Los Angeles vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Los Angeles	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3420	$923
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7800	$2387
🏠 One person rent	$2177	$440
🏘️ Family rent	$3742	$702
🍽️ Food expenses	$761	$277
🚐 Transport expenses	$263	$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4482	$222
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	99	19
😀 Quality of life	93	48
🏙️ Population	3.9M	2.49M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 270% more expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 62nd and 6128th ($3420 vs $923) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th 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 1.3 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.2 months in Luanda. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 50th and 6933rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Luanda

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	Los Angeles	Luanda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.4	$5.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$35.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$6.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.92	$1.65
☕ Cappuccino	$6.66	$2.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$447
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1856	$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4109	$805
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3268	$453
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$49.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$76.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.2	$102
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	20.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8186	$11992
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7185	$885
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$33.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$8.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$0.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.33	$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.59	$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$4.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$7.65
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$2.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$0.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$5.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.99	$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.1	$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$3.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$164	$47.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.5	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$110
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$131
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1748	$761
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23685	$14053

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000

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