Luanda vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Luanda	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1012	$1133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3516	$2851
🏠 One person rent	$496	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$1762	$950
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$373
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.7	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1511	$777
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	19	91
😀 Quality of life	53	77
🏙️ Population	2.49M	6.26M

The cost of living in Luanda is 11% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 5424th and 4686th ($1012 vs $1133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Angola and Chile, respectively. Check Angola vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Luanda compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Luanda ranked 1st best city to live in Angola vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 6024th and 764th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Luanda vs Santiago

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	Luanda	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.84	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.9	$47.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.9	$8.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$3.5
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.64	$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$467	$490
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$262	$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2330	$956
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1341	$777
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.3	$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.5	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$133	$20.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	23.82%	5.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10449	$3078
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2420	$3323
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.9	$43.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.37	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6	$6.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.88	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.79	$5.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.58	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$5.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.98	$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.5	$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.76	$3.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.5	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.51	$6.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.31	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.8	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$74.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$700	$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15041	$8040

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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 Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$875
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$930
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$759
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$720
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$798
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$827
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$833
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$832
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1074
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$874
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$805
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$920
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$765
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$812
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$823
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$815
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$790
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$835
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$511
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$814
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$860
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$768
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$735
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$642
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$807
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$814
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$731
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$750
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$671
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$902
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$810
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$722
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$800
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$762
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$710
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$793
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$791
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$786
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$680
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$731