Edinburgh vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Edinburgh	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2246	$1024
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5663	$3248
🏠 One person rent	$1326	$474
🏘️ Family rent	$2459	$1436
🍽️ Food expenses	$573	$334
🚐 Transport expenses	$153	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3703	$1662
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	88	19
😀 Quality of life	94	54
🏙️ Population	488K	2.49M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 119% more expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 1263rd and 5518th ($2246 vs $1024) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th 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 1.6 months in Edinburgh compared to 1.6 months in Luanda. Edinburgh ranked 5th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 40th and 5940th 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	$18.6	$5.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.5	$57.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$7.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.44	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$4.67	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.34	$1.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1425	$498
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1009	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2692	$2497
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1980	$892
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$59.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$294	$90
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.9	$133
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.85%	24.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7033	$14404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4677	$3193
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.63	$0.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.9	$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.5	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.74	$1.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.38	$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$5.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.16	$2.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.21	$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$7.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.36	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$19.9	$2.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$5.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$2.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.18	$0.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.9	$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.9	$4.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$31.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.9	$3.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$119	$101
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$158
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1775	$612
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23136	$12561

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1704
21 km or 13 mi	Livingston	$1744
21 km or 13 mi	Dunfermline	$1724
42 km or 26 mi	Alloa	$1710
49 km or 30 mi	Cumbernauld	$1767
49 km or 31 mi	Stirling	$1625
52 km or 32 mi	Perth	$1647
56 km or 35 mi	Hamilton	$1793
59 km or 37 mi	Dundee	$1545
65 km or 40 mi	East Kilbride	$1818
66 km or 41 mi	Glasgow	$2013
78 km or 48 mi	Paisley	$1793
89 km or 56 mi	Kilmarnock	$1470
98 km or 61 mi	Greenock	$1599
99 km or 61 mi	Irvine	$1573
102 km or 63 mi	Dumfries	$1390
105 km or 65 mi	Ayr	$1420
120 km or 74 mi	Carlisle	$1732
147 km or 91 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1847
149 km or 93 mi	Aberdeen	$1701
150 km or 93 mi	Gateshead	$1800
153 km or 95 mi	Tynemouth	$1712
153 km or 95 mi	Jarrow	$1734
154 km or 96 mi	South Shields	$1706
158 km or 98 mi	Washington	$1688
158 km or 98 mi	Whitehaven	$1828
164 km or 102 mi	Sunderland	$1571
166 km or 103 mi	Durham	$1602
173 km or 107 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1640
182 km or 113 mi	Inverness	$1830
189 km or 117 mi	Hartlepool	$1424
189 km or 117 mi	Elgin	$1459
190 km or 118 mi	Darlington	$1364
194 km or 121 mi	Stockton-on-Tees	$1467
197 km or 123 mi	Middlesbrough	$1528
211 km or 131 mi	Morecambe	$1783
212 km or 132 mi	Bangor	$1467
213 km or 132 mi	Lancaster	$1763
216 km or 134 mi	Douglas	$1989
224 km or 139 mi	Newtownabbey	$1767

Cities near Luanda

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Ambriz	$869
184 km or 114 mi	N'zeto	$793
333 km or 207 mi	Boma	$803
337 km or 209 mi	Matadi	$821
383 km or 238 mi	Cabinda	$686
393 km or 244 mi	Lobito	$705
413 km or 257 mi	Benguela	$736
438 km or 272 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$801
475 km or 295 mi	Pointe-Noire	$578
515 km or 320 mi	Huambo	$652
519 km or 323 mi	Kayes	$531
522 km or 324 mi	Madingou	$531
527 km or 327 mi	Kinkala	$529
551 km or 343 mi	Kinshasa	$1041
556 km or 346 mi	Brazzaville	$589
747 km or 464 mi	Kikwit	$852
769 km or 478 mi	Gamboma	$531
801 km or 497 mi	Luena	$723
876 km or 544 mi	Tshikapa	$902
994 km or 618 mi	Oshikango	$761
1029 km or 639 mi	Port-Gentil	$659
1067 km or 663 mi	Kananga	$932
1108 km or 689 mi	Libreville	$702
1137 km or 707 mi	Mbandaka	$810
1143 km or 710 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$826
1182 km or 734 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$957
1205 km or 749 mi	Gandajika	$815
1248 km or 776 mi	Sao Tome	$878
1250 km or 776 mi	Bata	$1201
1250 km or 777 mi	Trindade	$879
1254 km or 779 mi	Tsumeb	$766
1344 km or 835 mi	Otjiwarongo	$797
1356 km or 843 mi	Kolwezi	$947
1425 km or 885 mi	Yaounde	$764
1429 km or 888 mi	Omaruru	$833
1484 km or 922 mi	Berberati	$488
1485 km or 923 mi	Malabo	$812
1486 km or 923 mi	Douala	$1368
1497 km or 930 mi	Limbe	$710
1498 km or 931 mi	Likasi	$939