Algiers vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Algiers	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$478	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1214	$3516
🏠 One person rent	$170	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$316	$1762
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$34.5	$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$313	$1511
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	47	19
😀 Quality of life	59	53
🏙️ Population	2.36M	2.49M

The cost of living in Algiers is 53% less expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 8756th and 5424th ($478 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Algeria and Angola, respectively. Check Algeria vs Angola comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Algiers compared to 1.5 months in Luanda. Algiers ranked 1st best city to live in Algeria vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 5457th and 6024th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Algiers vs Luanda

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	Algiers	Luanda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.8	$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.8	$53.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.26	$7.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$0.89	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.54	$1.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$190	$467
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$118	$262
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$383	$2330
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$239	$1341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$20.7	$59.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.9	$89.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.2	$133
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.87%	23.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1857	$10449
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1058	$2420
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.5	$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.39	$8.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.31	$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.13	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.23	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5	$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$9.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$3.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.03	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.47	$7.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.48	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.81	$5.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.12	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$0.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.8	$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.6	$4.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.41	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.6	$96.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.4	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$90.9	$700
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3053	$15041

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Cities near Algiers

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Blida	$407
63 km or 39 mi	Medea	$336
89 km or 55 mi	Tizi Ouzou	$395
168 km or 105 mi	Chlef	$331
172 km or 107 mi	Bordj Bou Arreridj	$345
179 km or 111 mi	M'Sila	$362
179 km or 111 mi	Bejaia	$364
220 km or 137 mi	Setif	$321
222 km or 138 mi	Tiaret	$343
235 km or 146 mi	Djelfa	$357
241 km or 150 mi	Jijel	$410
245 km or 152 mi	El Eulma	$390
252 km or 157 mi	Relizane	$436
277 km or 172 mi	Ibiza	$2528
282 km or 175 mi	Mostaganem	$504
311 km or 193 mi	Batna	$391
312 km or 194 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$1696
321 km or 199 mi	Constantine	$477
323 km or 200 mi	Biskra	$399
331 km or 206 mi	Laghouat	$387
337 km or 209 mi	Calp	$1480
340 km or 211 mi	Saida	$400
342 km or 213 mi	Skikda	$476
342 km or 213 mi	Benidorm	$1356
346 km or 215 mi	Denia	$1406
352 km or 219 mi	Oran	$465
357 km or 222 mi	Torrevieja	$1017
358 km or 222 mi	Alicante	$1300
362 km or 225 mi	Mahon	$1470
365 km or 227 mi	Ciutadella de Menorca	$1435
369 km or 230 mi	Cartagena	$1068
370 km or 230 mi	Elche	$1154
374 km or 233 mi	Gandia	$1030
376 km or 233 mi	Sidi Bel Abbes	$406
382 km or 237 mi	Novelda	$1213
388 km or 241 mi	Elda	$1214
394 km or 245 mi	Ontinyent	$1249
395 km or 245 mi	Murcia	$1138
398 km or 247 mi	Mazarron	$1161
402 km or 250 mi	Villena	$1254

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