Al Ain vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Al Ain	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1844	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5338	$3516
🏠 One person rent	$1325	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$3717	$1762
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.1	$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3607	$1511
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	38	19
😀 Quality of life	75	53
🏙️ Population	767K	2.49M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 82% more expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 2271st and 5424th ($1844 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 months in Al Ain compared to 1.5 months in Luanda. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 1000th and 6024th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Al Ain	Luanda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.12	$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.4	$53.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.64	$7.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.46	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$5.02	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$1.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$668	$467
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$262
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4401	$2330
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3318	$1341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.3	$59.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$89.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.1	$133
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.33%	23.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2055	$10449
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1218	$2420
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.44	$8.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.05	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.86	$9.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$3.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$7.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.16	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.19	$5.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.1	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$0.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.1	$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$4.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.6	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.4	$96.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.2	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$640	$700
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3802	$15041

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Cities near Al Ain

Distance	City	Cost of living
119 km or 74 mi	Fujairah	$1239
126 km or 78 mi	Dubai	$2379
133 km or 82 mi	Sharjah	$1494
135 km or 84 mi	Ajman	$2240
143 km or 89 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
152 km or 94 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
192 km or 119 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
221 km or 138 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
231 km or 143 mi	Nizwa	$780
253 km or 157 mi	Seeb	$967
297 km or 184 mi	Muscat	$1090
337 km or 209 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
442 km or 275 mi	Doha	$1779
458 km or 284 mi	Al Khor	$1709
507 km or 315 mi	Chabahar	$585
525 km or 326 mi	Jahrom	$547
535 km or 333 mi	Jiroft	$518
564 km or 351 mi	Riffa	$1223
565 km or 351 mi	Manama	$1280
566 km or 352 mi	Fasa	$548
567 km or 352 mi	Isa Town	$1243
583 km or 362 mi	Sirjan	$514
596 km or 371 mi	Iranshahr	$605
604 km or 375 mi	Bam	$515
607 km or 377 mi	Dhahran	$1068
619 km or 385 mi	Dammam	$1056
629 km or 391 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
649 km or 404 mi	Qatif	$897
679 km or 422 mi	Shiraz	$589
684 km or 425 mi	Jubail	$901
688 km or 428 mi	Kerman	$464
689 km or 428 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
694 km or 431 mi	Marvdasht	$563
720 km or 447 mi	Bushehr	$551
720 km or 447 mi	Borazjan	$546
726 km or 451 mi	Kazerun	$557
776 km or 482 mi	Zahedan	$829
818 km or 508 mi	Salalah	$809
827 km or 514 mi	Yasuj	$529
866 km or 538 mi	Yazd	$573

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