Kingston vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Kingston	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1461	$1047
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3364	$2679
🏠 One person rent	$712	$517
🏘️ Family rent	$1211	$825
🍽️ Food expenses	$502	$307
🚐 Transport expenses	$157	$85.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$525	$3779
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	41	19
😀 Quality of life	57	65
🏙️ Population	938K	2.49M

The cost of living in Kingston is 39% more expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 4191st and 5315th ($1461 vs $1047) 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 0.4 months in Kingston compared to 3.6 months in Luanda. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 6176th and 5283rd 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	$9.68	$5.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.8	$36.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.26	$7.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$1.55
☕ Cappuccino	$4.91	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.31	$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$824	$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$492	$290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1458	$972
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$888	$523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$90.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.9	$121
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.49%	22.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2882	$11941
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2227	$880
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.9	$33.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$8.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.19	$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.97	$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.56	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.46	$5.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.78	$8.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.11	$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$3.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.6	$7.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$0.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.28	$2.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.89	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63	$62.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$3.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27	$46.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.05	$8
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.8	$131
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.6	$154
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$262	$830
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5107	$16706

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Cities near Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1289
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$835
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$1109
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$1077
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1234
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$970
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$1018
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1096
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1196
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1647
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2134
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1273
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2770
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$1165
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1664
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1355
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1579
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1888
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$537
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$535
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1616
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1519
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$548
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$550
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$557
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$573
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1324
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$549
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$554
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1315
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3759
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1228
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$541
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$533
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1097
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1157
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$639
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$785
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$872
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$769

Cities near Luanda

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Ambriz	$897
184 km or 114 mi	N'zeto	$815
333 km or 207 mi	Boma	$870
337 km or 209 mi	Matadi	$895
383 km or 238 mi	Cabinda	$695
393 km or 244 mi	Lobito	$665
413 km or 257 mi	Benguela	$692
438 km or 272 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$859
475 km or 295 mi	Pointe-Noire	$590
515 km or 320 mi	Huambo	$595
519 km or 323 mi	Kayes	$544
522 km or 324 mi	Madingou	$544
527 km or 327 mi	Kinkala	$543
551 km or 343 mi	Kinshasa	$1163
556 km or 346 mi	Brazzaville	$602
747 km or 464 mi	Kikwit	$932
769 km or 478 mi	Gamboma	$543
801 km or 497 mi	Luena	$662
876 km or 544 mi	Tshikapa	$999
994 km or 618 mi	Oshikango	$855
1029 km or 639 mi	Port-Gentil	$699
1067 km or 663 mi	Kananga	$1037
1108 km or 689 mi	Libreville	$745
1137 km or 707 mi	Mbandaka	$851
1143 km or 710 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$895
1182 km or 734 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1067
1205 km or 749 mi	Gandajika	$887
1248 km or 776 mi	Sao Tome	$1042
1250 km or 776 mi	Bata	$1239
1250 km or 777 mi	Trindade	$1042
1254 km or 779 mi	Tsumeb	$873
1344 km or 835 mi	Otjiwarongo	$874
1356 km or 843 mi	Kolwezi	$1039
1425 km or 885 mi	Yaounde	$668
1429 km or 888 mi	Omaruru	$971
1484 km or 922 mi	Berberati	$492
1485 km or 923 mi	Malabo	$1344
1486 km or 923 mi	Douala	$1254
1497 km or 930 mi	Limbe	$750
1498 km or 931 mi	Likasi	$1039