Essen vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1525
$1024
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3787
$3248
🏠 One person rent
$681
$474
🏘️ Family rent
$1217
$1436
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3234
$1662
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
95
19
😀 Quality of life
95
54
🏙️ Population
585K
2.49M

The cost of living in Essen is 49% more expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 3595th and 5518th ($1525 vs $1024) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 371st 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 1.6 months in Luanda. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 31st and 5940th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Luanda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.6
$5.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$57.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$7.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.25
$1.56
 Cappuccino
$3.32
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$1.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$498
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$2497
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$892
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$59.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$90
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$133
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
24.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$14404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$3193
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.52
$0.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.9
$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$39.9
$10.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$1.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.42
$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$5.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$2.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.8
$7.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.47
$2.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$5.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$2.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$0.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$4.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.5
$31.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$3.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$101
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$158
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$612
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9380
$12561

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1439
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1497
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1441
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1543
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1465
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1470
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1472
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1489
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1618
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1586
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1425
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1486
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1464
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1442
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1548
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1378
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1451
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1527
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1477
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1480
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1490
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1206
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1477
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1419
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1462
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1461
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1466
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1457
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1480
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1451
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1558
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1861
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1472
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1480
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1578
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1469
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1376
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1652
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1431

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