Kingston vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kingston	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1378	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3571	$3516
🏠 One person rent	$664	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$1546	$1762
🍽️ Food expenses	$489	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$132	$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$763	$1511
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	41	19
😀 Quality of life	54	53
🏙️ Population	580K	2.49M

The cost of living in Kingston is 36% more expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 3941st and 5424th ($1378 vs $1012) 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 1.5 months in Luanda. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 5942nd and 6024th 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	$7.64	$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.3	$53.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.29	$7.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.32	$1.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$816	$467
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$434	$262
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1923	$2330
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$1341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$59.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$89.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.8	$133
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.4%	23.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2836	$10449
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2205	$2420
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50	$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$8.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.08	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.6	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.91	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.46	$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.14	$9.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$3.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$2.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$7.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.87	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$5.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$0.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.6	$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$4.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.2	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.55	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.6	$96.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$265	$700
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2764	$15041

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Cities near Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1197
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$787
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$1063
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$870
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1170
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$877
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$1000
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1014
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1124
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1415
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2123
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1272
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2763
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$1166
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1561
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1266
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1561
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1830
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$506
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$507
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1531
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1395
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$508
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$521
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$527
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$542
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1258
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$520
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$521
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1259
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3754
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1211
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$511
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$505
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1101
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1058
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$645
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$715
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$865
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$707

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