Johannesburg vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Johannesburg	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$993	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2403	$3516
🏠 One person rent	$441	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$809	$1762
🍽️ Food expenses	$288	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1383	$1511
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	72	19
😀 Quality of life	57	53
🏙️ Population	4.43M	2.49M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 2% less expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 5539th and 5424th ($993 vs $1012) 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 1.4 months in Johannesburg compared to 1.5 months in Luanda. Johannesburg ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 5667th and 6024th 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	$9.65	$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.9	$53.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.9	$7.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$2.01	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$1.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$377	$467
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$318	$262
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$790	$2330
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$627	$1341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.9	$59.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$89.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.5	$133
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.55%	23.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1031	$10449
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$684	$2420
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.62	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72	$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.35	$8.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$9.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$3.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.96	$7.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.97	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.59	$5.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.94	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$0.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.2	$4.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.55	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.5	$96.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$214	$700
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5271	$15041

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Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$953
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$837
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$923
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$785
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$678
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$807
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$906
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$672
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$820
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$889
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$784
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$795
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$768
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$748
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$780
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$665
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$691
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$664
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$562
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$763
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$628
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$442
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$621
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$631
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$567
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$540
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$814
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$964
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$583
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1068
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$809
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$624
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003

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