Houston vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Houston	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2261	$923
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5455	$2387
🏠 One person rent	$1267	$440
🏘️ Family rent	$2011	$702
🍽️ Food expenses	$622	$277
🚐 Transport expenses	$191	$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4659	$222
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	100	19
😀 Quality of life	96	48
🏙️ Population	2.3M	2.49M

The cost of living in Houston is 145% more expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 1367th and 6128th ($2261 vs $923) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1144th and 1st in the United States and Angola, respectively. Check the United States vs Angola comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Houston compared to 0.2 months in Luanda. Houston ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 14th and 6933rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Houston	Luanda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.7	$5.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$35.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.99	$6.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.03	$1.65
☕ Cappuccino	$5.49	$2.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.69	$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1416	$447
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$994	$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2413	$805
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1595	$453
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$49.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$76.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.6	$102
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.18%	20.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2519	$11992
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1831	$885
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.4	$33.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$8.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$0.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.37	$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.25	$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$4.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$7.65
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$2.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.4	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$0.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$5.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.05	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.87	$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.19	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.4	$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$3.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$148	$47.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$110
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$131
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1987	$761
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22291	$14053

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2142
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2064
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2093
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2126
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2011
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2107
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2025
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2124
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2190
41 km or 25 mi	League	$1990
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$1916
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2096
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2754
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2011
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1860
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1893
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2033
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$1900
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1621
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1843
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1950
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1895
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1872
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2003
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$1977
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1917
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1516
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2141
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2475
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2058
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2070
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2168
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2110
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2125
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2151
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2120
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2149
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2066
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$1937
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2123

Cities near Luanda

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Ambriz	$791
184 km or 114 mi	N'zeto	$721
333 km or 207 mi	Boma	$856
337 km or 209 mi	Matadi	$881
383 km or 238 mi	Cabinda	$673
393 km or 244 mi	Lobito	$610
413 km or 257 mi	Benguela	$631
438 km or 272 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$846
475 km or 295 mi	Pointe-Noire	$578
515 km or 320 mi	Huambo	$554
519 km or 323 mi	Kayes	$533
522 km or 324 mi	Madingou	$531
527 km or 327 mi	Kinkala	$533
551 km or 343 mi	Kinshasa	$1133
556 km or 346 mi	Brazzaville	$590
747 km or 464 mi	Kikwit	$915
769 km or 478 mi	Gamboma	$531
801 km or 497 mi	Luena	$595
876 km or 544 mi	Tshikapa	$979
994 km or 618 mi	Oshikango	$891
1029 km or 639 mi	Port-Gentil	$698
1067 km or 663 mi	Kananga	$1019
1108 km or 689 mi	Libreville	$743
1137 km or 707 mi	Mbandaka	$833
1143 km or 710 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$881
1182 km or 734 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1047
1205 km or 749 mi	Gandajika	$872
1248 km or 776 mi	Sao Tome	$1011
1250 km or 776 mi	Bata	$1209
1250 km or 777 mi	Trindade	$1013
1254 km or 779 mi	Tsumeb	$890
1344 km or 835 mi	Otjiwarongo	$925
1356 km or 843 mi	Kolwezi	$1044
1425 km or 885 mi	Yaounde	$666
1429 km or 888 mi	Omaruru	$982
1484 km or 922 mi	Berberati	$478
1485 km or 923 mi	Malabo	$1272
1486 km or 923 mi	Douala	$1156
1497 km or 930 mi	Limbe	$738
1498 km or 931 mi	Likasi	$1029