Guangzhou vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guangzhou	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$774	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2226	$3516
🏠 One person rent	$352	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$830	$1762
🍽️ Food expenses	$266	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$79	$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1294	$1511
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	97	19
😀 Quality of life	75	53
🏙️ Population	18.7M	2.49M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 24% less expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 6548th and 5424th ($774 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 1st in China and Angola, respectively. Check China vs Angola comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.5 months in Luanda. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 1055th and 6024th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Luanda

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	Guangzhou	Luanda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.42	$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.2	$53.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.78	$7.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$3.14	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$1.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$465	$467
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$263	$262
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1183	$2330
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$655	$1341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.9	$59.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58	$89.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.1	$133
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	23.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10125	$10449
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4029	$2420
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.2	$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.55	$8.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.09	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.56	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$9.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$3.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.6	$7.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.77	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.18	$5.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.48	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.16	$0.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.64	$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.9	$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.72	$4.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.7	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.58	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$39	$96.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$408	$700
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14511	$15041

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Foshan	$611
51 km or 32 mi	Dongguan	$656
63 km or 39 mi	Jiangmen	$804
65 km or 41 mi	Qingyuan	$794
67 km or 42 mi	Zhongshan	$461
83 km or 52 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
100 km or 62 mi	Zhuhai	$653
102 km or 63 mi	Kaiping	$812
105 km or 65 mi	Shenzhen	$916
111 km or 69 mi	Macau	$1588
118 km or 73 mi	Huizhou	$601
127 km or 79 mi	Yunfu	$823
131 km or 81 mi	Kowloon	$2432
132 km or 82 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
162 km or 100 mi	Heyuan	$764
189 km or 117 mi	Shaoguan	$818
194 km or 121 mi	Yangjiang	$877
202 km or 126 mi	Wuzhou	$803
205 km or 127 mi	Lianzhou	$755
216 km or 134 mi	Shanwei	$936
225 km or 140 mi	Hezhou	$758
281 km or 175 mi	Gaozhou	$761
291 km or 181 mi	Maoming	$756
298 km or 185 mi	Chenzhou	$724
298 km or 185 mi	Puning	$569
319 km or 198 mi	Meizhou	$655
321 km or 199 mi	Jieyang	$443
323 km or 201 mi	Yulin	$771
345 km or 214 mi	Ganzhou	$761
349 km or 217 mi	Chaozhou	$451
352 km or 219 mi	Shantou	$581
364 km or 226 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
373 km or 232 mi	Guigang	$702
384 km or 239 mi	Guilin	$522
406 km or 252 mi	Yongzhou	$609
414 km or 257 mi	Liuzhou	$579
416 km or 259 mi	Laibin	$598
424 km or 264 mi	Hengyang	$590
440 km or 273 mi	Longyan	$649
460 km or 286 mi	Haikou	$650

Cities near Luanda

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Ambriz	$863
184 km or 114 mi	N'zeto	$788
333 km or 207 mi	Boma	$821
337 km or 209 mi	Matadi	$844
383 km or 238 mi	Cabinda	$676
393 km or 244 mi	Lobito	$645
413 km or 257 mi	Benguela	$671
438 km or 272 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$812
475 km or 295 mi	Pointe-Noire	$569
515 km or 320 mi	Huambo	$577
519 km or 323 mi	Kayes	$523
522 km or 324 mi	Madingou	$519
527 km or 327 mi	Kinkala	$520
551 km or 343 mi	Kinshasa	$1120
556 km or 346 mi	Brazzaville	$580
747 km or 464 mi	Kikwit	$876
769 km or 478 mi	Gamboma	$522
801 km or 497 mi	Luena	$634
876 km or 544 mi	Tshikapa	$934
994 km or 618 mi	Oshikango	$731
1029 km or 639 mi	Port-Gentil	$625
1067 km or 663 mi	Kananga	$976
1108 km or 689 mi	Libreville	$668
1137 km or 707 mi	Mbandaka	$850
1143 km or 710 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$843
1182 km or 734 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1011
1205 km or 749 mi	Gandajika	$828
1248 km or 776 mi	Sao Tome	$900
1250 km or 776 mi	Bata	$1121
1250 km or 777 mi	Trindade	$900
1254 km or 779 mi	Tsumeb	$742
1344 km or 835 mi	Otjiwarongo	$777
1356 km or 843 mi	Kolwezi	$975
1425 km or 885 mi	Yaounde	$747
1429 km or 888 mi	Omaruru	$811
1484 km or 922 mi	Berberati	$482
1485 km or 923 mi	Malabo	$741
1486 km or 923 mi	Douala	$1265
1497 km or 930 mi	Limbe	$655
1498 km or 931 mi	Likasi	$961