Al Ain vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Al Ain	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1449	$1116
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3246	$2855
🏠 One person rent	$889	$563
🏘️ Family rent	$1511	$897
🍽️ Food expenses	$388	$318
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.3	$86.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3712	$3956
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	38	19
😀 Quality of life	82	61
🏙️ Population	767K	2.49M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 30% more expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 4123rd and 4912th ($1449 vs $1116) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 2.6 months in Al Ain compared to 3.5 months in Luanda. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 588th and 5762nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Al Ain	Luanda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.58	$5.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.5	$41.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.34	$7.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.42	$1.54
☕ Cappuccino	$5.14	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$791	$594
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$706	$315
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1459	$1095
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1265	$567
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.8	$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$90.3	$134
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.02%	23.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2045	$10342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1226	$905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.6	$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.17	$8.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$0.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.23	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.89	$5.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.08	$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.55	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$7.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.58	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.23	$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51	$62.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$4.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.5	$47.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.38	$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.3	$138
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.8	$182
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$602	$822
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5433	$19860

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Cities near Al Ain

Distance	City	Cost of living
119 km or 74 mi	Fujairah	$1228
126 km or 78 mi	Dubai	$2514
133 km or 82 mi	Sharjah	$1419
135 km or 84 mi	Ajman	$2521
143 km or 89 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1942
152 km or 94 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1183
192 km or 119 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1398
221 km or 138 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
231 km or 143 mi	Nizwa	$792
253 km or 157 mi	Seeb	$1078
297 km or 184 mi	Muscat	$1081
337 km or 209 mi	Bandar Abbas	$632
442 km or 275 mi	Doha	$1849
458 km or 284 mi	Al Khor	$1770
507 km or 315 mi	Chabahar	$573
525 km or 326 mi	Jahrom	$530
535 km or 333 mi	Jiroft	$568
564 km or 351 mi	Riffa	$1201
565 km or 351 mi	Manama	$1237
566 km or 352 mi	Fasa	$529
567 km or 352 mi	Isa Town	$1230
583 km or 362 mi	Sirjan	$534
596 km or 371 mi	Iranshahr	$624
604 km or 375 mi	Bam	$557
607 km or 377 mi	Dhahran	$908
619 km or 385 mi	Dammam	$1008
629 km or 391 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
649 km or 404 mi	Qatif	$873
679 km or 422 mi	Shiraz	$553
684 km or 425 mi	Jubail	$930
688 km or 428 mi	Kerman	$761
689 km or 428 mi	Rafsanjan	$604
694 km or 431 mi	Marvdasht	$530
720 km or 447 mi	Bushehr	$453
720 km or 447 mi	Borazjan	$477
726 km or 451 mi	Kazerun	$503
776 km or 482 mi	Zahedan	$808
818 km or 508 mi	Salalah	$817
827 km or 514 mi	Yasuj	$463
866 km or 538 mi	Yazd	$545

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