Edinburgh vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Edinburgh	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2043	$1041
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5104	$3832
🏠 One person rent	$1223	$431
🏘️ Family rent	$2302	$1793
🍽️ Food expenses	$520	$354
🚐 Transport expenses	$135	$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3083	$1658
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	88	19
😀 Quality of life	93	56
🏙️ Population	488K	2.49M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 96% more expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 1692nd and 5041st ($2043 vs $1041) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 46th and 1st in the United Kingdom and Angola, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Angola comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Edinburgh compared to 1.6 months in Luanda. Edinburgh ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 64th and 5869th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs Luanda

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	Edinburgh	Luanda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.3	$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.6	$60.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.63	$8.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.5	$2.06
☕ Cappuccino	$4.24	$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.32	$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1312	$382
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2456	$3479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1867	$1084
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$279	$90.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.4	$140
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.07%	25.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6453	$11511
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4477	$3466
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.53	$0.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.8	$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.4	$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.89	$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.98	$2.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$8.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$6.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$0.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$3.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$2.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.94	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$8.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17	$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.55	$6.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.86	$3.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.04	$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.83	$1.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.4	$38.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$4.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$106	$48.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$21	$8.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$131
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.1	$171
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1620	$745
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14724	$14000

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1800
21 km or 13 mi	Livingston	$1651
21 km or 13 mi	Dunfermline	$1693
42 km or 26 mi	Alloa	$1670
49 km or 30 mi	Cumbernauld	$1803
49 km or 31 mi	Stirling	$1659
52 km or 32 mi	Perth	$1537
56 km or 35 mi	Hamilton	$1731
59 km or 37 mi	Dundee	$1527
65 km or 40 mi	East Kilbride	$1748
66 km or 41 mi	Glasgow	$1884
78 km or 48 mi	Paisley	$1734
89 km or 56 mi	Kilmarnock	$1399
98 km or 61 mi	Greenock	$1524
99 km or 61 mi	Irvine	$1514
102 km or 63 mi	Dumfries	$1723
105 km or 65 mi	Ayr	$1520
120 km or 74 mi	Carlisle	$1632
147 km or 91 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1910
149 km or 93 mi	Aberdeen	$1681
150 km or 93 mi	Gateshead	$1833
153 km or 95 mi	Tynemouth	$1673
153 km or 95 mi	Jarrow	$1702
154 km or 96 mi	South Shields	$1661
158 km or 98 mi	Washington	$1644
158 km or 98 mi	Whitehaven	$1706
164 km or 102 mi	Sunderland	$1430
166 km or 103 mi	Durham	$1630
173 km or 107 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1566
182 km or 113 mi	Inverness	$1629
189 km or 117 mi	Hartlepool	$1657
189 km or 117 mi	Elgin	$1554
190 km or 118 mi	Darlington	$1251
194 km or 121 mi	Stockton-on-Tees	$1321
197 km or 123 mi	Middlesbrough	$1411
211 km or 131 mi	Morecambe	$1568
212 km or 132 mi	Bangor	$1305
213 km or 132 mi	Lancaster	$1532
216 km or 134 mi	Douglas	$1719
224 km or 139 mi	Newtownabbey	$1666

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