Luanda vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Luanda	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1012	$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3516	$1336
🏠 One person rent	$496	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$1762	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$206
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.7	$42.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1511	$326
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	19	74
😀 Quality of life	53	63
🏙️ Population	2.49M	3.01M

The cost of living in Luanda is 84% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 5424th and 8233rd ($1012 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 15th in Angola and Indonesia, respectively. Check Angola vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Luanda compared to 0.6 months in Surabaya. Luanda ranked 1st best city to live in Angola vs Surabaya ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 6024th and 4691st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Luanda vs Surabaya

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	Luanda	Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.84	$1.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.9	$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.9	$3.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$2.43
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.64	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$467	$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$262	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2330	$456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1341	$311
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.3	$57.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.5	$89.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$133	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	23.82%	8.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10449	$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2420	$1248
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.9	$9.18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$2.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.37	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$6.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6	$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.88	$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.79	$27.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.58	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.98	$2.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$2.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.5	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.76	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.5	$26.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.51	$2.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.31	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.8	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$700	$79.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15041	$5490

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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 Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$505
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$510
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$410
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$614
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$365
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$464
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$453
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$486
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$417
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$421
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$493
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1267
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$845
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$497
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$471
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$480
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$355
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$474
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$490
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$521
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$460
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$469
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$545
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$475
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$500
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$563
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$518
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$513
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$385
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$701
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$597
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$536
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$558
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$492
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$488
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$525
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$606
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$508