Columbus vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Columbus	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2145	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5059	$3516
🏠 One person rent	$1248	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$2171	$1762
🍽️ Food expenses	$632	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4018	$1511
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	73	19
😀 Quality of life	88	53
🏙️ Population	906K	2.49M

The cost of living in Columbus is 112% more expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 1476th and 5424th ($2145 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1323rd 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 1.9 months in Columbus compared to 1.5 months in Luanda. Columbus ranked 59th best city to live in the United States vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 249th and 6024th 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	$18.9	$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.4	$53.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$7.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.69	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$4.78	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.44	$1.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1314	$467
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$972	$262
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2378	$2330
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1757	$1341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$59.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$89.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.9	$133
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.57%	23.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3095	$10449
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2954	$2420
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.8	$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$8.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.74	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.4	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$9.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$3.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.95	$2.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.28	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.6	$7.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.66	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.45	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$5.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.07	$0.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.3	$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$4.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.5	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$96.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.4	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1236	$700
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15423	$15041

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2084
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2062
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$1986
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2085
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$1994
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2095
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1798
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$1983
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$1851
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1903
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$1968
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1881
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1897
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1764
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1871
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1825
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1870
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1798
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1862
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1852
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1832
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1865
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1890
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1897
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1674
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1902
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1783
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$1973
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1914
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1870
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1681
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1834
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1427
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$1923
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1481
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1853
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1839
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1428
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1683
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1858

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