Columbus vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Columbus	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2202	$1041
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5415	$3832
🏠 One person rent	$1315	$431
🏘️ Family rent	$2574	$1793
🍽️ Food expenses	$608	$354
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3975	$1658
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	72	19
😀 Quality of life	87	56
🏙️ Population	906K	2.49M

The cost of living in Columbus is 112% more expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 1282nd and 5041st ($2202 vs $1041) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1143rd 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 47th best city to live in the United States vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 202nd and 5869th 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	$18.1	$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.5	$60.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$8.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.03	$2.06
☕ Cappuccino	$4.89	$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.5	$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1415	$382
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1025	$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2997	$3479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2104	$1084
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$221	$90.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.2	$140
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.35%	25.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3125	$11511
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3122	$3466
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.9	$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13	$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$2.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$8.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$6.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$2.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$0.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$3.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$2.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$1.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$8.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.9	$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.72	$3.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.03	$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.22	$1.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43	$38.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$4.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$116	$48.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.4	$8.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.7	$131
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.3	$171
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1244	$745
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10456	$14000

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2116
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2107
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$2030
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2125
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$2046
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2124
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1805
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$2032
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$1985
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1935
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$2010
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1905
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1787
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1849
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1900
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1853
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1767
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1642
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1747
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1761
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1823
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1787
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1798
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1844
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1558
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1791
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1721
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$2055
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1919
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1803
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1587
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1857
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1486
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$1886
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1768
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1844
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1819
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1491
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1659
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1861

Cities near Luanda

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Ambriz	$887
184 km or 114 mi	N'zeto	$829
333 km or 207 mi	Boma	$813
337 km or 209 mi	Matadi	$827
383 km or 238 mi	Cabinda	$749
393 km or 244 mi	Lobito	$733
413 km or 257 mi	Benguela	$771
438 km or 272 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$805
475 km or 295 mi	Pointe-Noire	$545
515 km or 320 mi	Huambo	$702
519 km or 323 mi	Kayes	$510
522 km or 324 mi	Madingou	$509
527 km or 327 mi	Kinkala	$511
551 km or 343 mi	Kinshasa	$1001
556 km or 346 mi	Brazzaville	$561
747 km or 464 mi	Kikwit	$829
769 km or 478 mi	Gamboma	$510
801 km or 497 mi	Luena	$767
876 km or 544 mi	Tshikapa	$890
994 km or 618 mi	Oshikango	$677
1029 km or 639 mi	Port-Gentil	$651
1067 km or 663 mi	Kananga	$934
1108 km or 689 mi	Libreville	$697
1137 km or 707 mi	Mbandaka	$825
1143 km or 710 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$833
1182 km or 734 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$958
1205 km or 749 mi	Gandajika	$824
1248 km or 776 mi	Sao Tome	$866
1250 km or 776 mi	Bata	$1242
1250 km or 777 mi	Trindade	$866
1254 km or 779 mi	Tsumeb	$687
1344 km or 835 mi	Otjiwarongo	$717
1356 km or 843 mi	Kolwezi	$961
1425 km or 885 mi	Yaounde	$567
1429 km or 888 mi	Omaruru	$749
1484 km or 922 mi	Berberati	$462
1485 km or 923 mi	Malabo	$990
1486 km or 923 mi	Douala	$1300
1497 km or 930 mi	Limbe	$683
1498 km or 931 mi	Likasi	$953