Los Angeles vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Los Angeles	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3361	$1116
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7751	$2855
🏠 One person rent	$2151	$563
🏘️ Family rent	$3720	$897
🍽️ Food expenses	$750	$318
🚐 Transport expenses	$245	$86.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4549	$3956
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	99	19
😀 Quality of life	94	61
🏙️ Population	3.9M	2.49M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 201% more expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 65th and 4912th ($3361 vs $1116) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st 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 1.4 months in Los Angeles compared to 3.5 months in Luanda. Los Angeles ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 74th and 5762nd 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	$22.6	$5.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.5	$41.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.2	$7.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.27	$1.54
☕ Cappuccino	$6.49	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.83	$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2364	$594
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1847	$315
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4128	$1095
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$567
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.6	$134
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	23.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7753	$10342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6833	$905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.9	$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$8.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.99	$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.62	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$5.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$2.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.04	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$7.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.97	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.09	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.34	$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.8	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.9	$62.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18	$4.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$168	$47.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$31.8	$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans	$62	$138
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$182
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1849	$822
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26874	$19860

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2803
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2786
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2844
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2780
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2722
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2940
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2952
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2764
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3132
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2728
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3036
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2762
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3656
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2947
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2917
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2807
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2822
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3002
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3706
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2758
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3288
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2650
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2856
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3119
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2970
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2855
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2794
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2769
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2731
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3004
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2810
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3122
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3008
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2725
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2682
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3595
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2788
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3191
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2927

Cities near Luanda

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Ambriz	$946
184 km or 114 mi	N'zeto	$853
333 km or 207 mi	Boma	$871
337 km or 209 mi	Matadi	$893
383 km or 238 mi	Cabinda	$706
393 km or 244 mi	Lobito	$684
413 km or 257 mi	Benguela	$719
438 km or 272 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$864
475 km or 295 mi	Pointe-Noire	$585
515 km or 320 mi	Huambo	$606
519 km or 323 mi	Kayes	$536
522 km or 324 mi	Madingou	$536
527 km or 327 mi	Kinkala	$538
551 km or 343 mi	Kinshasa	$1148
556 km or 346 mi	Brazzaville	$595
747 km or 464 mi	Kikwit	$928
769 km or 478 mi	Gamboma	$536
801 km or 497 mi	Luena	$682
876 km or 544 mi	Tshikapa	$993
994 km or 618 mi	Oshikango	$807
1029 km or 639 mi	Port-Gentil	$660
1067 km or 663 mi	Kananga	$1029
1108 km or 689 mi	Libreville	$708
1137 km or 707 mi	Mbandaka	$836
1143 km or 710 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$897
1182 km or 734 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1059
1205 km or 749 mi	Gandajika	$885
1248 km or 776 mi	Sao Tome	$1046
1250 km or 776 mi	Bata	$1241
1250 km or 777 mi	Trindade	$1044
1254 km or 779 mi	Tsumeb	$819
1344 km or 835 mi	Otjiwarongo	$836
1356 km or 843 mi	Kolwezi	$1045
1425 km or 885 mi	Yaounde	$671
1429 km or 888 mi	Omaruru	$924
1484 km or 922 mi	Berberati	$494
1485 km or 923 mi	Malabo	$1413
1486 km or 923 mi	Douala	$1363
1497 km or 930 mi	Limbe	$755
1498 km or 931 mi	Likasi	$1032