Columbus vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Columbus	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2181	$1116
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5273	$2855
🏠 One person rent	$1256	$563
🏘️ Family rent	$2214	$897
🍽️ Food expenses	$662	$318
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$86.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3957	$3956
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	72	19
😀 Quality of life	90	61
🏙️ Population	906K	2.49M

The cost of living in Columbus is 95% more expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 1512th and 4912th ($2181 vs $1116) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1292nd 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 3.5 months in Luanda. Columbus ranked 64th best city to live in the United States vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 217th and 5762nd 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	$19.3	$5.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68	$41.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$7.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.21	$1.54
☕ Cappuccino	$4.98	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1298	$594
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$315
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2399	$1095
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1787	$567
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$244	$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.7	$134
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	23.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3028	$10342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2566	$905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.3	$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$8.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$0.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.13	$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.13	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$5.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.06	$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$2.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.25	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$7.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.88	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.33	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.22	$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.75	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.04	$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.23	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.5	$62.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$4.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86.1	$47.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.1	$138
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.6	$182
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1105	$822
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28983	$19860

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2105
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2091
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$2020
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2094
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$2030
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2084
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1836
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$2014
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$2028
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1951
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$2019
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1932
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1933
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1933
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1954
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1928
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1918
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1842
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1918
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1934
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1697
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1947
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1961
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1965
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1571
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1942
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1917
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$2025
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1980
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1957
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1684
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1850
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1495
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$2188
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1482
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1899
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1922
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1493
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1743
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$2061

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