Luanda vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Luanda	Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1041	$500
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3832	$1369
🏠 One person rent	$431	$200
🏘️ Family rent	$1793	$417
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$185
🚐 Transport expenses	$115	$39.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1658	$269
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	19	52
😀 Quality of life	56	45
🏙️ Population	2.49M	2.11M

The cost of living in Luanda is 108% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 5041st and 8502nd ($1041 vs $500) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 35th in Angola and Indonesia, respectively. Check Angola vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Luanda compared to 0.5 months in Medan. Luanda ranked 1st best city to live in Angola vs Medan ranked 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 5869th and 6617th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Luanda vs Medan

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	Luanda	Medan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.43	$2.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.7	$11.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.49	$3.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$3.81	$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.79	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$382	$190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$115
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3479	$449
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1084	$296
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.8	$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.4	$62.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$140	$28.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	25.1%	11.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11511	$1660
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3466	$636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.84	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37	$6.93
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.9	$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.37	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.22	$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$1.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.92	$5.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.37	$2.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$8.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.21	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.66	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.4	$2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.02	$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.14	$2.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.87	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.2	$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.55	$3.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.7	$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.82	$2.87
👖 Brand Jeans	$131	$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$171	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$745	$63.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14000	$11223

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Cities near Luanda

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Ambriz	$887
184 km or 114 mi	N'zeto	$829
333 km or 207 mi	Boma	$813
337 km or 209 mi	Matadi	$827
383 km or 238 mi	Cabinda	$749
393 km or 244 mi	Lobito	$733
413 km or 257 mi	Benguela	$771
438 km or 272 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$805
475 km or 295 mi	Pointe-Noire	$545
515 km or 320 mi	Huambo	$702
519 km or 323 mi	Kayes	$510
522 km or 324 mi	Madingou	$509
527 km or 327 mi	Kinkala	$511
551 km or 343 mi	Kinshasa	$1001
556 km or 346 mi	Brazzaville	$561
747 km or 464 mi	Kikwit	$829
769 km or 478 mi	Gamboma	$510
801 km or 497 mi	Luena	$767
876 km or 544 mi	Tshikapa	$890
994 km or 618 mi	Oshikango	$677
1029 km or 639 mi	Port-Gentil	$651
1067 km or 663 mi	Kananga	$934
1108 km or 689 mi	Libreville	$697
1137 km or 707 mi	Mbandaka	$825
1143 km or 710 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$833
1182 km or 734 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$958
1205 km or 749 mi	Gandajika	$824
1248 km or 776 mi	Sao Tome	$866
1250 km or 776 mi	Bata	$1242
1250 km or 777 mi	Trindade	$866
1254 km or 779 mi	Tsumeb	$687
1344 km or 835 mi	Otjiwarongo	$717
1356 km or 843 mi	Kolwezi	$961
1425 km or 885 mi	Yaounde	$567
1429 km or 888 mi	Omaruru	$749
1484 km or 922 mi	Berberati	$462
1485 km or 923 mi	Malabo	$990
1486 km or 923 mi	Douala	$1300
1497 km or 930 mi	Limbe	$683
1498 km or 931 mi	Likasi	$953

Cities near Medan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Binjai	$483
67 km or 41 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$485
90 km or 56 mi	Pematangsiantar	$499
119 km or 74 mi	Langsa	$472
148 km or 92 mi	Tanjungbalai	$515
238 km or 148 mi	Lhokseumawe	$443
264 km or 164 mi	Teluk Intan	$565
264 km or 164 mi	Taiping	$638
264 km or 164 mi	Padangsidempuan	$596
268 km or 166 mi	George Town	$566
269 km or 167 mi	Butterworth	$578
286 km or 178 mi	Ipoh	$550
298 km or 185 mi	Sungai Petani	$544
307 km or 191 mi	Gunungsitoli	$587
317 km or 197 mi	Klang	$553
322 km or 200 mi	Ko Lipe	$650
324 km or 201 mi	Langkawi	$496
325 km or 202 mi	Shah Alam	$582
331 km or 206 mi	Alor Setar	$453
332 km or 206 mi	Subang Jaya	$644
332 km or 206 mi	Petaling Jaya	$645
341 km or 212 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$743
342 km or 212 mi	Cyberjaya	$539
345 km or 215 mi	Putrajaya	$480
352 km or 219 mi	Kangar	$487
378 km or 235 mi	Seremban	$545
381 km or 237 mi	Dumai	$554
422 km or 262 mi	Hat Yai	$520
426 km or 265 mi	Banda Aceh	$403
431 km or 268 mi	Malacca	$602
445 km or 277 mi	Ko Lanta	$697
466 km or 289 mi	Pekanbaru	$558
468 km or 291 mi	Muar	$611
470 km or 292 mi	Phuket	$870
483 km or 300 mi	Kota Bharu	$455
487 km or 303 mi	Ao Nang	$653
489 km or 304 mi	Krabi	$739
515 km or 320 mi	Batu Pahat	$609
518 km or 322 mi	Kuantan	$482
529 km or 329 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$465