Luanda vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Luanda	Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$923	$3273
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2387	$7799
🏠 One person rent	$440	$2094
🏘️ Family rent	$702	$3648
🍽️ Food expenses	$277	$836
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.2	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$222	$5290
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	19	97
😀 Quality of life	48	93
🏙️ Population	2.49M	441K

The cost of living in Luanda is 72% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 6128th and 95th ($923 vs $3273) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 70th 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 0.2 months in Luanda compared to 1.6 months in Oakland. Luanda ranked 1st best city to live in Angola vs Oakland ranked 13th in the United States, while ranked 6933rd and 70th 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	$5.51	$24.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.3	$120
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.73	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.65	$7.96
☕ Cappuccino	$2.87	$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$3.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$447	$2145
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$1854
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$805	$3859
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$453	$3291
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.8	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.4	$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$102	$67.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.85%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11992	$7921
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$885	$5888
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.1	$85.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.18	$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.33	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$4.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$7.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.91	$6.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$20.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.65	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$6.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$6.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$6.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$4.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$3.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$2.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.07	$3.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.23	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.45	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.96	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.98	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.99	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.76	$5.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.46	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.8	$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.55	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.5	$179
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.04	$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$110	$75.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$131	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$761	$2824
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14053	$20453

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Cities near Luanda

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

Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3559
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3204
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$3049
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$3043
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$3070
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$4110
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2906
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2822
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3102
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2968
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3086
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2900
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2822
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$3873
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3252
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3264
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2796
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2848
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2893
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3261
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3276
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3310
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2905
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2748
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3588
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3797
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3245
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$3075
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2804
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3088
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$4178
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3577
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3357
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2393
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3234
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3486
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3728
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3616
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3356
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3357