Gold Coast vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Gold Coast	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2528	$1047
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5661	$2679
🏠 One person rent	$1635	$517
🏘️ Family rent	$2683	$825
🍽️ Food expenses	$646	$307
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$85.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3481	$3779
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	49	19
😀 Quality of life	92	65
🏙️ Population	608K	2.49M

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 141% more expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 839th and 5315th ($2528 vs $1047) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Australia and Angola, respectively. Check Australia vs Angola comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Gold Coast compared to 3.6 months in Luanda. Gold Coast ranked 6th best city to live in Australia vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 124th and 5283rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gold Coast vs Luanda

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	Gold Coast	Luanda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.7	$5.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$108	$36.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$7.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.08	$1.55
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.05	$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1886	$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1330	$290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2881	$972
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2303	$523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$90.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.9	$121
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.76%	22.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7538	$11941
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4593	$880
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.84	$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$33.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$8.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.89	$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.06	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.71	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.77	$5.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$8.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$3.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$1.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$7.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$0.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.1	$2.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.19	$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.4	$62.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$3.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.9	$46.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$8
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.4	$131
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$154
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2105	$830
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8134	$16706

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Cities near Gold Coast

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Southport	$2352
71 km or 44 mi	Brisbane	$2269
73 km or 45 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
77 km or 48 mi	Ipswich	$1813
114 km or 71 mi	Caboolture	$1988
138 km or 86 mi	Caloundra	$1864
152 km or 94 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
155 km or 97 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
256 km or 159 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
308 km or 192 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
323 km or 201 mi	Armidale	$1288
367 km or 228 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
383 km or 238 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
511 km or 318 mi	Gladstone	$1640
567 km or 353 mi	Newcastle	$1997
591 km or 367 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
660 km or 410 mi	Dubbo	$1867
669 km or 416 mi	Dee Why	$2379
675 km or 419 mi	Kellyville	$2050
683 km or 424 mi	Blacktown	$1710
683 km or 425 mi	Sydney	$2844
684 km or 425 mi	Parramatta	$2482
703 km or 437 mi	Bathurst	$1699
715 km or 445 mi	Orange	$1477
752 km or 468 mi	Wollongong	$1695
827 km or 514 mi	Goulburn	$1821
904 km or 562 mi	Canberra	$2223
974 km or 605 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
988 km or 614 mi	Griffith	$1824
1182 km or 734 mi	Townsville	$1839
1196 km or 743 mi	Shepparton	$1815
1271 km or 789 mi	Mildura	$1904
1294 km or 804 mi	Bendigo	$1487
1299 km or 807 mi	Traralgon	$1979
1337 km or 830 mi	Sunbury	$1928
1338 km or 831 mi	Pakenham	$1896
1342 km or 834 mi	Berwick	$1860
1344 km or 835 mi	Melbourne	$2496
1344 km or 835 mi	South Yarra	$1829
1344 km or 835 mi	Dandenong	$1894

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