Luanda vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Luanda	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$923	$2452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2387	$5516
🏠 One person rent	$440	$1566
🏘️ Family rent	$702	$2522
🍽️ Food expenses	$277	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.2	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$222	$4239
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	19	74
😀 Quality of life	48	88
🏙️ Population	2.49M	459K

The cost of living in Luanda is 62% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 6128th and 978th ($923 vs $2452) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 841st 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 0.2 months in Luanda compared to 1.7 months in Virginia Beach. Luanda ranked 1st best city to live in Angola vs Virginia Beach ranked 82nd in the United States, while ranked 6933rd and 286th 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	$5.51	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.3	$89.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.73	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.65	$5.98
☕ Cappuccino	$2.87	$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$2.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$447	$1653
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$1301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$805	$2788
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$453	$2127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.8	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.4	$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$102	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.85%	5.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11992	$2280
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$885	$2279
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.1	$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.18	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.33	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$3.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$5.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.91	$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.65	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$5.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$5.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$3.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.07	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.23	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.45	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.96	$9.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.98	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.99	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.76	$4.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.46	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.8	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.55	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.5	$124
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.04	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$110	$61.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$131	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$761	$1579
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14053	$16143

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Cities near Luanda

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Ambriz	$791
184 km or 114 mi	N'zeto	$721
333 km or 207 mi	Boma	$856
337 km or 209 mi	Matadi	$881
383 km or 238 mi	Cabinda	$673
393 km or 244 mi	Lobito	$610
413 km or 257 mi	Benguela	$631
438 km or 272 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$846
475 km or 295 mi	Pointe-Noire	$578
515 km or 320 mi	Huambo	$554
519 km or 323 mi	Kayes	$533
522 km or 324 mi	Madingou	$531
527 km or 327 mi	Kinkala	$533
551 km or 343 mi	Kinshasa	$1133
556 km or 346 mi	Brazzaville	$590
747 km or 464 mi	Kikwit	$915
769 km or 478 mi	Gamboma	$531
801 km or 497 mi	Luena	$595
876 km or 544 mi	Tshikapa	$979
994 km or 618 mi	Oshikango	$891
1029 km or 639 mi	Port-Gentil	$698
1067 km or 663 mi	Kananga	$1019
1108 km or 689 mi	Libreville	$743
1137 km or 707 mi	Mbandaka	$833
1143 km or 710 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$881
1182 km or 734 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1047
1205 km or 749 mi	Gandajika	$872
1248 km or 776 mi	Sao Tome	$1011
1250 km or 776 mi	Bata	$1209
1250 km or 777 mi	Trindade	$1013
1254 km or 779 mi	Tsumeb	$890
1344 km or 835 mi	Otjiwarongo	$925
1356 km or 843 mi	Kolwezi	$1044
1425 km or 885 mi	Yaounde	$666
1429 km or 888 mi	Omaruru	$982
1484 km or 922 mi	Berberati	$478
1485 km or 923 mi	Malabo	$1272
1486 km or 923 mi	Douala	$1156
1497 km or 930 mi	Limbe	$738
1498 km or 931 mi	Likasi	$1029

Cities near Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2191
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2342
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2191
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2657
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2295
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2311
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2058
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2379
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2375
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2392
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2055
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$1953
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2045
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$1803
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2363
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2016
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2508
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1849
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2116
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2073
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2608
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2696
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$2003
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2913
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2367
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2862
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1766
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2572
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2596
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3350
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2169
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$3031
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2379
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2803
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2774
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$3016
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2644
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3338
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2223
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2769