rent	$152	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$346	$1762
🍽️ Food expenses	$163	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.4	$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$848	$1511
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	78	19
😀 Quality of life	66	53
🏙️ Population	6.6M	2.49M

The cost of living in Chennai is 58% less expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 8897th and 5424th ($430 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 1st in India and Angola, respectively. Check India vs Angola comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chennai compared to 1.5 months in Luanda. Chennai ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 4021st and 6024th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Luanda

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	Chennai	Luanda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.83	$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.6	$53.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.01	$7.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$1.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$467
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$102	$262
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$470	$2330
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$254	$1341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$59.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$89.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.3	$133
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.23%	23.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1935	$10449
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$767	$2420
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.4	$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.84	$8.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.91	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.5	$9.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$3.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$2.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.67	$7.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.82	$5.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.03	$0.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.79	$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.7	$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.86	$4.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.1	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.73	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.2	$96.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.6	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$80.7	$700
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1573	$15041

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Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$315
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$258
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$354
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$360
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$514
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$306
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$346
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$367
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$355
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$338
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$304
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$302
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$533
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$311
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$375
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$359
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$304
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$295
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$351
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$292
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$316
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$280
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$300
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$354
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$349
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$316
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$311
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$304
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$310
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$339
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$366
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$298
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$330
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$272
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$357
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$307
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$272
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$292
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$306

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