Albuquerque vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Albuquerque	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1964	$1116
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4905	$2855
🏠 One person rent	$1128	$563
🏘️ Family rent	$1953	$897
🍽️ Food expenses	$576	$318
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$86.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3901	$3956
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	27	19
😀 Quality of life	84	61
🏙️ Population	565K	2.49M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 76% more expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 2114th and 4912th ($1964 vs $1116) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1690th and 1st in the United States and Angola, respectively. Check the United States vs Angola comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Albuquerque compared to 3.5 months in Luanda. Albuquerque ranked 149th best city to live in the United States vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 484th and 5762nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Luanda

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	Albuquerque	Luanda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.1	$5.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.9	$41.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.94	$7.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.04	$1.54
☕ Cappuccino	$5.09	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1041	$594
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$315
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1917	$1095
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1672	$567
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.6	$134
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.46%	23.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2482	$10342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2176	$905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.2	$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$8.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$0.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.95	$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.44	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$5.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$2.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$7.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.9	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.76	$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.16	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.67	$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$62.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$4.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$47.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.1	$138
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$182
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1469	$822
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$29106	$19860

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$2054
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$2204
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2235
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2407
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2245
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$2514
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1750
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1896
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1602
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1784
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1809
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1778
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$945
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1842
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$2353
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1880
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2385
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1820
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2377
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2430
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2598
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$2024
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1912
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$2263
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2491
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2466
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2520
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2371
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$813
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$3031
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2021
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$1940
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2617
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2447
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2417
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2084
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2537
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2321
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2332

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