Luanda vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Luanda	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1116	$2399
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2855	$5692
🏠 One person rent	$563	$1509
🏘️ Family rent	$897	$2680
🍽️ Food expenses	$318	$620
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.2	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3956	$4354
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	19	74
😀 Quality of life	61	90
🏙️ Population	2.49M	459K

The cost of living in Luanda is 53% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 4912th and 1045th ($1116 vs $2399) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 916th in Angola and the United States, respectively. Check Angola vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 3.5 months in Luanda compared to 1.8 months in Virginia Beach. Luanda ranked 1st best city to live in Angola vs Virginia Beach ranked 63rd in the United States, while ranked 5762nd and 216th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Luanda vs Virginia Beach

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	Luanda	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.83	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$41.7	$89.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.75	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$5.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.65	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$594	$1571
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$315	$1283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1095	$2887
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$567	$2348
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.8	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.7	$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$134	$66.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	23.9%	6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10342	$2520
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$905	$2299
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.53	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.3	$69.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.23	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.35	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.19	$3.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$5.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$6.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.9	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$5.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$5.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$3.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.68	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.58	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$9.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.95	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3	$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$4.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.1	$43.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.49	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.4	$125
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.07	$19.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$138	$60.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$182	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$822	$1618
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19860	$16163

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Cities near Luanda

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

Cities near Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2593
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2287
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2414
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2679
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2224
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2384
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2115
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2408
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2395
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2438
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2112
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$1935
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2076
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$1926
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2347
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2071
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2509
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1893
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2171
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2176
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2506
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2582
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$1983
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2919
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2355
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2940
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1812
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2576
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2495
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3328
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2225
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$3054
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2693
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2791
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2482
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2563
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2553
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3275
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2287
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2710