Luanda vs San Jose, Costa Rica - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Luanda	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1012	$1324
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3516	$3344
🏠 One person rent	$496	$606
🏘️ Family rent	$1762	$1094
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$499
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.7	$78
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1511	$990
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	19	60
😀 Quality of life	53	66
🏙️ Population	2.49M	342K

The cost of living in Luanda is 24% less expensive than in San Jose, Costa Rica. Cities ranked 5424th and 4143rd ($1012 vs $1324) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Angola and Costa Rica, respectively. Check Angola vs Costa Rica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Luanda compared to 0.7 months in San Jose, Costa Rica. Luanda ranked 1st best city to live in Angola vs San Jose, Costa Rica ranked 1st in Costa Rica, while ranked 6024th and 4085th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Luanda vs San Jose, Costa Rica

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	Luanda	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.84	$11.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.9	$51.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.9	$9.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$2.9
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$4.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.64	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$467	$738
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$262	$444
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2330	$1315
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1341	$874
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.3	$53.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.5	$82.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$133	$49.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	23.82%	10.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10449	$2883
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2420	$1718
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.9	$41.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.37	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6	$8.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.88	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$3.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$1.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$3.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.79	$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.58	$2.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$5.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.98	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$7.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.5	$3.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.76	$3.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.5	$65
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.51	$9.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$72.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.31	$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.8	$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$700	$601
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15041	$12527

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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 San Jose, Costa Rica

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Heredia	$1296
17 km or 11 mi	Alajuela	$1269
20 km or 12 mi	Cartago	$1024
82 km or 51 mi	Puntarenas	$801
115 km or 72 mi	Limon	$1225
124 km or 77 mi	Santa Teresa	$1213
167 km or 104 mi	Liberia	$932
197 km or 122 mi	Tamarindo	$1710
244 km or 151 mi	San Juan del Sur	$839
246 km or 153 mi	David	$890
279 km or 173 mi	Juigalpa	$666
302 km or 188 mi	Granada	$701
316 km or 196 mi	Masaya	$710
343 km or 213 mi	Managua	$738
387 km or 241 mi	Matagalpa	$624
398 km or 247 mi	Santiago de Veraguas	$1089
408 km or 253 mi	Jinotega	$455
413 km or 257 mi	Leon	$632
429 km or 266 mi	Esteli	$598
438 km or 272 mi	Penonome	$1116
447 km or 278 mi	Chinandega	$638
457 km or 284 mi	Chitre	$1117
463 km or 288 mi	Colon	$1172
486 km or 302 mi	La Chorrera	$957
508 km or 316 mi	Balboa	$1328
513 km or 319 mi	Panama City	$1479
524 km or 326 mi	Tocumen	$1310
535 km or 333 mi	Pacora	$1304
574 km or 357 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
596 km or 370 mi	San Miguel	$1088
609 km or 378 mi	Usulutan	$1083
635 km or 395 mi	Comayagua	$753
666 km or 414 mi	Yoro	$755
696 km or 432 mi	San Salvador	$1204
697 km or 433 mi	Soyapango	$1182
701 km or 435 mi	Mejicanos	$1175
702 km or 436 mi	Apopa	$1160
703 km or 437 mi	Santa Tecla	$1194
713 km or 443 mi	La Ceiba	$626
729 km or 453 mi	El Progreso	$903