Luanda vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Luanda	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1024	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3248	$2565
🏠 One person rent	$474	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$1436	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$334	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1662	$477
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	19	95
😀 Quality of life	54	63
🏙️ Population	2.49M	11.5M

The cost of living in Luanda is 1% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 5518th and 5616th ($1024 vs $1012) 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 0.5 months in Sao Paulo. Luanda ranked 1st best city to live in Angola vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 5940th and 4573rd 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	$5.91	$6.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.6	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.9	$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.64	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$498	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2497	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$892	$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.2	$50.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$133	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.04%	10.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14404	$2416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3193	$1687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.84	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$8.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.37	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.36	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.34	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$4.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$7.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.4	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.68	$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.58	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.29	$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.84	$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.82	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.49	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.7	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.48	$7.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.2	$57.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.23	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$158	$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$612	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12561	$13135

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Cities near Luanda

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Ambriz	$869
184 km or 114 mi	N'zeto	$793
333 km or 207 mi	Boma	$803
337 km or 209 mi	Matadi	$821
383 km or 238 mi	Cabinda	$686
393 km or 244 mi	Lobito	$705
413 km or 257 mi	Benguela	$736
438 km or 272 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$801
475 km or 295 mi	Pointe-Noire	$578
515 km or 320 mi	Huambo	$652
519 km or 323 mi	Kayes	$531
522 km or 324 mi	Madingou	$531
527 km or 327 mi	Kinkala	$529
551 km or 343 mi	Kinshasa	$1041
556 km or 346 mi	Brazzaville	$589
747 km or 464 mi	Kikwit	$852
769 km or 478 mi	Gamboma	$531
801 km or 497 mi	Luena	$723
876 km or 544 mi	Tshikapa	$902
994 km or 618 mi	Oshikango	$761
1029 km or 639 mi	Port-Gentil	$659
1067 km or 663 mi	Kananga	$932
1108 km or 689 mi	Libreville	$702
1137 km or 707 mi	Mbandaka	$810
1143 km or 710 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$826
1182 km or 734 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$957
1205 km or 749 mi	Gandajika	$815
1248 km or 776 mi	Sao Tome	$878
1250 km or 776 mi	Bata	$1201
1250 km or 777 mi	Trindade	$879
1254 km or 779 mi	Tsumeb	$766
1344 km or 835 mi	Otjiwarongo	$797
1356 km or 843 mi	Kolwezi	$947
1425 km or 885 mi	Yaounde	$764
1429 km or 888 mi	Omaruru	$833
1484 km or 922 mi	Berberati	$488
1485 km or 923 mi	Malabo	$812
1486 km or 923 mi	Douala	$1368
1497 km or 930 mi	Limbe	$710
1498 km or 931 mi	Likasi	$939

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$716
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$665
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$674
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$644
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$686
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$657
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$573
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$663
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$640
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$738
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$640
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$639
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$640
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$639
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$633
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$621
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$656
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$606
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$647
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$645
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$679
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$639
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$661
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$674
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$640
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$698
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$742
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$595
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$630
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$653
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$746
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$650
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$629