Accra vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person
$822
$1116
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2020
$2855
🏠 One person rent
$297
$563
🏘️ Family rent
$491
$897
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$318
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$86.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$164
$3956
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
51
19
😀 Quality of life
56
61
🏙️ Population
1.78M
2.49M

The cost of living in Accra is 26% less expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 6574th and 4912th ($822 vs $1116) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ghana and Angola, respectively. Check Ghana vs Angola comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Accra compared to 3.5 months in Luanda. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 6206th and 5762nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Accra Luanda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.05
$5.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$41.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$7.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$3.8
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$594
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$315
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$835
$1095
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$567
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.6
$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.2
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.1
$134
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
27%
23.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$10342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2513
$905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.19
$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.7
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$8.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$0.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.4
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$5.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.8
$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$2.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6
$7.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.92
$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41
$62.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$4.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.4
$47.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3
$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$14
$138
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.1
$182
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$73.8
$822
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7142
$19860

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Ashaiman
$630
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$600
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$668
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$417
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$835
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$684
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$631
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$652
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$649
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$532
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$699
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$598
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$793
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$743
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$703
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$1066
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$1059
400 km or 249 mi Save
$646
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$705
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$1102
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1224
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$1013
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$576
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$1057
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$712
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$1057
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$752
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$664
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$778
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$1083
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$705
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$1056
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$1123
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$526
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$644
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$1082
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$846
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$632
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$926

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