Chisinau vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person
$969
$923
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2309
$2387
🏠 One person rent
$535
$440
🏘️ Family rent
$933
$702
🍽️ Food expenses
$304
$277
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.5
$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$357
$222
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
52
19
😀 Quality of life
62
48
🏙️ Population
567K
2.49M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 5% more expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 5780th and 6128th ($969 vs $923) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Moldova and Angola, respectively. Check Moldova vs Angola comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Chisinau compared to 0.2 months in Luanda. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 5599th and 6933rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Luanda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.77
$5.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$35.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.4
$6.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$2.16
$2.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$550
$447
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1012
$805
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$453
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$49.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$76.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.02
$102
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.99%
20.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2614
$11992
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1942
$885
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$33.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.74
$8.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$0.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$4.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$7.65
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.44
$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$0.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.42
$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$5.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.2
$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.97
$3.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$47.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.04
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$68
$110
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$131
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$443
$761
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6332
$14053

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$789
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$760
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$690
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$572
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$774
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$954
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$855
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$1048
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$799
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$809
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$823
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$727
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$694
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$641
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$807
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$840
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$906
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$712
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$857
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$874
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$870
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$834
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$529
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$572
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$801
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$579
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$701
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$409
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$1120
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$771
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$541
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$577
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$1041
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1119
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$896
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$464
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$725
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$716
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$722
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$995

Cities near Luanda

Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Ambriz
$791
184 km or 114 mi N'zeto
$721
333 km or 207 mi Boma
$856
337 km or 209 mi Matadi
$881
383 km or 238 mi Cabinda
$673
393 km or 244 mi Lobito
$610
413 km or 257 mi Benguela
$631
438 km or 272 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$846
475 km or 295 mi Pointe-Noire
$578
515 km or 320 mi Huambo
$554
519 km or 323 mi Kayes
$533
522 km or 324 mi Madingou
$531
527 km or 327 mi Kinkala
$533
551 km or 343 mi Kinshasa
$1133
556 km or 346 mi Brazzaville
$590
747 km or 464 mi Kikwit
$915
769 km or 478 mi Gamboma
$531
801 km or 497 mi Luena
$595
876 km or 544 mi Tshikapa
$979
994 km or 618 mi Oshikango
$891
1029 km or 639 mi Port-Gentil
$698
1067 km or 663 mi Kananga
$1019
1108 km or 689 mi Libreville
$743
1137 km or 707 mi Mbandaka
$833
1143 km or 710 mi Mwene-Ditu
$881
1182 km or 734 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1047
1205 km or 749 mi Gandajika
$872
1248 km or 776 mi Sao Tome
$1011
1250 km or 776 mi Bata
$1209
1250 km or 777 mi Trindade
$1013
1254 km or 779 mi Tsumeb
$890
1344 km or 835 mi Otjiwarongo
$925
1356 km or 843 mi Kolwezi
$1044
1425 km or 885 mi Yaounde
$666
1429 km or 888 mi Omaruru
$982
1484 km or 922 mi Berberati
$478
1485 km or 923 mi Malabo
$1272
1486 km or 923 mi Douala
$1156
1497 km or 930 mi Limbe
$738
1498 km or 931 mi Likasi
$1029