Cologne vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cologne	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1744	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4212	$3516
🏠 One person rent	$947	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$1673	$1762
🍽️ Food expenses	$491	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3148	$1511
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	92	19
😀 Quality of life	96	53
🏙️ Population	1.09M	2.49M

The cost of living in Cologne is 72% more expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 2551st and 5424th ($1744 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 1st in Germany and Angola, respectively. Check Germany vs Angola comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 1.5 months in Luanda. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 12th and 6024th 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	$13.1	$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$53.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$7.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.67	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$3.64	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.1	$1.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$963	$467
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$743	$262
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1902	$2330
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1332	$1341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$59.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$89.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.4	$133
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.01%	23.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6163	$10449
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5539	$2420
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.35	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.6	$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.1	$8.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.83	$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.95	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$9.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$3.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$2.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.56	$7.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.09	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$5.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.2	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$0.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.5	$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$4.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.2	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.7	$96.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$773	$700
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15595	$15041

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Cities near Cologne

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Hurth	$1578
10 km or 6.4 mi	Leverkusen	$1822
10 km or 6.4 mi	Frechen	$1569
13 km or 7.9 mi	Bruhl	$1559
13 km or 7.9 mi	Pulheim	$1572
14 km or 8.4 mi	Wesseling	$1554
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bergisch Gladbach	$1586
15 km or 9.3 mi	Niederkassel	$1551
16 km or 10 mi	Rosrath	$1536
18 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1576
19 km or 12 mi	Dormagen	$1561
19 km or 12 mi	Erftstadt	$1534
19 km or 12 mi	Langenfeld	$1577
20 km or 12 mi	Troisdorf	$1544
20 km or 12 mi	Leichlingen	$1559
20 km or 12 mi	Kerpen	$1529
21 km or 13 mi	Bornheim	$1554
21 km or 13 mi	Lohmar	$1523
22 km or 14 mi	Bergheim	$1518
23 km or 15 mi	Siegburg	$1522
24 km or 15 mi	Overath	$1497
25 km or 16 mi	Sankt Augustin	$1542
25 km or 16 mi	Bonn	$1677
26 km or 16 mi	Hilden	$1522
26 km or 16 mi	Solingen	$1580
27 km or 17 mi	Elsdorf	$1502
28 km or 17 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1497
28 km or 17 mi	Haan	$1517
28 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1504
29 km or 18 mi	Hennef	$1494
31 km or 19 mi	Grevenbroich	$1499
31 km or 19 mi	Remscheid	$1494
31 km or 20 mi	Erkrath	$1516
33 km or 20 mi	Konigswinter	$1446
34 km or 21 mi	Euskirchen	$1503
34 km or 21 mi	Neuss	$1495
34 km or 21 mi	Mettmann	$1479
35 km or 21 mi	Zulpich	$1490
35 km or 21 mi	Meckenheim	$1500
35 km or 22 mi	Dusseldorf	$1772

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