Albuquerque vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Albuquerque	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2026	$1047
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5037	$2679
🏠 One person rent	$1168	$517
🏘️ Family rent	$2063	$825
🍽️ Food expenses	$606	$307
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.4	$85.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3847	$3779
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	27	19
😀 Quality of life	83	65
🏙️ Population	565K	2.49M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 93% more expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 1965th and 5315th ($2026 vs $1047) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1541st 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 1.9 months in Albuquerque compared to 3.6 months in Luanda. Albuquerque ranked 185th best city to live in the United States vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 561st and 5283rd 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	$19	$5.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.4	$36.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$7.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.02	$1.55
☕ Cappuccino	$5.25	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1143	$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$961	$290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2114	$972
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1766	$523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$90.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.8	$121
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	22.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2420	$11941
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2241	$880
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.94	$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.8	$33.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$8.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.13	$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.43	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$5.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$8.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$3.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$1.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$7.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$0.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$2.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.32	$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.24	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.98	$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.3	$62.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$3.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$46.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$8
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.8	$131
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.2	$154
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1491	$830
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24972	$16706

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$2040
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$2216
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2220
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2418
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2190
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$2472
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1734
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1928
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1641
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1724
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1855
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1828
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$1002
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1876
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$2140
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1924
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2323
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1817
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2357
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2451
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2589
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$2023
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1934
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$2168
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2444
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2510
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2384
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2050
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$3022
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$1930
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2600
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2381
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2298
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2089
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2524
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2286
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2471

Cities near Luanda

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Ambriz	$897
184 km or 114 mi	N'zeto	$815
333 km or 207 mi	Boma	$870
337 km or 209 mi	Matadi	$895
383 km or 238 mi	Cabinda	$695
393 km or 244 mi	Lobito	$665
413 km or 257 mi	Benguela	$692
438 km or 272 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$859
475 km or 295 mi	Pointe-Noire	$590
515 km or 320 mi	Huambo	$595
519 km or 323 mi	Kayes	$544
522 km or 324 mi	Madingou	$544
527 km or 327 mi	Kinkala	$543
551 km or 343 mi	Kinshasa	$1163
556 km or 346 mi	Brazzaville	$602
747 km or 464 mi	Kikwit	$932
769 km or 478 mi	Gamboma	$543
801 km or 497 mi	Luena	$662
876 km or 544 mi	Tshikapa	$999
994 km or 618 mi	Oshikango	$855
1029 km or 639 mi	Port-Gentil	$699
1067 km or 663 mi	Kananga	$1037
1108 km or 689 mi	Libreville	$745
1137 km or 707 mi	Mbandaka	$851
1143 km or 710 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$895
1182 km or 734 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1067
1205 km or 749 mi	Gandajika	$887
1248 km or 776 mi	Sao Tome	$1042
1250 km or 776 mi	Bata	$1239
1250 km or 777 mi	Trindade	$1042
1254 km or 779 mi	Tsumeb	$873
1344 km or 835 mi	Otjiwarongo	$874
1356 km or 843 mi	Kolwezi	$1039
1425 km or 885 mi	Yaounde	$668
1429 km or 888 mi	Omaruru	$971
1484 km or 922 mi	Berberati	$492
1485 km or 923 mi	Malabo	$1344
1486 km or 923 mi	Douala	$1254
1497 km or 930 mi	Limbe	$750
1498 km or 931 mi	Likasi	$1039