Essen vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1561
$1047
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3822
$2679
🏠 One person rent
$682
$517
🏘️ Family rent
$1155
$825
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$85.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3475
$3779
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
96
19
😀 Quality of life
95
65
🏙️ Population
587K
2.49M

The cost of living in Essen is 49% more expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 3860th and 5315th ($1561 vs $1047) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 1st in Germany and Angola, respectively. Check Germany vs Angola comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Essen compared to 3.6 months in Luanda. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 17th and 5283rd 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
$17
$5.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.1
$36.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$7.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.31
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.79
$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$972
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$90.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$121
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
22.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4998
$11941
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3089
$880
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.22
$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$33.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$8.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.77
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$5.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.5
$8.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$1.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.03
$7.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$0.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$2.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$62.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$3.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90
$46.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$8
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$131
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$154
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$830
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10028
$16706

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1592
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1481
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1642
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1579
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1573
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1549
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1467
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1570
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1588
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1639
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1622
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1620
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1563
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1567
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1486
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1572
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1579
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1578
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1564
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1640
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1944
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1566
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1579
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1584
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1614
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1663
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1587

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