Asmara vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Asmara	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$520	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1283	$3516
🏠 One person rent	$224	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$430	$1762
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.9	$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$389	$1511
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	8	19
😀 Quality of life	27	53
🏙️ Population	963K	2.49M

The cost of living in Asmara is 49% less expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 8486th and 5424th ($520 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Eritrea and Angola, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Angola comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asmara compared to 1.5 months in Luanda. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 8455th and 6024th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Luanda

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	Asmara	Luanda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.04	$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.8	$53.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$7.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$1.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$467
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$262
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$489	$2330
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$1341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$59.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.7	$89.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.1	$133
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.33%	23.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1560	$10449
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$933	$2420
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.91	$8.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$9.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$3.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.74	$7.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.82	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.41	$5.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$0.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.9	$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.07	$4.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.3	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.71	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.6	$96.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.2	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$80.8	$700
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2756	$15041

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Cities near Asmara

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Mendefera	$487
63 km or 39 mi	Massawa	$486
71 km or 44 mi	Keren	$488
214 km or 133 mi	Mekelle	$662
270 km or 168 mi	Kassala	$1006
342 km or 212 mi	Gondar	$897
407 km or 253 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
437 km or 272 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
448 km or 279 mi	Bahir Dar	$752
473 km or 294 mi	Dessie	$838
490 km or 304 mi	Zabid	$482
498 km or 310 mi	Abha	$910
509 km or 316 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
513 km or 319 mi	Bareq	$902
548 km or 340 mi	Sa'dah	$482
567 km or 352 mi	Sanaa	$546
580 km or 361 mi	Sayyan	$481
583 km or 362 mi	Taiz	$507
585 km or 363 mi	Ibb	$496
589 km or 366 mi	Atbara	$1131
596 km or 370 mi	Dhamar	$486
600 km or 373 mi	Dikhil	$542
602 km or 374 mi	Obock	$540
606 km or 376 mi	Najran	$937
618 km or 384 mi	Djibouti City	$571
620 km or 385 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
633 km or 393 mi	Ad-Damazin	$836
649 km or 403 mi	Bisha	$905
674 km or 419 mi	Khartoum North	$877
684 km or 425 mi	Mecca	$979
685 km or 426 mi	Khartoum	$888
691 km or 429 mi	Jeddah	$1146
693 km or 430 mi	Omdurman	$908
701 km or 436 mi	Addis Ababa	$1180
715 km or 444 mi	Dire Dawa	$756
715 km or 444 mi	Kosti	$860
717 km or 446 mi	Aden	$503
755 km or 469 mi	Harar	$718
758 km or 471 mi	Borama	$518
788 km or 489 mi	Jijiga	$764

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