Kingston vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Kingston	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1325	$1024
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3635	$3248
🏠 One person rent	$605	$474
🏘️ Family rent	$1602	$1436
🍽️ Food expenses	$499	$334
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$765	$1662
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	41	19
😀 Quality of life	54	54
🏙️ Population	580K	2.49M

The cost of living in Kingston is 29% more expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 4282nd and 5518th ($1325 vs $1024) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Jamaica and Angola, respectively. Check Jamaica vs Angola comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Kingston compared to 1.6 months in Luanda. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 5962nd and 5940th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kingston vs Luanda

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	Kingston	Luanda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.66	$5.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.8	$57.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.8	$7.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.17	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$4.05	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.41	$1.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$788	$498
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$372	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2261	$2497
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1187	$892
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.8	$59.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$90
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.2	$133
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.37%	24.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1937	$14404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1690	$3193
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$0.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38	$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.1	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.25	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.46	$1.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.45	$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.1	$5.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.29	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$2.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$7.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.99	$2.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$5.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$2.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.58	$0.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75	$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$4.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.1	$31.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$3.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.9	$101
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.4	$158
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$240	$612
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2136	$12561

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Cities near Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1165
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$783
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$1046
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$849
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1143
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$821
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$978
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1018
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1123
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1416
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2117
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1273
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2760
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$1166
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1558
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1280
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1556
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1824
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$513
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$514
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1525
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1405
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$516
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$527
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$536
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$549
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1260
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$524
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$529
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1260
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3644
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1210
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$520
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$513
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1103
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1053
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$625
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$727
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$878
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$728

Cities near Luanda

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Ambriz	$869
184 km or 114 mi	N'zeto	$793
333 km or 207 mi	Boma	$803
337 km or 209 mi	Matadi	$821
383 km or 238 mi	Cabinda	$686
393 km or 244 mi	Lobito	$705
413 km or 257 mi	Benguela	$736
438 km or 272 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$801
475 km or 295 mi	Pointe-Noire	$578
515 km or 320 mi	Huambo	$652
519 km or 323 mi	Kayes	$531
522 km or 324 mi	Madingou	$531
527 km or 327 mi	Kinkala	$529
551 km or 343 mi	Kinshasa	$1041
556 km or 346 mi	Brazzaville	$589
747 km or 464 mi	Kikwit	$852
769 km or 478 mi	Gamboma	$531
801 km or 497 mi	Luena	$723
876 km or 544 mi	Tshikapa	$902
994 km or 618 mi	Oshikango	$761
1029 km or 639 mi	Port-Gentil	$659
1067 km or 663 mi	Kananga	$932
1108 km or 689 mi	Libreville	$702
1137 km or 707 mi	Mbandaka	$810
1143 km or 710 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$826
1182 km or 734 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$957
1205 km or 749 mi	Gandajika	$815
1248 km or 776 mi	Sao Tome	$878
1250 km or 776 mi	Bata	$1201
1250 km or 777 mi	Trindade	$879
1254 km or 779 mi	Tsumeb	$766
1344 km or 835 mi	Otjiwarongo	$797
1356 km or 843 mi	Kolwezi	$947
1425 km or 885 mi	Yaounde	$764
1429 km or 888 mi	Omaruru	$833
1484 km or 922 mi	Berberati	$488
1485 km or 923 mi	Malabo	$812
1486 km or 923 mi	Douala	$1368
1497 km or 930 mi	Limbe	$710
1498 km or 931 mi	Likasi	$939