Johannesburg vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Johannesburg	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1082	$1116
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2560	$2855
🏠 One person rent	$485	$563
🏘️ Family rent	$833	$897
🍽️ Food expenses	$306	$318
🚐 Transport expenses	$206	$86.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1614	$3956
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	74	19
😀 Quality of life	62	61
🏙️ Population	4.43M	2.49M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 3% less expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 5031st and 4912th ($1082 vs $1116) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in South Africa and Angola, respectively. Check South Africa vs Angola comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Johannesburg compared to 3.5 months in Luanda. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 5648th and 5762nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Luanda

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	Johannesburg	Luanda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.1	$5.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.1	$41.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.03	$7.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.51	$1.54
☕ Cappuccino	$2.18	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.08	$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$462	$594
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$342	$315
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$824	$1095
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$632	$567
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.5	$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.5	$134
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.57%	23.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1106	$10342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$741	$905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.21	$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$77.1	$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.7	$8.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$0.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.01	$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.6	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$5.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.13	$7.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.19	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.86	$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.6	$62.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.33	$4.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.7	$47.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.2	$138
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.1	$182
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$227	$822
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5503	$19860

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Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$984
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$890
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$984
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$826
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$740
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$892
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$975
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$706
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$875
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$940
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$838
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$830
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$808
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$762
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$833
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$637
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$668
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$637
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$599
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$827
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$607
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$469
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$650
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$577
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$598
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$514
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$861
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$908
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$536
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$915
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$892
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$587
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$915

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