Luanda vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Luanda	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1024	$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3248	$5332
🏠 One person rent	$474	$1387
🏘️ Family rent	$1436	$2472
🍽️ Food expenses	$334	$559
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1662	$4493
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	19	75
😀 Quality of life	54	89
🏙️ Population	2.49M	459K

The cost of living in Luanda is 54% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 5518th and 1277th ($1024 vs $2240) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1122nd 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 1.6 months in Luanda compared to 2 months in Virginia Beach. Luanda ranked 1st best city to live in Angola vs Virginia Beach ranked 41st in the United States, while ranked 5940th and 186th 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	$5.91	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.6	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.9	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$6.33
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$5.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.64	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$498	$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$1145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2497	$2694
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$892	$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.2	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$133	$66.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.04%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14404	$3108
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3193	$2664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.84	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35	$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.37	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.36	$2.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$4.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.34	$3.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$7.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$2.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$4.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.4	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.68	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.58	$3.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.29	$8.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.84	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.82	$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.49	$4.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.7	$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.48	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.2	$171
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.23	$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$158	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$612	$1204
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12561	$18476

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Cities near Luanda

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Ambriz	$869
184 km or 114 mi	N'zeto	$793
333 km or 207 mi	Boma	$803
337 km or 209 mi	Matadi	$821
383 km or 238 mi	Cabinda	$686
393 km or 244 mi	Lobito	$705
413 km or 257 mi	Benguela	$736
438 km or 272 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$801
475 km or 295 mi	Pointe-Noire	$578
515 km or 320 mi	Huambo	$652
519 km or 323 mi	Kayes	$531
522 km or 324 mi	Madingou	$531
527 km or 327 mi	Kinkala	$529
551 km or 343 mi	Kinshasa	$1041
556 km or 346 mi	Brazzaville	$589
747 km or 464 mi	Kikwit	$852
769 km or 478 mi	Gamboma	$531
801 km or 497 mi	Luena	$723
876 km or 544 mi	Tshikapa	$902
994 km or 618 mi	Oshikango	$761
1029 km or 639 mi	Port-Gentil	$659
1067 km or 663 mi	Kananga	$932
1108 km or 689 mi	Libreville	$702
1137 km or 707 mi	Mbandaka	$810
1143 km or 710 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$826
1182 km or 734 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$957
1205 km or 749 mi	Gandajika	$815
1248 km or 776 mi	Sao Tome	$878
1250 km or 776 mi	Bata	$1201
1250 km or 777 mi	Trindade	$879
1254 km or 779 mi	Tsumeb	$766
1344 km or 835 mi	Otjiwarongo	$797
1356 km or 843 mi	Kolwezi	$947
1425 km or 885 mi	Yaounde	$764
1429 km or 888 mi	Omaruru	$833
1484 km or 922 mi	Berberati	$488
1485 km or 923 mi	Malabo	$812
1486 km or 923 mi	Douala	$1368
1497 km or 930 mi	Limbe	$710
1498 km or 931 mi	Likasi	$939

Cities near Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2794
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2202
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2482
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2445
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2217
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2358
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2088
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2295
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2299
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2270
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2099
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$2108
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2026
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$2043
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2202
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2057
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2575
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1917
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2141
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2060
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2504
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2583
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$2022
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2982
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2279
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2917
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1697
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2553
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2417
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3139
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2228
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$2890
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2599
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2777
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2436
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2537
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2577
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3236
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2179
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2701