Asmara vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person
$533
$1116
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1268
$2855
🏠 One person rent
$227
$563
🏘️ Family rent
$385
$897
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$318
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.8
$86.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$112
$3956
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
8
19
😀 Quality of life
14
61
🏙️ Population
963K
2.49M

The cost of living in Asmara is 52% less expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 8435th and 4912th ($533 vs $1116) 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 0.2 months in Asmara compared to 3.5 months in Luanda. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 9205th and 5762nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Luanda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.14
$5.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.2
$41.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.7
$7.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$1.88
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$594
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$315
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$400
$1095
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$567
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.7
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$134
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.74%
23.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1543
$10342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$940
$905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.01
$8.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$5.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.88
$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.77
$7.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.27
$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.1
$62.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.19
$4.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.7
$47.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.2
$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.7
$138
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.2
$182
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$84.4
$822
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3125
$19860

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Mendefera
$498
63 km or 39 mi Massawa
$499
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$500
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$826
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$971
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$1016
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$925
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$864
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$1039
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$499
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$911
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$964
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$903
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$498
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$560
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$498
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$522
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$512
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1116
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$500
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$559
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$560
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$860
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$586
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$557
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$829
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$918
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$879
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1162
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$896
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1155
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$910
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1289
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$1175
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$857
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$517
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$1175
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$502
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$1169

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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