Glasgow vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Glasgow	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2121	$1047
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5025	$2679
🏠 One person rent	$1212	$517
🏘️ Family rent	$2121	$825
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$307
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$85.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3514	$3779
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	93	19
😀 Quality of life	94	65
🏙️ Population	626K	2.49M

The cost of living in Glasgow is 102% more expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 1712th and 5315th ($2121 vs $1047) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 93rd 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 1.7 months in Glasgow compared to 3.6 months in Luanda. Glasgow ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 42nd and 5283rd 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	$23	$5.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.9	$36.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$7.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.57	$1.55
☕ Cappuccino	$4.91	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.99	$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1242	$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$896	$290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2242	$972
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1636	$523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$322	$90.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.2	$121
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.74%	22.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4206	$11941
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3169	$880
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.14	$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.1	$33.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.2	$8.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.94	$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.62	$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.8	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$5.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$8.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$3.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$1.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.03	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$7.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.11	$0.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.6	$2.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.08	$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.66	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.06	$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.52	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47	$62.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.4	$3.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$87	$46.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$8
👖 Brand Jeans	$129	$131
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$154
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$963	$830
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20961	$16706

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Cities near Glasgow

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	East Kilbride	$1902
11 km or 7.1 mi	Paisley	$1906
16 km or 10 mi	Hamilton	$1854
19 km or 12 mi	Cumbernauld	$1652
32 km or 20 mi	Kilmarnock	$1568
34 km or 21 mi	Greenock	$1645
35 km or 21 mi	Stirling	$1852
37 km or 23 mi	Irvine	$1707
40 km or 25 mi	Alloa	$1862
46 km or 29 mi	Livingston	$1784
50 km or 31 mi	Ayr	$1588
54 km or 34 mi	Dunfermline	$1782
66 km or 41 mi	Edinburgh	$2331
73 km or 45 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1821
78 km or 49 mi	Perth	$1656
97 km or 60 mi	Dumfries	$1490
104 km or 65 mi	Dundee	$1585
136 km or 85 mi	Carlisle	$1655
152 km or 94 mi	Whitehaven	$1771
161 km or 100 mi	Bangor	$1496
170 km or 106 mi	Newtownabbey	$1892
176 km or 110 mi	Belfast	$1954
181 km or 112 mi	Inverness	$2053
187 km or 116 mi	Lisburn	$1945
191 km or 119 mi	Douglas	$2265
193 km or 120 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$2012
195 km or 121 mi	Aberdeen	$1848
196 km or 121 mi	Gateshead	$1975
200 km or 124 mi	Jarrow	$1827
201 km or 125 mi	Tynemouth	$1803
202 km or 126 mi	South Shields	$1784
203 km or 126 mi	Washington	$1784
207 km or 128 mi	Elgin	$1540
208 km or 129 mi	Durham	$1964
210 km or 131 mi	Sunderland	$1573
211 km or 131 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1755
218 km or 135 mi	Derry	$1620
219 km or 136 mi	Morecambe	$1873
222 km or 138 mi	Lancaster	$1819
227 km or 141 mi	Darlington	$1430

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