Luanda vs San Juan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Luanda	San Juan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1012	$2034
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3516	$4562
🏠 One person rent	$496	$1205
🏘️ Family rent	$1762	$2071
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$594
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.7	$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1511	$2198
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	19	54
😀 Quality of life	53	83
🏙️ Population	2.49M	342K

The cost of living in Luanda is 50% less expensive than in San Juan. Cities ranked 5424th and 1742nd ($1012 vs $2034) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1529th 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 1.1 months in San Juan. Luanda ranked 1st best city to live in Angola vs San Juan ranked 112th in the United States, while ranked 6024th and 422nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Luanda vs San Juan

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	Luanda	San Juan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.84	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.9	$78
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.9	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$3.33
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$4.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.64	$1.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$467	$1542
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$262	$811
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2330	$2391
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1341	$1556
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.3	$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.5	$285
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$133	$63.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	23.82%	5.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10449	$3917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2420	$2444
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.9	$42.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$28.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.37	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$3.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$5.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6	$8.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.88	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$4.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$3.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$4.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$3.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.79	$18.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.58	$2.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.98	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$7.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.5	$3.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.76	$2.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.5	$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.51	$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$56.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.31	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.8	$50.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$700	$472
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15041	$10321

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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 Juan

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Catano	$1815
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Guaynabo	$1598
11 km or 6.8 mi	Trujillo Alto	$1500
11 km or 7.1 mi	Bayamon	$1378
13 km or 7.8 mi	Carolina	$1561
19 km or 12 mi	Canovanas	$1684
20 km or 13 mi	Toa Alta	$1670
21 km or 13 mi	Dorado	$1799
24 km or 15 mi	Gurabo	$1166
24 km or 15 mi	Caguas	$1373
25 km or 16 mi	Naranjito	$1557
26 km or 16 mi	Rio Grande	$1670
28 km or 18 mi	Vega Alta	$1514
29 km or 18 mi	Corozal	$1748
32 km or 20 mi	Cidra	$1744
34 km or 21 mi	Vega Baja	$1790
36 km or 23 mi	Las Piedras	$1483
39 km or 24 mi	Cayey	$1798
42 km or 26 mi	Humacao	$1364
42 km or 26 mi	Orocovis	$1707
43 km or 27 mi	Naguabo	$1704
44 km or 27 mi	Manati	$1682
46 km or 28 mi	Fajardo	$1566
49 km or 30 mi	Yabucoa	$1631
51 km or 32 mi	Guayama	$1532
51 km or 32 mi	Coamo	$1669
65 km or 40 mi	Santa Isabel	$1231
69 km or 43 mi	Arecibo	$1189
70 km or 43 mi	Utuado	$1610
77 km or 48 mi	Ponce	$1354
80 km or 50 mi	Hatillo	$793
92 km or 57 mi	Quebradillas	$1457
95 km or 59 mi	Yauco	$1612
98 km or 61 mi	San Sebastian	$1538
103 km or 64 mi	Sabana Grande	$1572
106 km or 66 mi	Isabela	$1429
111 km or 69 mi	San German	$1546
115 km or 71 mi	Aguadilla	$1221
117 km or 72 mi	Mayaguez	$1264
118 km or 74 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2177