Luanda vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Luanda Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1047
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2679
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$517
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$825
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.9
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3779
$879
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
19
99
😀 Quality of life
65
75
🏙️ Population
2.49M
24.9M

The cost of living in Luanda is 7% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 5315th and 4971st ($1047 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Angola and China, respectively. Check Angola vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 3.6 months in Luanda compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Luanda ranked 1st best city to live in Angola vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 5283rd and 1655th 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
$5.89
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.5
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.83
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$3.41
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.51
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$526
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$290
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$972
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$523
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.6
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.6
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$121
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.35%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11941
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$880
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.53
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.5
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.15
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.07
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.42
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.33
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.53
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.29
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.05
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.45
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.5
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.89
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.6
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$131
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$154
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$830
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16706
$27781

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Cities near Luanda

Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Ambriz
$897
184 km or 114 mi N'zeto
$815
333 km or 207 mi Boma
$870
337 km or 209 mi Matadi
$895
383 km or 238 mi Cabinda
$695
393 km or 244 mi Lobito
$665
413 km or 257 mi Benguela
$692
438 km or 272 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$859
475 km or 295 mi Pointe-Noire
$590
515 km or 320 mi Huambo
$595
519 km or 323 mi Kayes
$544
522 km or 324 mi Madingou
$544
527 km or 327 mi Kinkala
$543
551 km or 343 mi Kinshasa
$1163
556 km or 346 mi Brazzaville
$602
747 km or 464 mi Kikwit
$932
769 km or 478 mi Gamboma
$543
801 km or 497 mi Luena
$662
876 km or 544 mi Tshikapa
$999
994 km or 618 mi Oshikango
$855
1029 km or 639 mi Port-Gentil
$699
1067 km or 663 mi Kananga
$1037
1108 km or 689 mi Libreville
$745
1137 km or 707 mi Mbandaka
$851
1143 km or 710 mi Mwene-Ditu
$895
1182 km or 734 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1067
1205 km or 749 mi Gandajika
$887
1248 km or 776 mi Sao Tome
$1042
1250 km or 776 mi Bata
$1239
1250 km or 777 mi Trindade
$1042
1254 km or 779 mi Tsumeb
$873
1344 km or 835 mi Otjiwarongo
$874
1356 km or 843 mi Kolwezi
$1039
1425 km or 885 mi Yaounde
$668
1429 km or 888 mi Omaruru
$971
1484 km or 922 mi Berberati
$492
1485 km or 923 mi Malabo
$1344
1486 km or 923 mi Douala
$1254
1497 km or 930 mi Limbe
$750
1498 km or 931 mi Likasi
$1039

Cities near Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1002
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$669
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$601
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$665
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$632
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$765