Abu Dhabi vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Abu Dhabi	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1942	$1116
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4262	$2855
🏠 One person rent	$1271	$563
🏘️ Family rent	$2152	$897
🍽️ Food expenses	$453	$318
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.2	$86.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3050	$3956
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	53	19
😀 Quality of life	85	61
🏙️ Population	1.57M	2.49M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 74% more expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 2187th and 4912th ($1942 vs $1116) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.6 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 3.5 months in Luanda. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 443rd and 5762nd 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	$10.9	$5.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.6	$41.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.53	$7.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11.7	$1.54
☕ Cappuccino	$5.6	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.34	$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1358	$594
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1002	$315
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2476	$1095
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1762	$567
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.6	$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$102	$134
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.01%	23.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5485	$10342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12028	$905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.9	$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.63	$8.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$0.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.97	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.63	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.07	$5.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$7.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.29	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.83	$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.73	$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5.92	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.4	$62.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$4.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.5	$47.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.4	$138
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.3	$182
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$598	$822
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12663	$19860

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2514
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1419
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1449
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2521
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1183
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1228
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1398
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$1849
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1770
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$632
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$792
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$1078
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1201
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1237
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1230
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1081
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$530
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$908
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1008
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$529
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$873
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$930
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$534
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$568
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$553
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$453
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$477
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$530
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$503
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$573
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$557
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$604
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$761
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$624
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$463
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1627
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1283
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$483

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