Istanbul vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Istanbul	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1248	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3224	$3516
🏠 One person rent	$649	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$1199	$1762
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$883	$1511
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	95	19
😀 Quality of life	76	53
🏙️ Population	15.7M	2.49M

The cost of living in Istanbul is 23% more expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 4347th and 5424th ($1248 vs $1012) 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 1.5 months in Luanda. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 850th and 6024th 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	$11	$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.1	$53.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.29	$7.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.14	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$3.37	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$1.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$467
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$529	$262
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1671	$2330
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$985	$1341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.3	$59.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.7	$89.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.4	$133
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	47.81%	23.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3233	$10449
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1719	$2420
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.74	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.7	$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.79	$8.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.36	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.72	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$9.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$3.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$7.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.18	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.19	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.59	$5.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.23	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.91	$0.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.7	$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.81	$4.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.3	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.76	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.1	$96.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$815	$700
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17728	$15041

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Cities near Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$599
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$573
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$782
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$718
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$835
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$1113
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$701
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$743
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$872
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$690
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$679
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$708
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$661
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$455
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$547
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$755
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$661
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$642
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$707
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$535
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$691
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$652
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$568
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$721
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$626
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$624
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$616
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$679
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$690
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$892
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$911
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$546
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$629
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$464
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$631
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$677
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$710
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$638
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$934
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$899

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