London vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	London	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3662	$923
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8238	$2387
🏠 One person rent	$2434	$440
🏘️ Family rent	$4002	$702
🍽️ Food expenses	$632	$277
🚐 Transport expenses	$409	$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4720	$222
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	100	19
😀 Quality of life	97	48
🏙️ Population	8.8M	2.49M

The cost of living in London is 297% more expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 28th and 6128th ($3662 vs $923) 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 1.3 months in London compared to 0.2 months in Luanda. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 4th and 6933rd 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	$22.6	$5.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$98.8	$35.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$6.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.64	$1.65
☕ Cappuccino	$5.66	$2.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2743	$447
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2091	$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4437	$805
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3517	$453
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$49.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$76.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.6	$102
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.79%	20.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20829	$11992
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9663	$885
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.01	$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$106	$33.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.5	$8.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$0.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.1	$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$4.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$7.65
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.6	$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$0.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.8	$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.71	$5.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.12	$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.33	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.6	$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.9	$3.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.4	$47.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$114	$110
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$131
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2713	$761
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25686	$14053

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3042
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2520
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2447
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2563
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2399
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2382
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2396
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2349
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2326
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2630
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2308
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2384
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2451
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2205
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2214
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2290
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2627
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2117
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2253
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2294
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2545
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2244
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2234
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2820
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2234
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2159
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2634
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2289
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2235
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2309
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1842
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2188
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2200
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2164
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2196
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2559
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2109
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2363
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2476
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2178

Cities near Luanda

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Ambriz	$791
184 km or 114 mi	N'zeto	$721
333 km or 207 mi	Boma	$856
337 km or 209 mi	Matadi	$881
383 km or 238 mi	Cabinda	$673
393 km or 244 mi	Lobito	$610
413 km or 257 mi	Benguela	$631
438 km or 272 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$846
475 km or 295 mi	Pointe-Noire	$578
515 km or 320 mi	Huambo	$554
519 km or 323 mi	Kayes	$533
522 km or 324 mi	Madingou	$531
527 km or 327 mi	Kinkala	$533
551 km or 343 mi	Kinshasa	$1133
556 km or 346 mi	Brazzaville	$590
747 km or 464 mi	Kikwit	$915
769 km or 478 mi	Gamboma	$531
801 km or 497 mi	Luena	$595
876 km or 544 mi	Tshikapa	$979
994 km or 618 mi	Oshikango	$891
1029 km or 639 mi	Port-Gentil	$698
1067 km or 663 mi	Kananga	$1019
1108 km or 689 mi	Libreville	$743
1137 km or 707 mi	Mbandaka	$833
1143 km or 710 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$881
1182 km or 734 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1047
1205 km or 749 mi	Gandajika	$872
1248 km or 776 mi	Sao Tome	$1011
1250 km or 776 mi	Bata	$1209
1250 km or 777 mi	Trindade	$1013
1254 km or 779 mi	Tsumeb	$890
1344 km or 835 mi	Otjiwarongo	$925
1356 km or 843 mi	Kolwezi	$1044
1425 km or 885 mi	Yaounde	$666
1429 km or 888 mi	Omaruru	$982
1484 km or 922 mi	Berberati	$478
1485 km or 923 mi	Malabo	$1272
1486 km or 923 mi	Douala	$1156
1497 km or 930 mi	Limbe	$738
1498 km or 931 mi	Likasi	$1029