Luanda vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Luanda	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1012	$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3516	$1661
🏠 One person rent	$496	$209
🏘️ Family rent	$1762	$411
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.7	$74.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1511	$709
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	19	24
😀 Quality of life	53	39
🏙️ Population	2.49M	6.56M

The cost of living in Luanda is 71% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 5424th and 7740th ($1012 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 263rd 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 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Luanda ranked 1st best city to live in Angola vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 6024th and 7044th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Luanda vs Shaoyang

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	Luanda	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.84	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.9	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.9	$4.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.64	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$467	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$262	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2330	$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1341	$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.3	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.5	$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$133	$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	23.82%	3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10449	$3334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2420	$2970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.9	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.37	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.88	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.79	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.58	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.98	$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.5	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.76	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.5	$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.51	$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.31	$5.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.8	$70.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$700	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15041	$11393

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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

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$553
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$579
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$609
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$590
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$543
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$579
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$582
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$570
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$586
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$577
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$480
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$563
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$539
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$724
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$573
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$577
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$522
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$533
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$596
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$755
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$549
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$590
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$758
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$569
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$556
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$818
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$564
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$589
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$600
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$561
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$591
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$591
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$761
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$579
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$602
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$575
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$600