Antwerp vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Antwerp	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1818	$1116
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4384	$2855
🏠 One person rent	$909	$563
🏘️ Family rent	$1498	$897
🍽️ Food expenses	$627	$318
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$86.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2918	$3956
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	87	19
😀 Quality of life	91	61
🏙️ Population	529K	2.49M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 63% more expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 2669th and 4912th ($1818 vs $1116) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 1st in Belgium and Angola, respectively. Check Belgium vs Angola comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Antwerp compared to 3.5 months in Luanda. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 196th and 5762nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antwerp vs Luanda

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	Antwerp	Luanda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.4	$5.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$107	$41.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.2	$7.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.6	$1.54
☕ Cappuccino	$4.14	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.47	$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$866	$594
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$702	$315
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1473	$1095
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1205	$567
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$187	$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.1	$134
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.94%	23.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4402	$10342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3153	$905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.25	$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.2	$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.9	$8.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.88	$0.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.76	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$5.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.9	$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$2.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.07	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.18	$7.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.9	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.74	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.65	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39	$62.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$4.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.8	$47.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans	$110	$138
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$182
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$646	$822
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21567	$19860

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Cities near Antwerp

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mortsel	$1696
11 km or 6.6 mi	Beveren	$1804
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lier	$1737
19 km or 12 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1671
23 km or 14 mi	Mechelen	$1835
26 km or 16 mi	Zemst	$1791
28 km or 17 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1830
30 km or 19 mi	Herentals	$1512
31 km or 19 mi	Dendermonde	$1571
32 km or 20 mi	Lokeren	$1745
32 km or 20 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2224
32 km or 20 mi	Hoogstraten	$1701
32 km or 20 mi	Vilvoorde	$1732
35 km or 22 mi	Roosendaal	$2175
39 km or 24 mi	Schaerbeek	$1854
39 km or 24 mi	Turnhout	$1639
39 km or 24 mi	Herent	$1823
40 km or 25 mi	Aarschot	$1794
41 km or 25 mi	Aalst	$1846
41 km or 25 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1758
41 km or 26 mi	Brussels	$2028
42 km or 26 mi	Geel	$1729
42 km or 26 mi	Etten-Leur	$2057
43 km or 27 mi	Anderlecht	$1889
43 km or 27 mi	Leuven	$1867
44 km or 27 mi	Dilbeek	$1858
45 km or 28 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1876
45 km or 28 mi	Forest	$1931
45 km or 28 mi	Tervuren	$1845
46 km or 29 mi	Scherpenheuvel-Zichem	$1742
46 km or 29 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1847
48 km or 30 mi	Goes	$2374
49 km or 30 mi	Breda	$2087
49 km or 31 mi	Overijse	$1816
49 km or 31 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1870
50 km or 31 mi	Ninove	$1768
51 km or 32 mi	Ghent	$1811
52 km or 33 mi	Diest	$1726
55 km or 34 mi	Halle	$1835
56 km or 35 mi	Waterloo	$2025

Cities near Luanda

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Ambriz	$946
184 km or 114 mi	N'zeto	$853
333 km or 207 mi	Boma	$871
337 km or 209 mi	Matadi	$893
383 km or 238 mi	Cabinda	$706
393 km or 244 mi	Lobito	$684
413 km or 257 mi	Benguela	$719
438 km or 272 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$864
475 km or 295 mi	Pointe-Noire	$585
515 km or 320 mi	Huambo	$606
519 km or 323 mi	Kayes	$536
522 km or 324 mi	Madingou	$536
527 km or 327 mi	Kinkala	$538
551 km or 343 mi	Kinshasa	$1148
556 km or 346 mi	Brazzaville	$595
747 km or 464 mi	Kikwit	$928
769 km or 478 mi	Gamboma	$536
801 km or 497 mi	Luena	$682
876 km or 544 mi	Tshikapa	$993
994 km or 618 mi	Oshikango	$807
1029 km or 639 mi	Port-Gentil	$660
1067 km or 663 mi	Kananga	$1029
1108 km or 689 mi	Libreville	$708
1137 km or 707 mi	Mbandaka	$836
1143 km or 710 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$897
1182 km or 734 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1059
1205 km or 749 mi	Gandajika	$885
1248 km or 776 mi	Sao Tome	$1046
1250 km or 776 mi	Bata	$1241
1250 km or 777 mi	Trindade	$1044
1254 km or 779 mi	Tsumeb	$819
1344 km or 835 mi	Otjiwarongo	$836
1356 km or 843 mi	Kolwezi	$1045
1425 km or 885 mi	Yaounde	$671
1429 km or 888 mi	Omaruru	$924
1484 km or 922 mi	Berberati	$494
1485 km or 923 mi	Malabo	$1413
1486 km or 923 mi	Douala	$1363
1497 km or 930 mi	Limbe	$755
1498 km or 931 mi	Likasi	$1032