Chicago vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chicago	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2799	$1116
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6454	$2855
🏠 One person rent	$1702	$563
🏘️ Family rent	$2727	$897
🍽️ Food expenses	$702	$318
🚐 Transport expenses	$204	$86.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5210	$3956
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	100	19
😀 Quality of life	97	61
🏙️ Population	2.75M	2.49M

The cost of living in Chicago is 151% more expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 394th and 4912th ($2799 vs $1116) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 338th 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 1.9 months in Chicago compared to 3.5 months in Luanda. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 16th and 5762nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Luanda

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	Chicago	Luanda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.2	$5.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86.5	$41.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$7.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.36	$1.54
☕ Cappuccino	$5.6	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1993	$594
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1414	$315
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3215	$1095
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2313	$567
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.8	$134
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.77%	23.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3645	$10342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2499	$905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.8	$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17	$8.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$0.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.01	$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.3	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$5.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$2.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.14	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.7	$7.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$16.5	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.84	$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.14	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.2	$62.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.1	$4.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$135	$47.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.7	$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.8	$138
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.8	$182
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2032	$822
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23423	$19860

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Cities near Chicago

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Cicero	$2384
14 km or 8.8 mi	Berwyn	$2360
14 km or 8.9 mi	Oak Park	$2396
16 km or 10 mi	Elmwood Park	$2386
18 km or 11 mi	Maywood	$2367
18 km or 11 mi	Evanston	$2202
19 km or 12 mi	Skokie	$2287
19 km or 12 mi	Burbank	$2393
20 km or 12 mi	Melrose Park	$2385
21 km or 13 mi	Oak Lawn	$2399
22 km or 14 mi	Morton Grove	$2366
22 km or 14 mi	Niles	$2400
23 km or 14 mi	Park Ridge	$2426
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmette	$2288
25 km or 16 mi	Blue Island	$2398
26 km or 16 mi	Elmhurst	$2406
27 km or 17 mi	Glenview	$2405
28 km or 17 mi	Des Plaines	$2549
28 km or 18 mi	Dolton	$2393
29 km or 18 mi	Villa Park	$2413
30 km or 19 mi	Harvey	$2395
30 km or 19 mi	East Chicago	$2030
30 km or 19 mi	Westmont	$2327
31 km or 19 mi	Calumet	$2392
31 km or 20 mi	South Holland	$2379
32 km or 20 mi	Lombard	$2462
32 km or 20 mi	Hammond	$2008
32 km or 20 mi	Oak Forest	$2388
33 km or 20 mi	Northbrook	$2399
33 km or 20 mi	Mount Prospect	$2468
33 km or 20 mi	Darien	$2363
33 km or 21 mi	Elk Grove Village	$2495
34 km or 21 mi	Downers Grove	$2268
35 km or 22 mi	Orland Park	$2392
36 km or 22 mi	Lansing	$2368
36 km or 22 mi	Glen Ellyn	$2261
37 km or 23 mi	Highland Park	$2392
37 km or 23 mi	Munster	$1989
37 km or 23 mi	Tinley Park	$2376
37 km or 23 mi	Wheeling	$2426

Cities near Luanda

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Ambriz	$946
184 km or 114 mi	N'zeto	$853
333 km or 207 mi	Boma	$871
337 km or 209 mi	Matadi	$893
383 km or 238 mi	Cabinda	$706
393 km or 244 mi	Lobito	$684
413 km or 257 mi	Benguela	$719
438 km or 272 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$864
475 km or 295 mi	Pointe-Noire	$585
515 km or 320 mi	Huambo	$606
519 km or 323 mi	Kayes	$536
522 km or 324 mi	Madingou	$536
527 km or 327 mi	Kinkala	$538
551 km or 343 mi	Kinshasa	$1148
556 km or 346 mi	Brazzaville	$595
747 km or 464 mi	Kikwit	$928
769 km or 478 mi	Gamboma	$536
801 km or 497 mi	Luena	$682
876 km or 544 mi	Tshikapa	$993
994 km or 618 mi	Oshikango	$807
1029 km or 639 mi	Port-Gentil	$660
1067 km or 663 mi	Kananga	$1029
1108 km or 689 mi	Libreville	$708
1137 km or 707 mi	Mbandaka	$836
1143 km or 710 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$897
1182 km or 734 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1059
1205 km or 749 mi	Gandajika	$885
1248 km or 776 mi	Sao Tome	$1046
1250 km or 776 mi	Bata	$1241
1250 km or 777 mi	Trindade	$1044
1254 km or 779 mi	Tsumeb	$819
1344 km or 835 mi	Otjiwarongo	$836
1356 km or 843 mi	Kolwezi	$1045
1425 km or 885 mi	Yaounde	$671
1429 km or 888 mi	Omaruru	$924
1484 km or 922 mi	Berberati	$494
1485 km or 923 mi	Malabo	$1413
1486 km or 923 mi	Douala	$1363
1497 km or 930 mi	Limbe	$755
1498 km or 931 mi	Likasi	$1032