Abu Dhabi vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abu Dhabi	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1828	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4703	$3516
🏠 One person rent	$1173	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$2618	$1762
🍽️ Food expenses	$439	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.6	$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3781	$1511
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	53	19
😀 Quality of life	83	53
🏙️ Population	1.48M	2.49M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 81% more expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 2320th and 5424th ($1828 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Angola, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Angola comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.5 months in Luanda. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 438th and 6024th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Luanda

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	Abu Dhabi	Luanda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.6	$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68	$53.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.61	$7.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.8	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$5.72	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$1.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1236	$467
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$918	$262
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2996	$2330
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2225	$1341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.9	$59.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$89.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$104	$133
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.24%	23.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5750	$10449
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4816	$2420
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.53	$8.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.87	$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$9.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$3.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$7.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.27	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$5.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.98	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$0.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.88	$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.3	$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$4.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.9	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.9	$96.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.2	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$641	$700
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12452	$15041

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2379
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1494
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1844
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2240
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1239
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$1779
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1709
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$780
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$967
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1223
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1280
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1243
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1090
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$547
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$1068
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1056
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$548
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$897
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$901
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$514
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$518
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$589
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$551
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$546
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$563
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$557
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$585
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$515
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$464
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$605
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$529
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1637
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$536

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