Luanda vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Luanda	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1012	$3810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3516	$8485
🏠 One person rent	$496	$2688
🏘️ Family rent	$1762	$4744
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$759
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.7	$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1511	$6191
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	19	87
😀 Quality of life	53	92
🏙️ Population	2.49M	1.01M

The cost of living in Luanda is 73% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 5424th and 8th ($1012 vs $3810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 1.6 months in San Jose, United States. Luanda ranked 1st best city to live in Angola vs San Jose, United States ranked 11th in the United States, while ranked 6024th and 82nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Luanda vs San Jose, United States

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	Luanda	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.84	$21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.9	$100
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.9	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$8.92
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$5.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.64	$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$467	$2643
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$262	$2388
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2330	$5083
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1341	$4230
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.3	$179
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.5	$274
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$133	$69.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	23.82%	6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10449	$9512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2420	$9578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.9	$90.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.37	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$4.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$5.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6	$16.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.88	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$6.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$6.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$3.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$3.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$1.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.79	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.58	$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.98	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.5	$7.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.76	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.5	$129
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.51	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$149
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.31	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.8	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$700	$1805
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15041	$25839

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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, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3362
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3419
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4167
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3287
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3131
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2828
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3448
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3295
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3159
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3752
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3090
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3187
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3060
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3286
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3326
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3002
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3649
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3412
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3344
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3448
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3006
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3096
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3437
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3657
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3466
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2811
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3059
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2747
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3678
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$3041
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$2963
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3269
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$3045
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3226
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3785
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3195
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3364
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2135
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3185
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$2968