Columbus vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Columbus	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2252	$1024
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5500	$3248
🏠 One person rent	$1332	$474
🏘️ Family rent	$2531	$1436
🍽️ Food expenses	$644	$334
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4005	$1662
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	72	19
😀 Quality of life	88	54
🏙️ Population	906K	2.49M

The cost of living in Columbus is 120% more expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 1248th and 5518th ($2252 vs $1024) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1100th 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 1.8 months in Columbus compared to 1.6 months in Luanda. Columbus ranked 65th best city to live in the United States vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 242nd and 5940th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Luanda

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	Columbus	Luanda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$5.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.3	$57.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$7.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.96	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$4.97	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$1.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1379	$498
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1067	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3082	$2497
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2051	$892
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$59.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$90
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.4	$133
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.49%	24.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3169	$14404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3154	$3193
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64	$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.2	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.89	$1.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.77	$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$5.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.51	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$2.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$1.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.81	$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.1	$7.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$2.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$5.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.69	$2.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$0.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$4.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$116	$31.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$3.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$64	$101
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$158
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1235	$612
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15346	$12561

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2099
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2116
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$2034
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2078
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$2042
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2047
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1819
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$2039
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$2074
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1946
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$2006
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1916
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1914
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1987
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1915
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1876
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1832
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1698
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1795
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1791
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1865
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1794
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1828
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1860
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1635
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1839
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1735
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$1935
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1894
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1824
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1623
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1856
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1436
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$1944
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1568
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1852
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1817
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1530
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1670
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1829

Cities near Luanda

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Ambriz	$869
184 km or 114 mi	N'zeto	$793
333 km or 207 mi	Boma	$803
337 km or 209 mi	Matadi	$821
383 km or 238 mi	Cabinda	$686
393 km or 244 mi	Lobito	$705
413 km or 257 mi	Benguela	$736
438 km or 272 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$801
475 km or 295 mi	Pointe-Noire	$578
515 km or 320 mi	Huambo	$652
519 km or 323 mi	Kayes	$531
522 km or 324 mi	Madingou	$531
527 km or 327 mi	Kinkala	$529
551 km or 343 mi	Kinshasa	$1041
556 km or 346 mi	Brazzaville	$589
747 km or 464 mi	Kikwit	$852
769 km or 478 mi	Gamboma	$531
801 km or 497 mi	Luena	$723
876 km or 544 mi	Tshikapa	$902
994 km or 618 mi	Oshikango	$761
1029 km or 639 mi	Port-Gentil	$659
1067 km or 663 mi	Kananga	$932
1108 km or 689 mi	Libreville	$702
1137 km or 707 mi	Mbandaka	$810
1143 km or 710 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$826
1182 km or 734 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$957
1205 km or 749 mi	Gandajika	$815
1248 km or 776 mi	Sao Tome	$878
1250 km or 776 mi	Bata	$1201
1250 km or 777 mi	Trindade	$879
1254 km or 779 mi	Tsumeb	$766
1344 km or 835 mi	Otjiwarongo	$797
1356 km or 843 mi	Kolwezi	$947
1425 km or 885 mi	Yaounde	$764
1429 km or 888 mi	Omaruru	$833
1484 km or 922 mi	Berberati	$488
1485 km or 923 mi	Malabo	$812
1486 km or 923 mi	Douala	$1368
1497 km or 930 mi	Limbe	$710
1498 km or 931 mi	Likasi	$939