Dallas vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dallas	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2461	$1047
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5293	$2679
🏠 One person rent	$1459	$517
🏘️ Family rent	$2021	$825
🍽️ Food expenses	$641	$307
🚐 Transport expenses	$201	$85.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4563	$3779
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	91	19
😀 Quality of life	94	65
🏙️ Population	1.3M	2.49M

The cost of living in Dallas is 135% more expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 948th and 5315th ($2461 vs $1047) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 815th 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 Dallas compared to 3.6 months in Luanda. Dallas ranked 6th best city to live in the United States vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 46th and 5283rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dallas vs Luanda

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	Dallas	Luanda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.8	$5.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.4	$36.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$7.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.06	$1.55
☕ Cappuccino	$5.81	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.75	$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1489	$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1201	$290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2187	$972
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1641	$523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$90.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.5	$121
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.6%	22.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4391	$11941
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2836	$880
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$106	$33.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$8.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.74	$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.52	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$5.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$8.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$3.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$1.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.2	$7.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.23	$0.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.74	$2.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.2	$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.54	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.11	$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.28	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.3	$62.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$3.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.6	$46.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.9	$8
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.6	$131
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$154
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1318	$830
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24367	$16706

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Cities near Dallas

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	University Park	$2258
14 km or 8.5 mi	Irving	$2114
18 km or 11 mi	Duncanville	$2198
18 km or 11 mi	Farmers Branch	$2190
19 km or 12 mi	Mesquite	$2147
19 km or 12 mi	Balch Springs	$2208
20 km or 12 mi	Lancaster	$2212
21 km or 13 mi	DeSoto	$2193
21 km or 13 mi	Grand Prairie	$2127
22 km or 13 mi	Garland	$2357
22 km or 14 mi	Richardson	$2246
25 km or 15 mi	Carrollton	$2188
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Hill	$2195
27 km or 17 mi	Coppell	$2142
28 km or 17 mi	Euless	$2114
28 km or 18 mi	Rowlett	$2309
30 km or 19 mi	Sachse	$2373
30 km or 19 mi	Arlington	$1907
31 km or 19 mi	Plano	$2127
31 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2076
32 km or 20 mi	Bedford	$2126
32 km or 20 mi	Forney	$2220
34 km or 21 mi	Colleyville	$2124
34 km or 21 mi	Lewisville	$2076
35 km or 22 mi	Hurst	$2127
35 km or 22 mi	The Colony	$2233
36 km or 22 mi	Rockwall	$2241
37 km or 23 mi	Southlake	$2129
37 km or 23 mi	Mansfield	$2302
37 km or 23 mi	Midlothian	$2193
37 km or 23 mi	Wylie	$2579
38 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2135
38 km or 24 mi	Allen	$2293
39 km or 24 mi	North Richland Hills	$2141
40 km or 25 mi	Frisco	$2393
42 km or 26 mi	Waxahachie	$2196
42 km or 26 mi	Watauga	$2128
43 km or 27 mi	Keller	$2105
43 km or 27 mi	Haltom	$2145
44 km or 28 mi	Little Elm	$2225

Cities near Luanda

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Ambriz	$897
184 km or 114 mi	N'zeto	$815
333 km or 207 mi	Boma	$870
337 km or 209 mi	Matadi	$895
383 km or 238 mi	Cabinda	$695
393 km or 244 mi	Lobito	$665
413 km or 257 mi	Benguela	$692
438 km or 272 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$859
475 km or 295 mi	Pointe-Noire	$590
515 km or 320 mi	Huambo	$595
519 km or 323 mi	Kayes	$544
522 km or 324 mi	Madingou	$544
527 km or 327 mi	Kinkala	$543
551 km or 343 mi	Kinshasa	$1163
556 km or 346 mi	Brazzaville	$602
747 km or 464 mi	Kikwit	$932
769 km or 478 mi	Gamboma	$543
801 km or 497 mi	Luena	$662
876 km or 544 mi	Tshikapa	$999
994 km or 618 mi	Oshikango	$855
1029 km or 639 mi	Port-Gentil	$699
1067 km or 663 mi	Kananga	$1037
1108 km or 689 mi	Libreville	$745
1137 km or 707 mi	Mbandaka	$851
1143 km or 710 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$895
1182 km or 734 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1067
1205 km or 749 mi	Gandajika	$887
1248 km or 776 mi	Sao Tome	$1042
1250 km or 776 mi	Bata	$1239
1250 km or 777 mi	Trindade	$1042
1254 km or 779 mi	Tsumeb	$873
1344 km or 835 mi	Otjiwarongo	$874
1356 km or 843 mi	Kolwezi	$1039
1425 km or 885 mi	Yaounde	$668
1429 km or 888 mi	Omaruru	$971
1484 km or 922 mi	Berberati	$492
1485 km or 923 mi	Malabo	$1344
1486 km or 923 mi	Douala	$1254
1497 km or 930 mi	Limbe	$750
1498 km or 931 mi	Likasi	$1039