Kaohsiung vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kaohsiung	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$956	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2684	$3516
🏠 One person rent	$361	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$819	$1762
🍽️ Food expenses	$390	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.8	$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1264	$1511
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	80	19
😀 Quality of life	83	53
🏙️ Population	2.73M	2.49M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 6% less expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 5750th and 5424th ($956 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Taiwan and Angola, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Angola comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.5 months in Luanda. Kaohsiung ranked 4th best city to live in Taiwan vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 417th and 6024th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Luanda

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	Kaohsiung	Luanda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.82	$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.6	$53.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.9	$7.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$2.84	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$1.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$363	$467
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$234	$262
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$876	$2330
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$623	$1341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.7	$59.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$89.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.8	$133
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.19%	23.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4370	$10449
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2797	$2420
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.76	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.8	$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.72	$8.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.25	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.97	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.05	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.6	$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$9.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$3.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$2.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.68	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.06	$7.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.85	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$5.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.83	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.25	$0.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.5	$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.18	$4.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.3	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.75	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$83	$96.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.1	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$378	$700
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10905	$15041

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Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Tainan	$814
88 km or 55 mi	Taitung	$788
97 km or 60 mi	Chiayi	$747
124 km or 77 mi	Douliu	$770
150 km or 93 mi	Nantou	$796
163 km or 101 mi	Changhua	$813
175 km or 108 mi	Taichung	$894
224 km or 139 mi	Miaoli	$728
253 km or 157 mi	Hsinchu	$897
257 km or 160 mi	Zhubei	$821
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$875
280 km or 174 mi	Yilan	$731
285 km or 177 mi	Kinmen	$823
291 km or 181 mi	New Taipei	$1073
298 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1181
301 km or 187 mi	Jinjiang	$627
307 km or 191 mi	Xiamen	$688
309 km or 192 mi	Quanzhou	$644
315 km or 196 mi	Keelung	$967
340 km or 211 mi	Putian	$625
341 km or 212 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
379 km or 235 mi	Shantou	$581
393 km or 244 mi	Chaozhou	$451
398 km or 247 mi	Fuzhou	$669
416 km or 258 mi	Jieyang	$443
430 km or 267 mi	Puning	$569
432 km or 268 mi	Longyan	$649
437 km or 271 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
457 km or 284 mi	Ningde	$648
466 km or 289 mi	Meizhou	$655
487 km or 302 mi	Sanming	$603
497 km or 309 mi	Nanping	$630
510 km or 317 mi	Shanwei	$936
562 km or 349 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
575 km or 357 mi	Rui'an	$681
575 km or 357 mi	Tuguegarao	$431
587 km or 365 mi	Heyuan	$764
600 km or 373 mi	Wenzhou	$726
605 km or 376 mi	Huizhou	$601
616 km or 382 mi	Wuyishan	$601

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