Cologne vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Cologne	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1968	$1116
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4619	$2855
🏠 One person rent	$1091	$563
🏘️ Family rent	$1830	$897
🍽️ Food expenses	$536	$318
🚐 Transport expenses	$196	$86.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3266	$3956
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	91	19
😀 Quality of life	96	61
🏙️ Population	1.09M	2.49M

The cost of living in Cologne is 76% more expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 2104th and 4912th ($1968 vs $1116) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1st in Germany and Angola, respectively. Check Germany vs Angola comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Cologne compared to 3.5 months in Luanda. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 23rd and 5762nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Luanda

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	Cologne	Luanda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$5.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.5	$41.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$7.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.26	$1.54
☕ Cappuccino	$4.06	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.38	$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1103	$594
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$870	$315
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1997	$1095
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1478	$567
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$134
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	23.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6855	$10342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5848	$905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.93	$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.6	$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24	$8.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$0.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.03	$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.16	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$5.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.3	$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$2.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.3	$7.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.05	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.07	$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.45	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.3	$62.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$4.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.3	$47.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans	$98	$138
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$182
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$773	$822
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19386	$19860

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Cities near Cologne

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Hurth	$1759
10 km or 6.4 mi	Leverkusen	$2037
10 km or 6.4 mi	Frechen	$1745
13 km or 7.9 mi	Bruhl	$1744
13 km or 7.9 mi	Pulheim	$1741
14 km or 8.4 mi	Wesseling	$1740
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bergisch Gladbach	$1726
15 km or 9.3 mi	Niederkassel	$1750
16 km or 10 mi	Rosrath	$1699
18 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1740
19 km or 12 mi	Dormagen	$1711
19 km or 12 mi	Erftstadt	$1702
19 km or 12 mi	Langenfeld	$1727
20 km or 12 mi	Troisdorf	$1736
20 km or 12 mi	Leichlingen	$1708
20 km or 12 mi	Kerpen	$1695
21 km or 13 mi	Bornheim	$1770
21 km or 13 mi	Lohmar	$1694
22 km or 14 mi	Bergheim	$1678
23 km or 15 mi	Siegburg	$1716
24 km or 15 mi	Overath	$1642
25 km or 16 mi	Sankt Augustin	$1747
25 km or 16 mi	Bonn	$1957
26 km or 16 mi	Hilden	$1674
26 km or 16 mi	Solingen	$1691
27 km or 17 mi	Elsdorf	$1654
28 km or 17 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1630
28 km or 17 mi	Haan	$1645
28 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1650
29 km or 18 mi	Hennef	$1666
31 km or 19 mi	Grevenbroich	$1659
31 km or 19 mi	Remscheid	$1608
31 km or 20 mi	Erkrath	$1661
33 km or 20 mi	Konigswinter	$1611
34 km or 21 mi	Euskirchen	$1674
34 km or 21 mi	Neuss	$1650
34 km or 21 mi	Mettmann	$1613
35 km or 21 mi	Zulpich	$1662
35 km or 21 mi	Meckenheim	$1689
35 km or 22 mi	Dusseldorf	$1979

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