Luanda vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Luanda Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2387
$3146
🏠 One person rent
$440
$636
🏘️ Family rent
$702
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$277
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.2
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$222
$1068
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
19
99
😀 Quality of life
48
76
🏙️ Population
2.49M
24.9M

The cost of living in Luanda is 20% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6128th and 4880th ($923 vs $1147) 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 0.2 months in Luanda compared to 0.9 months in Shanghai. Luanda ranked 1st best city to live in Angola vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 6933rd and 1178th 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
$5.51
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.3
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.73
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$2.87
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.38
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$447
$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$805
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$453
$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.8
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.4
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.85%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11992
$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$885
$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.49
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.1
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.18
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.33
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.34
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.65
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.07
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.23
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.45
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.96
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.98
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.99
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.46
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.8
$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.55
$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.5
$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$761
$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14053
$27610

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Cities near Luanda

Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Ambriz
$791
184 km or 114 mi N'zeto
$721
333 km or 207 mi Boma
$856
337 km or 209 mi Matadi
$881
383 km or 238 mi Cabinda
$673
393 km or 244 mi Lobito
$610
413 km or 257 mi Benguela
$631
438 km or 272 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$846
475 km or 295 mi Pointe-Noire
$578
515 km or 320 mi Huambo
$554
519 km or 323 mi Kayes
$533
522 km or 324 mi Madingou
$531
527 km or 327 mi Kinkala
$533
551 km or 343 mi Kinshasa
$1133
556 km or 346 mi Brazzaville
$590
747 km or 464 mi Kikwit
$915
769 km or 478 mi Gamboma
$531
801 km or 497 mi Luena
$595
876 km or 544 mi Tshikapa
$979
994 km or 618 mi Oshikango
$891
1029 km or 639 mi Port-Gentil
$698
1067 km or 663 mi Kananga
$1019
1108 km or 689 mi Libreville
$743
1137 km or 707 mi Mbandaka
$833
1143 km or 710 mi Mwene-Ditu
$881
1182 km or 734 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1047
1205 km or 749 mi Gandajika
$872
1248 km or 776 mi Sao Tome
$1011
1250 km or 776 mi Bata
$1209
1250 km or 777 mi Trindade
$1013
1254 km or 779 mi Tsumeb
$890
1344 km or 835 mi Otjiwarongo
$925
1356 km or 843 mi Kolwezi
$1044
1425 km or 885 mi Yaounde
$666
1429 km or 888 mi Omaruru
$982
1484 km or 922 mi Berberati
$478
1485 km or 923 mi Malabo
$1272
1486 km or 923 mi Douala
$1156
1497 km or 930 mi Limbe
$738
1498 km or 931 mi Likasi
$1029

Cities near Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1030
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$708
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$726
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$725
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$798
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$643
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$678
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$581
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$680
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$658
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$571
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$660
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$645
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$670
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$663
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$636
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$659
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$899
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$651
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$664
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$657
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$627
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$667
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$623
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$693
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$691
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$623
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$644
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$661
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$696
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$693
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$620
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$677
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$684
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$644
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$789