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

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Luanda	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1116	$3952
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2855	$8290
🏠 One person rent	$563	$2795
🏘️ Family rent	$897	$4452
🍽️ Food expenses	$318	$775
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.2	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3956	$5915
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	19	87
😀 Quality of life	61	93
🏙️ Population	2.49M	1.01M

The cost of living in Luanda is 72% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 4912th and 6th ($1116 vs $3952) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 Jose, United States. Luanda ranked 1st best city to live in Angola vs San Jose, United States ranked 21st in the United States, while ranked 5762nd and 88th 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	$5.83	$20.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$41.7	$99.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.75	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$9.08
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$5.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.65	$3.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$594	$2999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$315	$2438
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1095	$4520
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$567	$4008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.8	$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.7	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$134	$70
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	23.9%	6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10342	$10416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$905	$9325
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.53	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.3	$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.23	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.35	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.19	$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$5.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$22.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.9	$23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$5.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$6.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$4.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$1.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$3.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.68	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.58	$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.95	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.1	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.49	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.4	$176
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.07	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$138	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$182	$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$822	$1874
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19860	$22302

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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 Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3424
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3476
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4335
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3356
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3202
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2942
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3426
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3415
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3182
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3765
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3130
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3328
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3133
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3333
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3359
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3045
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3890
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3719
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3382
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3462
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$2955
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3089
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3748
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3553
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3634
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2826
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3070
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2810
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3756
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2957
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3071
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3317
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2850
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3285
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3818
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3230
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3255
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2114
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3254