Asmara vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person
$524
$1024
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1293
$3248
🏠 One person rent
$228
$474
🏘️ Family rent
$435
$1436
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.6
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$397
$1662
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
8
19
😀 Quality of life
27
54
🏙️ Population
963K
2.49M

The cost of living in Asmara is 49% less expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 8485th and 5518th ($524 vs $1024) 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 0.8 months in Asmara compared to 1.6 months in Luanda. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 8376th and 5940th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Luanda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.97
$5.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.6
$57.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$7.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.56
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$498
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$150
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$494
$2497
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$892
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$59.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$90
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$133
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.69%
24.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1574
$14404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$850
$3193
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.79
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$5.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.44
$7.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$2.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$5.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.81
$2.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$0.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$4.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.5
$31.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.76
$3.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.7
$101
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$158
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81.1
$612
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2898
$12561

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$490
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$492
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$491
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$686
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$988
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$946
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$935
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$799
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$814
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$489
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$915
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$1096
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$895
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$488
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$550
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$491
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$514
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$504
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1094
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$491
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$554
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$553
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$934
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$584
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$895
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$868
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$940
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$889
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1123
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$902
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$667
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$851
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$509
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$626
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$527
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$671

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Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Ambriz
$869
184 km or 114 mi N'zeto
$793
333 km or 207 mi Boma
$803
337 km or 209 mi Matadi
$821
383 km or 238 mi Cabinda
$686
393 km or 244 mi Lobito
$705
413 km or 257 mi Benguela
$736
438 km or 272 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$801
475 km or 295 mi Pointe-Noire
$578
515 km or 320 mi Huambo
$652
519 km or 323 mi Kayes
$531
522 km or 324 mi Madingou
$531
527 km or 327 mi Kinkala
$529
551 km or 343 mi Kinshasa
$1041
556 km or 346 mi Brazzaville
$589
747 km or 464 mi Kikwit
$852
769 km or 478 mi Gamboma
$531
801 km or 497 mi Luena
$723
876 km or 544 mi Tshikapa
$902
994 km or 618 mi Oshikango
$761
1029 km or 639 mi Port-Gentil
$659
1067 km or 663 mi Kananga
$932
1108 km or 689 mi Libreville
$702
1137 km or 707 mi Mbandaka
$810
1143 km or 710 mi Mwene-Ditu
$826
1182 km or 734 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$957
1205 km or 749 mi Gandajika
$815
1248 km or 776 mi Sao Tome
$878
1250 km or 776 mi Bata
$1201
1250 km or 777 mi Trindade
$879
1254 km or 779 mi Tsumeb
$766
1344 km or 835 mi Otjiwarongo
$797
1356 km or 843 mi Kolwezi
$947
1425 km or 885 mi Yaounde
$764
1429 km or 888 mi Omaruru
$833
1484 km or 922 mi Berberati
$488
1485 km or 923 mi Malabo
$812
1486 km or 923 mi Douala
$1368
1497 km or 930 mi Limbe
$710
1498 km or 931 mi Likasi
$939