Abuja vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1502
$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3792
$3516
🏠 One person rent
$1135
$496
🏘️ Family rent
$2756
$1762
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$327
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.5
$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$277
$1511
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
38
19
😀 Quality of life
19
53
🏙️ Population
1.69M
2.49M

The cost of living in Abuja is 48% more expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 3416th and 5424th ($1502 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Nigeria and Angola, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Angola comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abuja compared to 1.5 months in Luanda. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 8901st and 6024th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abuja Luanda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.45
$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.3
$53.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.62
$7.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.56
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$1.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1823
$467
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$872
$262
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4523
$2330
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2198
$1341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.3
$59.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.2
$89.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$133
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
23.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1406
$10449
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1124
$2420
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.9
$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.14
$8.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.27
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.18
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$9.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$3.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.11
$7.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.5
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.97
$5.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.81
$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.14
$0.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.24
$4.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.74
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$96.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.5
$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$700
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1951
$15041

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Distance City Cost of living
120 km or 74 mi Minna
$743
163 km or 101 mi Kaduna
$371
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$820
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$526
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$462
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$759
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$651
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$805
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$634
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$535
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$972
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$553
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$695
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$587
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$779
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$558
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$883
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1611
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$677
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$776
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$579
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$881
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$621
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$553
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$384
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$679
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$972
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$1030
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$426
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$555
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$1113
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$764
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$974
562 km or 349 mi Save
$613
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$553
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$601
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$655
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$741
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1265

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