George Town vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	George Town	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3615	$1116
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8037	$2855
🏠 One person rent	$2516	$563
🏘️ Family rent	$4404	$897
🍽️ Food expenses	$849	$318
🚐 Transport expenses	$60	$86.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6889	$3956
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	20	19
😀 Quality of life	80	61
🏙️ Population	41K	2.49M

The cost of living in George Town is 224% more expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 30th and 4912th ($3615 vs $1116) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Cayman Islands and Angola, respectively. Check the Cayman Islands vs Angola comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in George Town compared to 3.5 months in Luanda. George Town ranked 1st best city to live in the Cayman Islands vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 729th and 5762nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	George Town	Luanda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$29.9	$5.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$82.8	$41.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.5	$7.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.06	$1.54
☕ Cappuccino	$6.79	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.45	$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2664	$594
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2179	$315
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4700	$1095
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3941	$567
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$112	$134
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.81%	23.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10871	$10342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4203	$905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.42	$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.8	$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.3	$8.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.71	$0.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.46	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.68	$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.8	$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$9.01	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$5.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.84	$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.92	$2.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.99	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$22.9	$7.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.5	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.88	$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.58	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.03	$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.5	$62.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$4.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$47.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.7	$138
👟 Brand Sneakers	$140	$182
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1779	$822
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22286	$19860

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Cities near George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$855
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1221
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1149
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1072
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1154
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1097
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1114
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1300
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1064
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1504
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1146
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1014
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1157
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1164
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1057
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1300
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1601
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$973
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$918
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$947
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2761
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$1030
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$1055
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2126
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$793
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1574
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1223
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1364
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$1165
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1164
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1354
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1266
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1645
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$3002
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$1040
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$1011
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1107
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1153
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1207
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1656

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