Guangzhou vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Guangzhou	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$758	$1116
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1996	$2855
🏠 One person rent	$322	$563
🏘️ Family rent	$570	$897
🍽️ Food expenses	$267	$318
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.1	$86.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$792	$3956
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	97	19
😀 Quality of life	75	61
🏙️ Population	18.7M	2.49M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 32% less expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 6838th and 4912th ($758 vs $1116) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th 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 months in Guangzhou compared to 3.5 months in Luanda. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 2100th and 5762nd 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	$2.82	$5.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28	$41.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.46	$7.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$1.54
☕ Cappuccino	$3.08	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$472	$594
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$315
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$862	$1095
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$410	$567
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.4	$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.4	$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$134
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.97%	23.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9090	$10342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3370	$905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24	$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.76	$8.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$0.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.16	$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.54	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.7	$5.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.34	$7.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.85	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.35	$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.52	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.17	$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.68	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.5	$62.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.25	$4.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$47.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.51	$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans	$38.4	$138
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.3	$182
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$349	$822
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14783	$19860

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Foshan	$589
51 km or 32 mi	Dongguan	$662
63 km or 39 mi	Jiangmen	$829
65 km or 41 mi	Qingyuan	$777
67 km or 42 mi	Zhongshan	$518
83 km or 52 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
100 km or 62 mi	Zhuhai	$662
102 km or 63 mi	Kaiping	$827
105 km or 65 mi	Shenzhen	$878
111 km or 69 mi	Macau	$1746
118 km or 73 mi	Huizhou	$608
127 km or 79 mi	Yunfu	$816
131 km or 81 mi	Kowloon	$2414
132 km or 82 mi	Hong Kong	$2718
162 km or 100 mi	Heyuan	$766
189 km or 117 mi	Shaoguan	$818
194 km or 121 mi	Yangjiang	$892
202 km or 126 mi	Wuzhou	$809
205 km or 127 mi	Lianzhou	$765
216 km or 134 mi	Shanwei	$941
225 km or 140 mi	Hezhou	$766
281 km or 175 mi	Gaozhou	$780
291 km or 181 mi	Maoming	$773
298 km or 185 mi	Chenzhou	$750
298 km or 185 mi	Puning	$579
319 km or 198 mi	Meizhou	$669
321 km or 199 mi	Jieyang	$451
323 km or 201 mi	Yulin	$726
345 km or 214 mi	Ganzhou	$897
349 km or 217 mi	Chaozhou	$454
352 km or 219 mi	Shantou	$589
364 km or 226 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
373 km or 232 mi	Guigang	$693
384 km or 239 mi	Guilin	$546
406 km or 252 mi	Yongzhou	$634
414 km or 257 mi	Liuzhou	$574
416 km or 259 mi	Laibin	$598
424 km or 264 mi	Hengyang	$622
440 km or 273 mi	Longyan	$697
460 km or 286 mi	Haikou	$677

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