Luanda vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Luanda	Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1012	$2968
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3516	$8022
🏠 One person rent	$496	$1832
🏘️ Family rent	$1762	$4049
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$798
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.7	$140
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1511	$5520
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	19	97
😀 Quality of life	53	94
🏙️ Population	2.49M	441K

The cost of living in Luanda is 66% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 5424th and 182nd ($1012 vs $2968) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 159th in Angola and the United States, respectively. Check Angola vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Luanda compared to 1.9 months in Oakland. Luanda ranked 1st best city to live in Angola vs Oakland ranked 4th in the United States, while ranked 6024th and 38th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Luanda vs Oakland

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	Luanda	Oakland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.84	$30.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.9	$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.9	$13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$7.96
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$4.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.64	$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$467	$1826
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$262	$1533
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2330	$4410
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1341	$3547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.3	$170
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.5	$259
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$133	$70.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	23.82%	6.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10449	$7152
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2420	$7023
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$3.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.9	$84.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$22.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.37	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$6.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$6.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.88	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$7.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$6.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$6.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$4.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$3.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$2.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$2.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.79	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.58	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.98	$15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.5	$5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.76	$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.5	$54.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.51	$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$178
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.31	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.8	$63.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$700	$2719
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15041	$18963

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Cities near Luanda

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Ambriz	$863
184 km or 114 mi	N'zeto	$788
333 km or 207 mi	Boma	$821
337 km or 209 mi	Matadi	$844
383 km or 238 mi	Cabinda	$676
393 km or 244 mi	Lobito	$645
413 km or 257 mi	Benguela	$671
438 km or 272 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$812
475 km or 295 mi	Pointe-Noire	$569
515 km or 320 mi	Huambo	$577
519 km or 323 mi	Kayes	$523
522 km or 324 mi	Madingou	$519
527 km or 327 mi	Kinkala	$520
551 km or 343 mi	Kinshasa	$1120
556 km or 346 mi	Brazzaville	$580
747 km or 464 mi	Kikwit	$876
769 km or 478 mi	Gamboma	$522
801 km or 497 mi	Luena	$634
876 km or 544 mi	Tshikapa	$934
994 km or 618 mi	Oshikango	$731
1029 km or 639 mi	Port-Gentil	$625
1067 km or 663 mi	Kananga	$976
1108 km or 689 mi	Libreville	$668
1137 km or 707 mi	Mbandaka	$850
1143 km or 710 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$843
1182 km or 734 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1011
1205 km or 749 mi	Gandajika	$828
1248 km or 776 mi	Sao Tome	$900
1250 km or 776 mi	Bata	$1121
1250 km or 777 mi	Trindade	$900
1254 km or 779 mi	Tsumeb	$742
1344 km or 835 mi	Otjiwarongo	$777
1356 km or 843 mi	Kolwezi	$975
1425 km or 885 mi	Yaounde	$747
1429 km or 888 mi	Omaruru	$811
1484 km or 922 mi	Berberati	$482
1485 km or 923 mi	Malabo	$741
1486 km or 923 mi	Douala	$1265
1497 km or 930 mi	Limbe	$655
1498 km or 931 mi	Likasi	$961

Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3364
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$2974
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2888
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$2963
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2929
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$3905
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2888
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2747
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3004
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$3041
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$2999
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2932
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2811
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$3785
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3185
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3190
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2816
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$3045
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2840
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3195
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3226
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3269
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2780
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2778
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3466
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3678
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3183
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$3002
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2767
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3059
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$3997
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3657
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3344
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2412
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3060
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3448
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3649
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3187
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3286
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3326