Luanda vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Luanda	Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1012	$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3516	$2694
🏠 One person rent	$496	$478
🏘️ Family rent	$1762	$1142
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$261
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.7	$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1511	$1771
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	19	96
😀 Quality of life	53	80
🏙️ Population	2.49M	17.7M

The cost of living in Luanda is 10% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 5424th and 5950th ($1012 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th 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 1.9 months in Shenzhen. Luanda ranked 1st best city to live in Angola vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 6024th and 545th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Luanda vs Shenzhen

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	Luanda	Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.84	$3.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.9	$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.9	$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$1.11
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.64	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$467	$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$262	$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2330	$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1341	$917
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.3	$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.5	$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$133	$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	23.82%	4.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10449	$12583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2420	$6551
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.9	$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.37	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6	$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.88	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.79	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.58	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.98	$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.5	$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.76	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.5	$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.51	$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.31	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.8	$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$700	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15041	$22267

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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 Shenzhen

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Kowloon	$2432
30 km or 19 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuhai	$653
65 km or 40 mi	Dongguan	$656
66 km or 41 mi	Macau	$1588
72 km or 45 mi	Zhongshan	$461
74 km or 46 mi	Huizhou	$601
100 km or 62 mi	Jiangmen	$804
105 km or 65 mi	Guangzhou	$774
112 km or 69 mi	Foshan	$611
134 km or 83 mi	Shanwei	$936
142 km or 88 mi	Kaiping	$812
150 km or 93 mi	Heyuan	$764
164 km or 102 mi	Qingyuan	$794
174 km or 108 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
212 km or 131 mi	Yunfu	$823
228 km or 142 mi	Yangjiang	$877
233 km or 145 mi	Puning	$569
256 km or 159 mi	Shaoguan	$818
262 km or 163 mi	Jieyang	$443
286 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$581
288 km or 179 mi	Meizhou	$655
292 km or 182 mi	Chaozhou	$451
299 km or 186 mi	Wuzhou	$803
303 km or 188 mi	Lianzhou	$755
330 km or 205 mi	Hezhou	$758
337 km or 209 mi	Gaozhou	$761
337 km or 210 mi	Maoming	$756
377 km or 234 mi	Ganzhou	$761
378 km or 235 mi	Chenzhou	$724
401 km or 249 mi	Yulin	$771
405 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
415 km or 258 mi	Longyan	$649
428 km or 266 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
460 km or 286 mi	Guigang	$702
464 km or 288 mi	Xiamen	$688
477 km or 297 mi	Haikou	$650
485 km or 301 mi	Kinmen	$823
489 km or 304 mi	Guilin	$522
502 km or 312 mi	Yongzhou	$609