Luanda vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Luanda Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1116
$1244
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2855
$3082
🏠 One person rent
$563
$629
🏘️ Family rent
$897
$1103
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$406
🚐 Transport expenses
$86.2
$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3956
$1061
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
19
70
😀 Quality of life
61
78
🏙️ Population
2.49M
1.4M

The cost of living in Luanda is 10% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 4912th and 4611th ($1116 vs $1244) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Angola and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Angola vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 3.5 months in Luanda compared to 0.9 months in Sofia. Luanda ranked 1st best city to live in Angola vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 5762nd and 1070th among best cities to live in the world.

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Luanda Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.83
$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.7
$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.75
$9.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$2.98
☕ Cappuccino
$3.61
$2.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.65
$1.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$661
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$315
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1095
$1209
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$567
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.8
$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.7
$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$134
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
23.9%
3.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10342
$3978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$905
$2572
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.53
$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.3
$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.23
$9.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.35
$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$8.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.9
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.68
$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.58
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.95
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.1
$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.49
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.4
$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$138
$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$182
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$822
$659
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19860
$9717

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$730
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$766
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$707
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$854
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$776
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$667
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$836
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$819
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$575
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$642
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$668
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$702
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$670
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$643
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$572
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$849
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$655
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$595
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1080
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$964
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$909
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$703
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$752
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$557
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$678
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$720
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$592
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$675
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$996
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$692
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1048
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$699
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1091
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1225
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$828
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$918
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$591
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1013
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$667
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$777