Glasgow vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Glasgow	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2013	$1024
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4848	$3248
🏠 One person rent	$1146	$474
🏘️ Family rent	$2071	$1436
🍽️ Food expenses	$540	$334
🚐 Transport expenses	$159	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3562	$1662
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	94	19
😀 Quality of life	96	54
🏙️ Population	626K	2.49M

The cost of living in Glasgow is 97% more expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 1833rd and 5518th ($2013 vs $1024) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 97th 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 1.8 months in Glasgow compared to 1.6 months in Luanda. Glasgow ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 19th and 5940th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Glasgow vs Luanda

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	Glasgow	Luanda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$5.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.4	$57.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.22	$7.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.44	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.26	$1.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1254	$498
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$882	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2451	$2497
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1640	$892
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$59.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$227	$90
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.7	$133
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.48%	24.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3909	$14404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3280	$3193
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.79	$0.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80.9	$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.4	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$1.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.01	$5.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$2.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.71	$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$7.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$19.6	$2.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.01	$5.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.62	$2.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.03	$0.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.52	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.3	$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.4	$4.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.3	$31.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$3.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.3	$101
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$158
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1167	$612
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12979	$12561

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Cities near Glasgow

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	East Kilbride	$1818
11 km or 7.1 mi	Paisley	$1793
16 km or 10 mi	Hamilton	$1793
19 km or 12 mi	Cumbernauld	$1767
32 km or 20 mi	Kilmarnock	$1470
34 km or 21 mi	Greenock	$1599
35 km or 21 mi	Stirling	$1625
37 km or 23 mi	Irvine	$1573
40 km or 25 mi	Alloa	$1710
46 km or 29 mi	Livingston	$1744
50 km or 31 mi	Ayr	$1420
54 km or 34 mi	Dunfermline	$1724
66 km or 41 mi	Edinburgh	$2246
73 km or 45 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1704
78 km or 49 mi	Perth	$1647
97 km or 60 mi	Dumfries	$1390
104 km or 65 mi	Dundee	$1545
136 km or 85 mi	Carlisle	$1732
152 km or 94 mi	Whitehaven	$1828
161 km or 100 mi	Bangor	$1467
170 km or 106 mi	Newtownabbey	$1767
176 km or 110 mi	Belfast	$1830
181 km or 112 mi	Inverness	$1830
187 km or 116 mi	Lisburn	$1805
191 km or 119 mi	Douglas	$1989
193 km or 120 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1847
195 km or 121 mi	Aberdeen	$1701
196 km or 121 mi	Gateshead	$1800
200 km or 124 mi	Jarrow	$1734
201 km or 125 mi	Tynemouth	$1712
202 km or 126 mi	South Shields	$1706
203 km or 126 mi	Washington	$1688
207 km or 128 mi	Elgin	$1459
208 km or 129 mi	Durham	$1602
210 km or 131 mi	Sunderland	$1571
211 km or 131 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1640
218 km or 135 mi	Derry	$1491
219 km or 136 mi	Morecambe	$1783
222 km or 138 mi	Lancaster	$1763
227 km or 141 mi	Darlington	$1364

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