Albuquerque vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Albuquerque	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2029	$923
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5026	$2387
🏠 One person rent	$1176	$440
🏘️ Family rent	$2060	$702
🍽️ Food expenses	$600	$277
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3981	$222
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	27	19
😀 Quality of life	83	48
🏙️ Population	565K	2.49M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 120% more expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 1945th and 6128th ($2029 vs $923) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1522nd 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 0.2 months in Luanda. Albuquerque ranked 168th best city to live in the United States vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 518th and 6933rd 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	$5.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.6	$35.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$6.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$1.65
☕ Cappuccino	$5.32	$2.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1147	$447
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2103	$805
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1774	$453
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$49.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$76.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.8	$102
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	20.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2503	$11992
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2242	$885
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.63	$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$33.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$8.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$0.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.24	$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.34	$4.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$7.65
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.05	$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$2.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.23	$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$1.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$0.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.27	$5.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.18	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.78	$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$3.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$47.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.8	$110
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$131
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1503	$761
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25284	$14053

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$2089
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$2212
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2237
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2417
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2212
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$2470
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1747
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1938
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1665
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1776
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1844
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1796
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$1066
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1850
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$1961
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1920
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2367
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1803
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2423
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2548
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2573
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$1972
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1878
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$2293
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2482
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2454
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2521
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2373
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$2988
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2011
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$1933
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2605
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2378
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2293
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2089
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2534
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2288
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2509

Cities near Luanda

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Ambriz	$791
184 km or 114 mi	N'zeto	$721
333 km or 207 mi	Boma	$856
337 km or 209 mi	Matadi	$881
383 km or 238 mi	Cabinda	$673
393 km or 244 mi	Lobito	$610
413 km or 257 mi	Benguela	$631
438 km or 272 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$846
475 km or 295 mi	Pointe-Noire	$578
515 km or 320 mi	Huambo	$554
519 km or 323 mi	Kayes	$533
522 km or 324 mi	Madingou	$531
527 km or 327 mi	Kinkala	$533
551 km or 343 mi	Kinshasa	$1133
556 km or 346 mi	Brazzaville	$590
747 km or 464 mi	Kikwit	$915
769 km or 478 mi	Gamboma	$531
801 km or 497 mi	Luena	$595
876 km or 544 mi	Tshikapa	$979
994 km or 618 mi	Oshikango	$891
1029 km or 639 mi	Port-Gentil	$698
1067 km or 663 mi	Kananga	$1019
1108 km or 689 mi	Libreville	$743
1137 km or 707 mi	Mbandaka	$833
1143 km or 710 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$881
1182 km or 734 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1047
1205 km or 749 mi	Gandajika	$872
1248 km or 776 mi	Sao Tome	$1011
1250 km or 776 mi	Bata	$1209
1250 km or 777 mi	Trindade	$1013
1254 km or 779 mi	Tsumeb	$890
1344 km or 835 mi	Otjiwarongo	$925
1356 km or 843 mi	Kolwezi	$1044
1425 km or 885 mi	Yaounde	$666
1429 km or 888 mi	Omaruru	$982
1484 km or 922 mi	Berberati	$478
1485 km or 923 mi	Malabo	$1272
1486 km or 923 mi	Douala	$1156
1497 km or 930 mi	Limbe	$738
1498 km or 931 mi	Likasi	$1029