Addis Ababa vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Addis Ababa	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1289	$1116
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3111	$2855
🏠 One person rent	$739	$563
🏘️ Family rent	$1202	$897
🍽️ Food expenses	$334	$318
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.2	$86.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$202	$3956
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	33	19
😀 Quality of life	46	61
🏙️ Population	5.7M	2.49M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 15% more expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 4519th and 4912th ($1289 vs $1116) 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 3.5 months in Luanda. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 7005th and 5762nd 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	$4.52	$5.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40	$41.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.5	$7.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.54
☕ Cappuccino	$1.08	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$733	$594
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$457	$315
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1328	$1095
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$823	$567
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.5	$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$129	$134
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.11%	23.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2572	$10342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1694	$905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.94	$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.63	$8.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$0.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.27	$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.71	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$5.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.78	$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.64	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.51	$7.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.05	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.54	$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.04	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.42	$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.6	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.1	$62.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.72	$4.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$182	$47.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.82	$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.5	$138
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.7	$182
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$94.8	$822
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30210	$19860

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Cities near Addis Ababa

Distance	City	Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi	Awasa	$1031
254 km or 158 mi	Dessie	$1039
258 km or 161 mi	Jimma	$802
320 km or 199 mi	Bahir Dar	$864
349 km or 217 mi	Dire Dawa	$1175
374 km or 232 mi	Harar	$1175
421 km or 261 mi	Gondar	$1016
447 km or 278 mi	Jijiga	$1169
460 km or 286 mi	Dikhil	$559
495 km or 308 mi	Ali Sabieh	$557
498 km or 309 mi	Borama	$502
502 km or 312 mi	Mekelle	$826
561 km or 348 mi	Djibouti City	$586
568 km or 353 mi	Ad-Damazin	$829
587 km or 365 mi	Hargeisa	$694
595 km or 370 mi	Obock	$560
651 km or 405 mi	Mendefera	$498
666 km or 414 mi	El-Gadarif	$925
701 km or 436 mi	Asmara	$533
735 km or 457 mi	Massawa	$499
752 km or 467 mi	Keren	$500
758 km or 471 mi	Kassala	$971
761 km or 473 mi	Zabid	$499
767 km or 476 mi	Taiz	$522
780 km or 485 mi	Malakal	$508
789 km or 490 mi	Al Hudaydah	$522
805 km or 500 mi	Aden	$517
806 km or 501 mi	Kosti	$857
807 km or 502 mi	Ibb	$512
851 km or 529 mi	Bor	$519
853 km or 530 mi	Baidoa	$724
870 km or 541 mi	Dhamar	$500
914 km or 568 mi	Sayyan	$498
914 km or 568 mi	Juba	$527
920 km or 572 mi	Sanaa	$560
989 km or 615 mi	Khartoum North	$879
995 km or 618 mi	Khartoum	$896
995 km or 618 mi	Gulu	$627
1005 km or 625 mi	Meru	$549
1006 km or 625 mi	Omdurman	$910

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