Luanda vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Luanda Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$453
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2387
$1141
🏠 One person rent
$440
$189
🏘️ Family rent
$702
$310
🍽️ Food expenses
$277
$170
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.2
$32.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$222
$216
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
19
55
😀 Quality of life
48
47
🏙️ Population
2.49M
2.11M

The cost of living in Luanda is 104% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 6128th and 8852nd ($923 vs $453) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 44th in Angola and Indonesia, respectively. Check Angola vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Luanda compared to 0.5 months in Medan. Luanda ranked 1st best city to live in Angola vs Medan ranked 15th in Indonesia, while ranked 6933rd and 6943rd 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
$5.51
$1.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.3
$10.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.73
$3.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$2.01
☕ Cappuccino
$2.87
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.38
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$447
$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$805
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$453
$196
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.8
$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.4
$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.85%
9.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11992
$1152
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$885
$558
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.49
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.1
$6.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.18
$2.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.33
$0.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$1.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$1.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$6.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.34
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.65
$6.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.07
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.23
$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.45
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.96
$2.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.98
$1.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.99
$2.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.46
$0.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.8
$17.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.55
$3.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.5
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$2.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$47.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$96.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$761
$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14053
$7769

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$449
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$449
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$459
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$439
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$470
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$429
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$678
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$555
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$530
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$762
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$720
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$677
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$637
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$527
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$743
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$747
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$616
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$741
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$545
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$798
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$783
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$992
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$654
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$610
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$592
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$617
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$488
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$588
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$407
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$707
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$806
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$466
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$759
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$1010
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$531
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$784
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$836
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$737
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$576
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$550