Abidjan vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abidjan	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1022	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$3516
🏠 One person rent	$439	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$1190	$1762
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$156	$1511
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	34	19
😀 Quality of life	37	53
🏙️ Population	4.98M	2.49M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 0.9% more expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 5348th and 5424th ($1022 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ivory Coast and Angola, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs Angola comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 1.5 months in Luanda. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 7322nd and 6024th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Luanda

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	Abidjan	Luanda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.2	$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$53.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.93	$7.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$1.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$469	$467
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$247	$262
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1585	$2330
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$834	$1341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$59.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$89.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.1	$133
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.73%	23.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2092	$10449
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1233	$2420
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44	$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$8.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.5	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$9.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$3.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.53	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$7.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.28	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.03	$5.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$0.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.7	$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.97	$4.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$96.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.6	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$252	$700
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2459	$15041

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Cities near Abidjan

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Grand-Bassam	$881
39 km or 24 mi	Dabou	$882
70 km or 43 mi	Agboville	$882
157 km or 98 mi	Divo	$906
166 km or 103 mi	Abengourou	$889
215 km or 134 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
229 km or 142 mi	Gagnoa	$904
255 km or 158 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$577
276 km or 172 mi	Obuasi	$551
284 km or 176 mi	Bouake	$937
306 km or 190 mi	Kumasi	$433
425 km or 264 mi	Koforidua	$588
426 km or 265 mi	Accra	$729
444 km or 276 mi	Ashaiman	$560
445 km or 277 mi	Tema	$553
491 km or 305 mi	Korhogo	$916
517 km or 321 mi	Ho	$354
537 km or 334 mi	Hohoe	$575
544 km or 338 mi	Kpalime	$632
556 km or 345 mi	Greenville	$487
557 km or 346 mi	Yekepa	$487
564 km or 350 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$507
587 km or 365 mi	Lome	$755
593 km or 369 mi	Nzerekore	$999
619 km or 385 mi	Atakpame	$647
651 km or 404 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$757
659 km or 410 mi	Sotouboua	$649
675 km or 419 mi	Leo	$753
689 km or 428 mi	Sikasso	$499
696 km or 433 mi	Abomey	$590
699 km or 434 mi	Sokode	$651
712 km or 442 mi	Kakata	$487
722 km or 449 mi	Cotonou	$709
742 km or 461 mi	Kara	$658
746 km or 463 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
758 km or 471 mi	Monrovia	$523
764 km or 475 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
775 km or 482 mi	Manga	$774
776 km or 482 mi	Bougouni	$489

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