Luanda vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Luanda Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1024
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3248
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$474
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$1436
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1662
$1905
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
19
100
😀 Quality of life
54
79
🏙️ Population
2.49M
24.9M

The cost of living in Luanda is 10% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 5518th and 4780th ($1024 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Angola and China, respectively. Check Angola vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Luanda compared to 1.7 months in Shanghai. Luanda ranked 1st best city to live in Angola vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 5940th and 571st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Luanda vs Shanghai

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Luanda Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.91
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.6
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.9
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$3.71
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.64
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$498
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2497
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$892
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.2
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$133
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.04%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14404
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3193
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.84
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.36
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.68
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.58
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.29
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.84
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.82
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.49
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.7
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.48
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.2
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.23
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$158
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$612
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12561
$31401

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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 Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1028
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$706
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$648
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$774