Luanda vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Luanda	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1116	$3469
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2855	$7890
🏠 One person rent	$563	$2370
🏘️ Family rent	$897	$4148
🍽️ Food expenses	$318	$726
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.2	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3956	$5254
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	19	86
😀 Quality of life	61	93
🏙️ Population	2.49M	1.39M

The cost of living in Luanda is 68% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 4912th and 43rd ($1116 vs $3469) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 33rd 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 3.5 months in Luanda compared to 1.5 months in San Diego. Luanda ranked 1st best city to live in Angola vs San Diego ranked 26th in the United States, while ranked 5762nd and 97th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Luanda	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.83	$21.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$41.7	$85.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.75	$15.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$8.63
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$6.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.65	$3.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$594	$2499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$315	$2053
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1095	$4569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$567	$3654
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.8	$156
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.7	$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$134	$71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	23.9%	6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10342	$9580
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$905	$7151
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.53	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.3	$71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.23	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.35	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.19	$3.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$3.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$6.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.9	$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$4.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.68	$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.58	$2.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.95	$14.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3	$9.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$5.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.1	$63.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.49	$17.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.4	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.07	$30.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$138	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$182	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$822	$1745
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19860	$28967

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Cities near Luanda

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Ambriz	$946
184 km or 114 mi	N'zeto	$853
333 km or 207 mi	Boma	$871
337 km or 209 mi	Matadi	$893
383 km or 238 mi	Cabinda	$706
393 km or 244 mi	Lobito	$684
413 km or 257 mi	Benguela	$719
438 km or 272 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$864
475 km or 295 mi	Pointe-Noire	$585
515 km or 320 mi	Huambo	$606
519 km or 323 mi	Kayes	$536
522 km or 324 mi	Madingou	$536
527 km or 327 mi	Kinkala	$538
551 km or 343 mi	Kinshasa	$1148
556 km or 346 mi	Brazzaville	$595
747 km or 464 mi	Kikwit	$928
769 km or 478 mi	Gamboma	$536
801 km or 497 mi	Luena	$682
876 km or 544 mi	Tshikapa	$993
994 km or 618 mi	Oshikango	$807
1029 km or 639 mi	Port-Gentil	$660
1067 km or 663 mi	Kananga	$1029
1108 km or 689 mi	Libreville	$708
1137 km or 707 mi	Mbandaka	$836
1143 km or 710 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$897
1182 km or 734 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1059
1205 km or 749 mi	Gandajika	$885
1248 km or 776 mi	Sao Tome	$1046
1250 km or 776 mi	Bata	$1241
1250 km or 777 mi	Trindade	$1044
1254 km or 779 mi	Tsumeb	$819
1344 km or 835 mi	Otjiwarongo	$836
1356 km or 843 mi	Kolwezi	$1045
1425 km or 885 mi	Yaounde	$671
1429 km or 888 mi	Omaruru	$924
1484 km or 922 mi	Berberati	$494
1485 km or 923 mi	Malabo	$1413
1486 km or 923 mi	Douala	$1363
1497 km or 930 mi	Limbe	$755
1498 km or 931 mi	Likasi	$1032

Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3195
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$3013
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2932
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2972
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2943
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2996
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2988
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1210
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2887
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2922
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3066
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1063
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1055
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3215
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2931
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3252
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2930
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3274
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2873
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2681
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2967
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3049
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2994
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2715
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3057
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2776
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3490
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$3075
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2626
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$903
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2671
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3585
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3037
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$3014
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3450
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2539
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2742
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2691
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2782