Johannesburg vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Johannesburg	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1204	$923
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2788	$2387
🏠 One person rent	$547	$440
🏘️ Family rent	$919	$702
🍽️ Food expenses	$351	$277
🚐 Transport expenses	$210	$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$420	$222
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	73	19
😀 Quality of life	60	48
🏙️ Population	4.8M	2.49M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 30% more expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 4745th and 6128th ($1204 vs $923) 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 0.3 months in Johannesburg compared to 0.2 months in Luanda. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 5850th and 6933rd 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	$12.2	$5.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46	$35.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.16	$6.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$1.65
☕ Cappuccino	$2.41	$2.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$473	$447
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$862	$805
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$679	$453
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$49.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$76.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.8	$102
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.88%	20.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1060	$11992
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$777	$885
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.85	$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$92.2	$33.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.38	$8.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$0.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.48	$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.99	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$4.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$7.65
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.58	$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.1	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$0.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.4	$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.66	$5.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.33	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.25	$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.59	$3.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31	$47.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.27	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.1	$110
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$131
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$244	$761
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5103	$14053

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Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$1104
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$912
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$1031
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$851
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$784
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$997
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$1015
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$742
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$950
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$994
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$902
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$875
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$872
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$811
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$903
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$691
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$723
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$589
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$691
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$607
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$882
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$663
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$558
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$494
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$660
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$615
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$611
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$549
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$904
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$725
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$912
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$590
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1014
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$938
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$632
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$965

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