Luanda vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Luanda Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1116
$1128
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2855
$3104
🏠 One person rent
$563
$605
🏘️ Family rent
$897
$1067
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$86.2
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3956
$931
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
19
100
😀 Quality of life
61
77
🏙️ Population
2.49M
24.9M

The cost of living in Luanda is 1% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4912th and 4879th ($1116 vs $1128) 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 3.5 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 5762nd and 1383rd 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
$5.83
$4.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.7
$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.75
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$3.61
$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.65
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$848
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$315
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1095
$1510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$567
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.8
$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.7
$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$134
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
23.9%
3.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10342
$14877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$905
$7318
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.53
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.3
$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.23
$6.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.35
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.9
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.68
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.58
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.95
$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.1
$59.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.49
$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.4
$92.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$138
$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$182
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$822
$1172
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19860
$27624

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Cities near Luanda

Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Ambriz
$946
184 km or 114 mi N'zeto
$853
333 km or 207 mi Boma
$871
337 km or 209 mi Matadi
$893
383 km or 238 mi Cabinda
$706
393 km or 244 mi Lobito
$684
413 km or 257 mi Benguela
$719
438 km or 272 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$864
475 km or 295 mi Pointe-Noire
$585
515 km or 320 mi Huambo
$606
519 km or 323 mi Kayes
$536
522 km or 324 mi Madingou
$536
527 km or 327 mi Kinkala
$538
551 km or 343 mi Kinshasa
$1148
556 km or 346 mi Brazzaville
$595
747 km or 464 mi Kikwit
$928
769 km or 478 mi Gamboma
$536
801 km or 497 mi Luena
$682
876 km or 544 mi Tshikapa
$993
994 km or 618 mi Oshikango
$807
1029 km or 639 mi Port-Gentil
$660
1067 km or 663 mi Kananga
$1029
1108 km or 689 mi Libreville
$708
1137 km or 707 mi Mbandaka
$836
1143 km or 710 mi Mwene-Ditu
$897
1182 km or 734 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1059
1205 km or 749 mi Gandajika
$885
1248 km or 776 mi Sao Tome
$1046
1250 km or 776 mi Bata
$1241
1250 km or 777 mi Trindade
$1044
1254 km or 779 mi Tsumeb
$819
1344 km or 835 mi Otjiwarongo
$836
1356 km or 843 mi Kolwezi
$1045
1425 km or 885 mi Yaounde
$671
1429 km or 888 mi Omaruru
$924
1484 km or 922 mi Berberati
$494
1485 km or 923 mi Malabo
$1413
1486 km or 923 mi Douala
$1363
1497 km or 930 mi Limbe
$755
1498 km or 931 mi Likasi
$1032

Cities near Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1003
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$673
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$696
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$771
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$597
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$612
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$632
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$547
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$679
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$631
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$634
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$576
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$713
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$621
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$740
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$674
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$601
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$630
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$826
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$622
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$634
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$639
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$597
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$642
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$597
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$664
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$531
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$602
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$618
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$637
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$672
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$663
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$590
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$666
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$659
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$617
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$753