London vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	London	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3740	$1047
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8537	$2679
🏠 One person rent	$2516	$517
🏘️ Family rent	$4294	$825
🍽️ Food expenses	$631	$307
🚐 Transport expenses	$412	$85.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3678	$3779
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	100	19
😀 Quality of life	96	65
🏙️ Population	8.8M	2.49M

The cost of living in London is 257% more expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 20th and 5315th ($3740 vs $1047) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the United Kingdom and Angola, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Angola comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in London compared to 3.6 months in Luanda. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 12th and 5283rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in London vs Luanda

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	London	Luanda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.5	$5.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$98	$36.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$7.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.2	$1.55
☕ Cappuccino	$5.94	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.15	$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2958	$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2140	$290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4865	$972
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3773	$523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$90.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.3	$121
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.75%	22.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20369	$11941
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10989	$880
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.62	$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$33.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.9	$8.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.86	$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.25	$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.71	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.98	$5.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$8.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$1.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.79	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$7.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.33	$0.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.6	$2.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.84	$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.87	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.44	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.5	$62.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.3	$3.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.9	$46.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$8
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$131
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$154
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2594	$830
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30567	$16706

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3038
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2559
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2498
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2564
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2419
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2417
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2406
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2395
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2382
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2661
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2336
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2426
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2490
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2227
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2271
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2345
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2675
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2152
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2259
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2321
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2567
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2276
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2260
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2846
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2265
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2188
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2622
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2385
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2262
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2485
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1860
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2191
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2215
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2223
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2212
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2576
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2111
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2377
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2472
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2199

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