Luanda vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Luanda	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1041	$1042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3832	$2664
🏠 One person rent	$431	$480
🏘️ Family rent	$1793	$881
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$115	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1658	$460
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	19	95
😀 Quality of life	56	64
🏙️ Population	2.49M	12.4M

The cost of living in Luanda is 0.1% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 5041st and 5031st ($1041 vs $1042) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Angola and Brazil, respectively. Check Angola vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Luanda compared to 0.4 months in Sao Paulo. Luanda ranked 1st best city to live in Angola vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 5869th and 4799th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Luanda vs Sao Paulo

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	Luanda	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.43	$7.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.7	$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.49	$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$2.19
☕ Cappuccino	$3.81	$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.79	$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$382	$560
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3479	$1043
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1084	$696
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.8	$60.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.4	$93.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$140	$22.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	25.1%	10.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11511	$2704
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3466	$1879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.84	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37	$50.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.9	$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.37	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.22	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.92	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.37	$4.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$8.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.21	$9.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.66	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.4	$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.02	$5.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.14	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.87	$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.2	$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.55	$7.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.7	$60.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.82	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$131	$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$171	$89.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$745	$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14000	$12031

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Cities near Luanda

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Ambriz	$887
184 km or 114 mi	N'zeto	$829
333 km or 207 mi	Boma	$813
337 km or 209 mi	Matadi	$827
383 km or 238 mi	Cabinda	$749
393 km or 244 mi	Lobito	$733
413 km or 257 mi	Benguela	$771
438 km or 272 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$805
475 km or 295 mi	Pointe-Noire	$545
515 km or 320 mi	Huambo	$702
519 km or 323 mi	Kayes	$510
522 km or 324 mi	Madingou	$509
527 km or 327 mi	Kinkala	$511
551 km or 343 mi	Kinshasa	$1001
556 km or 346 mi	Brazzaville	$561
747 km or 464 mi	Kikwit	$829
769 km or 478 mi	Gamboma	$510
801 km or 497 mi	Luena	$767
876 km or 544 mi	Tshikapa	$890
994 km or 618 mi	Oshikango	$677
1029 km or 639 mi	Port-Gentil	$651
1067 km or 663 mi	Kananga	$934
1108 km or 689 mi	Libreville	$697
1137 km or 707 mi	Mbandaka	$825
1143 km or 710 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$833
1182 km or 734 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$958
1205 km or 749 mi	Gandajika	$824
1248 km or 776 mi	Sao Tome	$866
1250 km or 776 mi	Bata	$1242
1250 km or 777 mi	Trindade	$866
1254 km or 779 mi	Tsumeb	$687
1344 km or 835 mi	Otjiwarongo	$717
1356 km or 843 mi	Kolwezi	$961
1425 km or 885 mi	Yaounde	$567
1429 km or 888 mi	Omaruru	$749
1484 km or 922 mi	Berberati	$462
1485 km or 923 mi	Malabo	$990
1486 km or 923 mi	Douala	$1300
1497 km or 930 mi	Limbe	$683
1498 km or 931 mi	Likasi	$953

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$768
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$695
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$733
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$744
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$680
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$690
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$766
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$600
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$711
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$668
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$661
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$669
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$674
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$669
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$695
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$645
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$682
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$663
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$680
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$651
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$652
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$652
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$675
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$680
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$662
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$670
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$677
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$687
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$700
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$678
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$761
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$763
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$662
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$657
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$558
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$813
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$649
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$678
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$659