Addis Ababa vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Addis Ababa	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1103	$1024
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2584	$3248
🏠 One person rent	$604	$474
🏘️ Family rent	$1197	$1436
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$334
🚐 Transport expenses	$63.2	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$231	$1662
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	32	19
😀 Quality of life	40	54
🏙️ Population	5.23M	2.49M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 8% more expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 4928th and 5518th ($1103 vs $1024) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ethiopia and Angola, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Angola comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 1.6 months in Luanda. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 6957th and 5940th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Luanda

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	Addis Ababa	Luanda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.55	$5.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30	$57.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.04	$7.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$1.31	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$1.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$618	$498
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$466	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1617	$2497
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$891	$892
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.6	$59.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$90
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.04	$133
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.86%	24.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2736	$14404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2013	$3193
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.93	$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.67	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.18	$1.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$5.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.54	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$2.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$1.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.75	$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.01	$7.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.97	$2.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.08	$5.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.27	$2.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.52	$0.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.38	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$88.9	$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.68	$4.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$31.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.28	$3.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.2	$101
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$158
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.8	$612
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3443	$12561

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Cities near Addis Ababa

Distance	City	Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi	Awasa	$810
254 km or 158 mi	Dessie	$814
258 km or 161 mi	Jimma	$590
320 km or 199 mi	Bahir Dar	$799
349 km or 217 mi	Dire Dawa	$667
374 km or 232 mi	Harar	$626
421 km or 261 mi	Gondar	$946
447 km or 278 mi	Jijiga	$671
460 km or 286 mi	Dikhil	$554
495 km or 308 mi	Ali Sabieh	$555
498 km or 309 mi	Borama	$527
502 km or 312 mi	Mekelle	$686
561 km or 348 mi	Djibouti City	$584
568 km or 353 mi	Ad-Damazin	$827
587 km or 365 mi	Hargeisa	$684
595 km or 370 mi	Obock	$553
651 km or 405 mi	Mendefera	$490
666 km or 414 mi	El-Gadarif	$935
701 km or 436 mi	Asmara	$524
735 km or 457 mi	Massawa	$492
752 km or 467 mi	Keren	$491
758 km or 471 mi	Kassala	$988
761 km or 473 mi	Zabid	$489
767 km or 476 mi	Taiz	$514
780 km or 485 mi	Malakal	$502
789 km or 490 mi	Al Hudaydah	$513
805 km or 500 mi	Aden	$509
806 km or 501 mi	Kosti	$851
807 km or 502 mi	Ibb	$504
851 km or 529 mi	Bor	$513
853 km or 530 mi	Baidoa	$711
870 km or 541 mi	Dhamar	$491
914 km or 568 mi	Sayyan	$491
914 km or 568 mi	Juba	$520
920 km or 572 mi	Sanaa	$550
989 km or 615 mi	Khartoum North	$868
995 km or 618 mi	Khartoum	$889
995 km or 618 mi	Gulu	$579
1005 km or 625 mi	Meru	$535
1006 km or 625 mi	Omdurman	$902

Cities near Luanda

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Ambriz	$869
184 km or 114 mi	N'zeto	$793
333 km or 207 mi	Boma	$803
337 km or 209 mi	Matadi	$821
383 km or 238 mi	Cabinda	$686
393 km or 244 mi	Lobito	$705
413 km or 257 mi	Benguela	$736
438 km or 272 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$801
475 km or 295 mi	Pointe-Noire	$578
515 km or 320 mi	Huambo	$652
519 km or 323 mi	Kayes	$531
522 km or 324 mi	Madingou	$531
527 km or 327 mi	Kinkala	$529
551 km or 343 mi	Kinshasa	$1041
556 km or 346 mi	Brazzaville	$589
747 km or 464 mi	Kikwit	$852
769 km or 478 mi	Gamboma	$531
801 km or 497 mi	Luena	$723
876 km or 544 mi	Tshikapa	$902
994 km or 618 mi	Oshikango	$761
1029 km or 639 mi	Port-Gentil	$659
1067 km or 663 mi	Kananga	$932
1108 km or 689 mi	Libreville	$702
1137 km or 707 mi	Mbandaka	$810
1143 km or 710 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$826
1182 km or 734 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$957
1205 km or 749 mi	Gandajika	$815
1248 km or 776 mi	Sao Tome	$878
1250 km or 776 mi	Bata	$1201
1250 km or 777 mi	Trindade	$879
1254 km or 779 mi	Tsumeb	$766
1344 km or 835 mi	Otjiwarongo	$797
1356 km or 843 mi	Kolwezi	$947
1425 km or 885 mi	Yaounde	$764
1429 km or 888 mi	Omaruru	$833
1484 km or 922 mi	Berberati	$488
1485 km or 923 mi	Malabo	$812
1486 km or 923 mi	Douala	$1368
1497 km or 930 mi	Limbe	$710
1498 km or 931 mi	Likasi	$939