Luanda vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Luanda Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1012
$1097
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3516
$3454
🏠 One person rent
$496
$577
🏘️ Family rent
$1762
$1404
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$287
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.7
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1511
$1644
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
19
100
😀 Quality of life
53
78
🏙️ Population
2.49M
24.9M

The cost of living in Luanda is 8% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 5424th and 4858th ($1012 vs $1097) 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 1.5 months in Luanda compared to 1.5 months in Shanghai. Luanda ranked 1st best city to live in Angola vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 6024th and 675th 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
$5.84
$4.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.9
$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.9
$5.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$3.61
$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.64
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$467
$823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$262
$455
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2330
$2226
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1341
$1115
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.3
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.5
$51.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$133
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
23.82%
3.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10449
$14361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2420
$8086
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.9
$34.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.2
$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.88
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.79
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.58
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$3.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.98
$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.92
$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.5
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.76
$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.5
$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.51
$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.3
$87.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.8
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$128
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$700
$1181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15041
$30174

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$984
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$665
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$700
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$868
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$573
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$631
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$645
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$602
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$640
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$670
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$670
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$657
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$590
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$708
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$643
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$716
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$695
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$702
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$644
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$805
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$643
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$654
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$603
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$650
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$607
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$644
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$665
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$522
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$620
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$621
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$642
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$677
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$665
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$592
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$672
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$621
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$746