Antwerp vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Antwerp	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1640	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3817	$3516
🏠 One person rent	$832	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$1320	$1762
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2545	$1511
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	87	19
😀 Quality of life	89	53
🏙️ Population	529K	2.49M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 62% more expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 2896th and 5424th ($1640 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th 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 1.5 months in Luanda. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 203rd and 6024th 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	$18.3	$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.2	$53.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$7.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.91	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.05	$1.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$794	$467
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$636	$262
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1346	$2330
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1030	$1341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$59.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$89.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.7	$133
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.38%	23.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4167	$10449
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3351	$2420
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.6	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.6	$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.1	$8.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$9.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$3.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.76	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.83	$7.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$5.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.37	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.86	$0.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.39	$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.5	$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$4.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.8	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$96.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.4	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$586	$700
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12170	$15041

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Cities near Antwerp

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mortsel	$1530
11 km or 6.6 mi	Beveren	$1613
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lier	$1523
19 km or 12 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1514
23 km or 14 mi	Mechelen	$1541
26 km or 16 mi	Zemst	$1556
28 km or 17 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1488
30 km or 19 mi	Herentals	$1318
31 km or 19 mi	Dendermonde	$1446
32 km or 20 mi	Lokeren	$1475
32 km or 20 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1917
32 km or 20 mi	Hoogstraten	$1492
32 km or 20 mi	Vilvoorde	$1539
35 km or 22 mi	Roosendaal	$1890
39 km or 24 mi	Schaerbeek	$1651
39 km or 24 mi	Turnhout	$1421
39 km or 24 mi	Herent	$1599
40 km or 25 mi	Aarschot	$1362
41 km or 25 mi	Aalst	$1663
41 km or 25 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1580
41 km or 26 mi	Brussels	$1816
42 km or 26 mi	Geel	$1542
42 km or 26 mi	Etten-Leur	$1805
43 km or 27 mi	Anderlecht	$1667
43 km or 27 mi	Leuven	$1683
44 km or 27 mi	Dilbeek	$1642
45 km or 28 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1663
45 km or 28 mi	Forest	$1692
45 km or 28 mi	Tervuren	$1685
46 km or 29 mi	Scherpenheuvel-Zichem	$1486
46 km or 29 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1647
48 km or 30 mi	Goes	$2001
49 km or 30 mi	Breda	$1739
49 km or 31 mi	Overijse	$1618
49 km or 31 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1660
50 km or 31 mi	Ninove	$1560
51 km or 32 mi	Ghent	$1559
52 km or 33 mi	Diest	$1515
55 km or 34 mi	Halle	$1626
56 km or 35 mi	Waterloo	$1788

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