Istanbul vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Istanbul	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1288	$1116
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3260	$2855
🏠 One person rent	$675	$563
🏘️ Family rent	$1155	$897
🍽️ Food expenses	$361	$318
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$86.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$958	$3956
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	95	19
😀 Quality of life	78	61
🏙️ Population	15.7M	2.49M

The cost of living in Istanbul is 15% more expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 4522nd and 4912th ($1288 vs $1116) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Turkey and Angola, respectively. Check Turkey vs Angola comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Istanbul compared to 3.5 months in Luanda. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 1015th and 5762nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Istanbul vs Luanda

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	Istanbul	Luanda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.5	$5.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.2	$41.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.55	$7.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.98	$1.54
☕ Cappuccino	$3.9	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.5	$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$864	$594
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$552	$315
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1568	$1095
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$944	$567
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.8	$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.6	$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$134
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	46.24%	23.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2833	$10342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1376	$905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.72	$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.6	$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.88	$8.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.22	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.17	$5.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.55	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$7.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.22	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.85	$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.17	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.87	$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.68	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.9	$62.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.41	$4.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.5	$47.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.56	$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.3	$138
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$182
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1043	$822
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18637	$19860

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Cities near Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$679
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$659
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$819
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$835
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$838
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$985
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$725
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$915
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$852
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$679
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$724
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$787
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$562
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$547
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$686
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$837
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$691
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$574
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$704
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$695
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$777
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$821
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$612
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$848
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$713
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$1151
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$655
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$732
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$697
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$1039
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$1006
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$618
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$699
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$664
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$591
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$725
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$745
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$760
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$1067
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$1013

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