Essen vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$923
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3766
$2387
🏠 One person rent
$642
$440
🏘️ Family rent
$1100
$702
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$277
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3165
$222
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
96
19
😀 Quality of life
95
48
🏙️ Population
587K
2.49M

The cost of living in Essen is 64% more expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 3925th and 6128th ($1519 vs $923) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 521st and 1st in Germany and Angola, respectively. Check Germany vs Angola comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Essen compared to 0.2 months in Luanda. Essen ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 23rd and 6933rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Luanda

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Essen Luanda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.8
$5.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$35.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$6.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$2.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.88
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$571
$447
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$434
$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1047
$805
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$453
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$49.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$217
$76.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.1
$102
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
20.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4896
$11992
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$885
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.17
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.4
$33.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$31.1
$8.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$0.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.98
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.68
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$4.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.1
$7.65
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.13
$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$0.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.41
$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$5.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.72
$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$3.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$47.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.9
$110
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$131
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$483
$761
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9789
$14053

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1575
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1468
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1636
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1580
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1552
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1538
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1548
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1624
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1507
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1565
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1605
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1565
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1637
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1559
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1580
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1629
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1551
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1557
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1534
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1547
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1568
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1653
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1589
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1544
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1545
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1559
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1566
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1572
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1662
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1913
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1528
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1559
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1564
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1533
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1698
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1538

Cities near Luanda

Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Ambriz
$791
184 km or 114 mi N'zeto
$721
333 km or 207 mi Boma
$856
337 km or 209 mi Matadi
$881
383 km or 238 mi Cabinda
$673
393 km or 244 mi Lobito
$610
413 km or 257 mi Benguela
$631
438 km or 272 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$846
475 km or 295 mi Pointe-Noire
$578
515 km or 320 mi Huambo
$554
519 km or 323 mi Kayes
$533
522 km or 324 mi Madingou
$531
527 km or 327 mi Kinkala
$533
551 km or 343 mi Kinshasa
$1133
556 km or 346 mi Brazzaville
$590
747 km or 464 mi Kikwit
$915
769 km or 478 mi Gamboma
$531
801 km or 497 mi Luena
$595
876 km or 544 mi Tshikapa
$979
994 km or 618 mi Oshikango
$891
1029 km or 639 mi Port-Gentil
$698
1067 km or 663 mi Kananga
$1019
1108 km or 689 mi Libreville
$743
1137 km or 707 mi Mbandaka
$833
1143 km or 710 mi Mwene-Ditu
$881
1182 km or 734 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1047
1205 km or 749 mi Gandajika
$872
1248 km or 776 mi Sao Tome
$1011
1250 km or 776 mi Bata
$1209
1250 km or 777 mi Trindade
$1013
1254 km or 779 mi Tsumeb
$890
1344 km or 835 mi Otjiwarongo
$925
1356 km or 843 mi Kolwezi
$1044
1425 km or 885 mi Yaounde
$666
1429 km or 888 mi Omaruru
$982
1484 km or 922 mi Berberati
$478
1485 km or 923 mi Malabo
$1272
1486 km or 923 mi Douala
$1156
1497 km or 930 mi Limbe
$738
1498 km or 931 mi Likasi
$1029