Luanda vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Luanda Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1024
$519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3248
$1426
🏠 One person rent
$474
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$1436
$428
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$191
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$44.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1662
$315
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
19
52
😀 Quality of life
54
43
🏙️ Population
2.49M
2.11M

The cost of living in Luanda is 97% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 5518th and 8536th ($1024 vs $519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 38th 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 0.6 months in Medan. Luanda ranked 1st best city to live in Angola vs Medan ranked 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 5940th and 6659th among best cities to live in the world.

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Luanda Medan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.91
$2.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.6
$11.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.9
$3.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$3.02
☕ Cappuccino
$3.71
$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.64
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$498
$190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2497
$456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$892
$302
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.2
$42.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90
$65
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$133
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.04%
10.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14404
$1907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3193
$661
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.84
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35
$9.09
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$4.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.36
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$4.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$7.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.68
$19.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.58
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.29
$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.84
$2.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.82
$2.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.49
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$0.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.7
$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.48
$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.2
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.23
$2.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$60.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$158
$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$612
$85.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12561
$11482

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Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Ambriz
$869
184 km or 114 mi N'zeto
$793
333 km or 207 mi Boma
$803
337 km or 209 mi Matadi
$821
383 km or 238 mi Cabinda
$686
393 km or 244 mi Lobito
$705
413 km or 257 mi Benguela
$736
438 km or 272 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$801
475 km or 295 mi Pointe-Noire
$578
515 km or 320 mi Huambo
$652
519 km or 323 mi Kayes
$531
522 km or 324 mi Madingou
$531
527 km or 327 mi Kinkala
$529
551 km or 343 mi Kinshasa
$1041
556 km or 346 mi Brazzaville
$589
747 km or 464 mi Kikwit
$852
769 km or 478 mi Gamboma
$531
801 km or 497 mi Luena
$723
876 km or 544 mi Tshikapa
$902
994 km or 618 mi Oshikango
$761
1029 km or 639 mi Port-Gentil
$659
1067 km or 663 mi Kananga
$932
1108 km or 689 mi Libreville
$702
1137 km or 707 mi Mbandaka
$810
1143 km or 710 mi Mwene-Ditu
$826
1182 km or 734 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$957
1205 km or 749 mi Gandajika
$815
1248 km or 776 mi Sao Tome
$878
1250 km or 776 mi Bata
$1201
1250 km or 777 mi Trindade
$879
1254 km or 779 mi Tsumeb
$766
1344 km or 835 mi Otjiwarongo
$797
1356 km or 843 mi Kolwezi
$947
1425 km or 885 mi Yaounde
$764
1429 km or 888 mi Omaruru
$833
1484 km or 922 mi Berberati
$488
1485 km or 923 mi Malabo
$812
1486 km or 923 mi Douala
$1368
1497 km or 930 mi Limbe
$710
1498 km or 931 mi Likasi
$939

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$503
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$504
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$518
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$490
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$538
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$461
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$673
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$759
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$624
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$669
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$671
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$670
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$637
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$613
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$729
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$742
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$594
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$687
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$523
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$732
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$738
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$892
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$617
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$571
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$563
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$630
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$585
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$561
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$421
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$699
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$799
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$590
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$752
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$985
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$517
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$822
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$807
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$750
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$518
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$544