Amsterdam vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Amsterdam	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2791	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6603	$3516
🏠 One person rent	$1828	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$3238	$1762
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$226	$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4145	$1511
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	95	19
😀 Quality of life	95	53
🏙️ Population	921K	2.49M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 176% more expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 331st and 5424th ($2791 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Netherlands and Angola, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Angola comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 1.5 months in Luanda. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 29th and 6024th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Luanda

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	Amsterdam	Luanda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21	$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.8	$53.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$7.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$4.22	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$1.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1920	$467
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1536	$262
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3785	$2330
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2716	$1341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$59.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$89.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.6	$133
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	23.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9911	$10449
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7140	$2420
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.59	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.9	$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.2	$8.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$9.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$3.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$2.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.64	$7.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.93	$5.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$0.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.25	$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.3	$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$4.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.2	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.7	$96.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2405	$700
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18104	$15041

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$1944
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2291
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$1937
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2049
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$1957
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$1995
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2251
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2081
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2180
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1357
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$1844
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2199
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$1861
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$1760
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2359
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1651
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$1829
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2432
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2105
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$1823
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$1893
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$1941
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1613
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1764
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$1813
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$1851
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$1999
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$1890
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$1739
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$1862

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