Luanda vs Semarang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Luanda	Semarang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1012	$493
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3516	$1296
🏠 One person rent	$496	$226
🏘️ Family rent	$1762	$550
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$180
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.7	$38.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1511	$202
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	19	60
😀 Quality of life	53	53
🏙️ Population	2.49M	1.62M

The cost of living in Luanda is 105% more expensive than in Semarang. Cities ranked 5424th and 8682nd ($1012 vs $493) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 41st in Angola and Indonesia, respectively. Check Angola vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Luanda compared to 0.4 months in Semarang. Luanda ranked 1st best city to live in Angola vs Semarang ranked 10th in Indonesia, while ranked 6024th and 6048th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Luanda vs Semarang

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	Luanda	Semarang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.84	$1.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.9	$12.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.9	$3.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$1.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.64	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$467	$202
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$262	$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2330	$540
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1341	$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.3	$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.5	$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$133	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	23.82%	7.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10449	$1282
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2420	$609
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.9	$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$2.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.37	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$5.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6	$2.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.88	$7.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.79	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.58	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$2.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.98	$1.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.5	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.76	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.5	$24.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.51	$2.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.31	$2.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.8	$36.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$700	$44.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15041	$2365

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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 Semarang

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Salatiga	$421
80 km or 50 mi	Surakarta	$417
82 km or 51 mi	Pekalongan	$471
93 km or 58 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
142 km or 88 mi	Tegal	$480
143 km or 89 mi	Madiun	$486
175 km or 109 mi	Cilacap	$474
200 km or 124 mi	Kediri	$464
206 km or 128 mi	Cirebon	$521
212 km or 132 mi	Banjar	$490
229 km or 142 mi	Blitar	$453
229 km or 143 mi	Mojokerto	$505
248 km or 154 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
253 km or 157 mi	Batu	$410
258 km or 160 mi	Surabaya	$549
268 km or 166 mi	Malang	$365
285 km or 177 mi	Pasuruan	$510
315 km or 195 mi	Bandung	$545
318 km or 198 mi	Cimahi	$500
321 km or 199 mi	Probolinggo	$614
385 km or 239 mi	Sukabumi	$563
386 km or 240 mi	Bekasi	$518
401 km or 249 mi	Bogor	$513
402 km or 250 mi	Depok	$385
403 km or 251 mi	Jakarta	$701
415 km or 258 mi	South Tangerang	$536
427 km or 265 mi	Tangerang	$558
481 km or 299 mi	Serang	$492
498 km or 310 mi	Cilegon	$488
533 km or 331 mi	Bali	$1267
561 km or 348 mi	Ubud	$845
562 km or 349 mi	Denpasar	$497
595 km or 370 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
602 km or 374 mi	Metro	$432
613 km or 381 mi	Banjarmasin	$469
618 km or 384 mi	Banjarbaru	$460
653 km or 406 mi	Mataram	$355
656 km or 408 mi	Palangka Raya	$475
767 km or 476 mi	Palembang	$395
782 km or 486 mi	Pontianak	$427