Edinburgh vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Edinburgh	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2310	$1116
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5713	$2855
🏠 One person rent	$1359	$563
🏘️ Family rent	$2393	$897
🍽️ Food expenses	$594	$318
🚐 Transport expenses	$166	$86.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3676	$3956
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	88	19
😀 Quality of life	95	61
🏙️ Population	488K	2.49M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 107% more expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 1247th and 4912th ($2310 vs $1116) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd 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 3.5 months in Luanda. Edinburgh ranked 5th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 59th and 5762nd 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	$21.6	$5.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89.8	$41.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$7.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.41	$1.54
☕ Cappuccino	$5.01	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.68	$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1388	$594
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1053	$315
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2488	$1095
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1942	$567
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$300	$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.3	$134
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.08%	23.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6892	$10342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4820	$905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.4	$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.7	$8.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.89	$0.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.72	$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.63	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$5.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$2.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.31	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$7.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.57	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$19.9	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.69	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.26	$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.63	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$62.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$4.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$47.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.5	$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans	$115	$138
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$182
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1932	$822
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23184	$19860

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1768
21 km or 13 mi	Livingston	$1775
21 km or 13 mi	Dunfermline	$1728
42 km or 26 mi	Alloa	$1762
49 km or 30 mi	Cumbernauld	$1619
49 km or 31 mi	Stirling	$1711
52 km or 32 mi	Perth	$1641
56 km or 35 mi	Hamilton	$1797
59 km or 37 mi	Dundee	$1480
65 km or 40 mi	East Kilbride	$1840
66 km or 41 mi	Glasgow	$2058
78 km or 48 mi	Paisley	$1837
89 km or 56 mi	Kilmarnock	$1527
98 km or 61 mi	Greenock	$1575
99 km or 61 mi	Irvine	$1630
102 km or 63 mi	Dumfries	$1485
105 km or 65 mi	Ayr	$1522
120 km or 74 mi	Carlisle	$1759
147 km or 91 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1963
149 km or 93 mi	Aberdeen	$1769
150 km or 93 mi	Gateshead	$1906
153 km or 95 mi	Tynemouth	$1805
153 km or 95 mi	Jarrow	$1825
154 km or 96 mi	South Shields	$1780
158 km or 98 mi	Washington	$1797
158 km or 98 mi	Whitehaven	$1778
164 km or 102 mi	Sunderland	$1602
166 km or 103 mi	Durham	$2079
173 km or 107 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1761
182 km or 113 mi	Inverness	$2021
189 km or 117 mi	Hartlepool	$1460
189 km or 117 mi	Elgin	$1507
190 km or 118 mi	Darlington	$1429
194 km or 121 mi	Stockton-on-Tees	$1431
197 km or 123 mi	Middlesbrough	$1638
211 km or 131 mi	Morecambe	$1840
212 km or 132 mi	Bangor	$1484
213 km or 132 mi	Lancaster	$1839
216 km or 134 mi	Douglas	$2205
224 km or 139 mi	Newtownabbey	$1808

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