Long Beach vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Long Beach	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2732	$1047
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6311	$2679
🏠 One person rent	$1782	$517
🏘️ Family rent	$3096	$825
🍽️ Food expenses	$654	$307
🚐 Transport expenses	$147	$85.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4305	$3779
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	94	19
😀 Quality of life	78	65
🏙️ Population	467K	2.49M

The cost of living in Long Beach is 161% more expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 524th and 5315th ($2732 vs $1047) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 453rd and 1st in the United States and Angola, respectively. Check the United States vs Angola comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Long Beach compared to 3.6 months in Luanda. Long Beach ranked 282nd best city to live in the United States vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 992nd and 5283rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Long Beach vs Luanda

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	Long Beach	Luanda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19	$5.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.1	$36.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$7.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$1.55
☕ Cappuccino	$5.81	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1919	$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1544	$290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3153	$972
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2806	$523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$90.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$121
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	22.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7165	$11941
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6988	$880
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.6	$33.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$8.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.03	$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$5.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$8.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$3.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.27	$1.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$7.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$0.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.8	$2.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.14	$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.66	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.99	$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.6	$62.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$3.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.4	$46.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$8
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.5	$131
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$154
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1666	$830
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22757	$16706

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Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2974
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2874
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2750
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$3078
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2880
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2702
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2770
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3118
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2829
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$3718
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2695
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$3051
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2835
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2688
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2970
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2892
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3744
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2820
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3193
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2698
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3227
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2827
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$3057
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2930
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2810
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2775
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2803
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2917
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3199
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2847
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3262
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2879
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2850
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$3020
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2789
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2796
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2815
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$3055
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2769
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$3059

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