Luanda vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Luanda Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1041
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3832
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$431
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$1793
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$115
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1658
$1455
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
19
100
😀 Quality of life
56
78
🏙️ Population
2.49M
24.9M

The cost of living in Luanda is 13% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 5041st and 4461st ($1041 vs $1190) 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 1.2 months in Shanghai. Luanda ranked 1st best city to live in Angola vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 5869th and 558th 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
$6.43
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.7
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.49
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.79
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$382
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$194
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3479
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1084
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.8
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.4
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$140
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
25.1%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11511
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3466
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.84
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.9
$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.53
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.92
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.37
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.21
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.21
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.4
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.02
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.14
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.2
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.55
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.7
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.82
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$131
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$171
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$745
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14000
$28143

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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 Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1074
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740