Alexandria vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Alexandria	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$495	$1041
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1302	$3832
🏠 One person rent	$164	$431
🏘️ Family rent	$351	$1793
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$354
🚐 Transport expenses	$44	$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$149	$1658
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	49	19
😀 Quality of life	51	56
🏙️ Population	4.87M	2.49M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 52% less expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 8536th and 5041st ($495 vs $1041) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Egypt and Angola, respectively. Check Egypt vs Angola comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Alexandria compared to 1.6 months in Luanda. Alexandria ranked 2nd best city to live in Egypt vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 6224th and 5869th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Luanda

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	Alexandria	Luanda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.31	$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.4	$60.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.46	$8.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.95	$2.06
☕ Cappuccino	$1.74	$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$382
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$117	$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$486	$3479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$273	$1084
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$15.4	$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24	$90.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.8	$140
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.27%	25.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$716	$11511
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$371	$3466
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.19	$0.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.5	$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.74	$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.39	$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.9	$2.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$8.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.17	$6.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$0.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$3.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$2.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.16	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.6	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.49	$8.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.31	$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.22	$6.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.1	$3.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.45	$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.79	$1.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$38.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.84	$4.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.1	$48.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.57	$8.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.8	$131
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$171
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.5	$745
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3745	$14000

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Cities near Alexandria

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$449
55 km or 34 mi	Damanhur	$393
113 km or 70 mi	Tanta	$450
122 km or 76 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$489
126 km or 78 mi	Shibin El Kom	$490
141 km or 87 mi	Mansoura	$446
146 km or 91 mi	Benha	$490
167 km or 104 mi	Zagazig	$472
174 km or 108 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$511
179 km or 111 mi	Cairo	$549
181 km or 113 mi	Giza	$513
182 km or 113 mi	Damietta	$418
203 km or 126 mi	Helwan	$494
225 km or 140 mi	Port Said	$384
229 km or 142 mi	Faiyum	$478
234 km or 146 mi	Ismailia	$468
262 km or 163 mi	Beni Suef	$470
286 km or 177 mi	Suez	$366
356 km or 221 mi	Minya	$455
432 km or 268 mi	Gaza	$657
444 km or 276 mi	Netivot	$1725
444 km or 276 mi	Ashkelon	$1499
446 km or 277 mi	Sderot	$1703
447 km or 278 mi	Ofakim	$1671
454 km or 282 mi	Ashdod	$1848
460 km or 286 mi	Rahat	$1687
461 km or 287 mi	Paphos	$1400
462 km or 287 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1779
463 km or 287 mi	Asyut	$421
463 km or 288 mi	Yavne	$1826
463 km or 288 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1825
464 km or 288 mi	Beersheba	$1523
467 km or 290 mi	Bat Yam	$1871
468 km or 291 mi	Holon	$1776
470 km or 292 mi	Ness Ziona	$1912
470 km or 292 mi	Rehovot	$1701
470 km or 292 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2010
473 km or 294 mi	Tel Aviv	$2259
473 km or 294 mi	Givatayim	$2113
474 km or 295 mi	Ramat Gan	$2212

Cities near Luanda

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Ambriz	$887
184 km or 114 mi	N'zeto	$829
333 km or 207 mi	Boma	$813
337 km or 209 mi	Matadi	$827
383 km or 238 mi	Cabinda	$749
393 km or 244 mi	Lobito	$733
413 km or 257 mi	Benguela	$771
438 km or 272 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$805
475 km or 295 mi	Pointe-Noire	$545
515 km or 320 mi	Huambo	$702
519 km or 323 mi	Kayes	$510
522 km or 324 mi	Madingou	$509
527 km or 327 mi	Kinkala	$511
551 km or 343 mi	Kinshasa	$1001
556 km or 346 mi	Brazzaville	$561
747 km or 464 mi	Kikwit	$829
769 km or 478 mi	Gamboma	$510
801 km or 497 mi	Luena	$767
876 km or 544 mi	Tshikapa	$890
994 km or 618 mi	Oshikango	$677
1029 km or 639 mi	Port-Gentil	$651
1067 km or 663 mi	Kananga	$934
1108 km or 689 mi	Libreville	$697
1137 km or 707 mi	Mbandaka	$825
1143 km or 710 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$833
1182 km or 734 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$958
1205 km or 749 mi	Gandajika	$824
1248 km or 776 mi	Sao Tome	$866
1250 km or 776 mi	Bata	$1242
1250 km or 777 mi	Trindade	$866
1254 km or 779 mi	Tsumeb	$687
1344 km or 835 mi	Otjiwarongo	$717
1356 km or 843 mi	Kolwezi	$961
1425 km or 885 mi	Yaounde	$567
1429 km or 888 mi	Omaruru	$749
1484 km or 922 mi	Berberati	$462
1485 km or 923 mi	Malabo	$990
1486 km or 923 mi	Douala	$1300
1497 km or 930 mi	Limbe	$683
1498 km or 931 mi	Likasi	$953