Asuncion vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Asuncion	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$752	$1047
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1837	$2679
🏠 One person rent	$348	$517
🏘️ Family rent	$617	$825
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$307
🚐 Transport expenses	$59.3	$85.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$536	$3779
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	35	19
😀 Quality of life	57	65
🏙️ Population	462K	2.49M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 28% less expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 6973rd and 5315th ($752 vs $1047) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Paraguay and Angola, respectively. Check Paraguay vs Angola comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asuncion compared to 3.6 months in Luanda. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 6216th and 5283rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asuncion vs Luanda

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	Asuncion	Luanda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.88	$5.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.9	$36.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.01	$7.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$1.55
☕ Cappuccino	$3.05	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$448	$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$268	$290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$825	$972
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$493	$523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.1	$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.1	$90.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.6	$121
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.83%	22.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1605	$11941
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1243	$880
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32	$33.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.59	$8.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.08	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.57	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$5.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.31	$8.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$3.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.46	$7.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$0.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.75	$2.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.6	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.65	$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.4	$62.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.79	$3.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23	$46.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$8
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.4	$131
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.5	$154
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$830
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4760	$16706

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Cities near Asuncion

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	San Lorenzo	$720
15 km or 9.4 mi	Luque	$744
112 km or 70 mi	Formosa	$429
120 km or 74 mi	Coronel Oviedo	$643
163 km or 101 mi	Caaguazu	$457
212 km or 132 mi	Concepcion	$652
270 km or 168 mi	Corrientes	$622
275 km or 171 mi	Resistencia	$398
287 km or 178 mi	Encarnacion	$619
288 km or 179 mi	Posadas	$385
304 km or 189 mi	Ciudad del Este	$649
307 km or 191 mi	Foz do Iguacu	$712
326 km or 203 mi	Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena	$474
348 km or 216 mi	Obera	$469
361 km or 224 mi	Pedro Juan Caballero	$629
363 km or 226 mi	Ponta Pora	$654
407 km or 253 mi	Sao Borja	$607
422 km or 262 mi	Cascavel	$633
424 km or 264 mi	Santa Rosa	$568
447 km or 278 mi	Dourados	$670
455 km or 283 mi	Goya	$622
471 km or 293 mi	Reconquista	$633
472 km or 293 mi	Santo Angelo	$585
498 km or 310 mi	Uruguaiana	$566
504 km or 313 mi	Ijui	$584
508 km or 315 mi	Pato Branco	$663
539 km or 335 mi	Chapeco	$713
549 km or 341 mi	Campo Mourao	$513
584 km or 363 mi	Carazinho	$628
586 km or 364 mi	Artigas	$1021
593 km or 369 mi	Erechim	$659
599 km or 372 mi	Concordia	$672
613 km or 381 mi	Maringa	$674
614 km or 382 mi	Passo Fundo	$613
616 km or 383 mi	Santa Maria	$557
619 km or 385 mi	Campo Grande	$672
621 km or 386 mi	Guarapuava	$579
648 km or 403 mi	Sao Gabriel	$509
654 km or 407 mi	Apucarana	$627
655 km or 407 mi	Santana do Livramento	$578

Cities near Luanda

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Ambriz	$897
184 km or 114 mi	N'zeto	$815
333 km or 207 mi	Boma	$870
337 km or 209 mi	Matadi	$895
383 km or 238 mi	Cabinda	$695
393 km or 244 mi	Lobito	$665
413 km or 257 mi	Benguela	$692
438 km or 272 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$859
475 km or 295 mi	Pointe-Noire	$590
515 km or 320 mi	Huambo	$595
519 km or 323 mi	Kayes	$544
522 km or 324 mi	Madingou	$544
527 km or 327 mi	Kinkala	$543
551 km or 343 mi	Kinshasa	$1163
556 km or 346 mi	Brazzaville	$602
747 km or 464 mi	Kikwit	$932
769 km or 478 mi	Gamboma	$543
801 km or 497 mi	Luena	$662
876 km or 544 mi	Tshikapa	$999
994 km or 618 mi	Oshikango	$855
1029 km or 639 mi	Port-Gentil	$699
1067 km or 663 mi	Kananga	$1037
1108 km or 689 mi	Libreville	$745
1137 km or 707 mi	Mbandaka	$851
1143 km or 710 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$895
1182 km or 734 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1067
1205 km or 749 mi	Gandajika	$887
1248 km or 776 mi	Sao Tome	$1042
1250 km or 776 mi	Bata	$1239
1250 km or 777 mi	Trindade	$1042
1254 km or 779 mi	Tsumeb	$873
1344 km or 835 mi	Otjiwarongo	$874
1356 km or 843 mi	Kolwezi	$1039
1425 km or 885 mi	Yaounde	$668
1429 km or 888 mi	Omaruru	$971
1484 km or 922 mi	Berberati	$492
1485 km or 923 mi	Malabo	$1344
1486 km or 923 mi	Douala	$1254
1497 km or 930 mi	Limbe	$750
1498 km or 931 mi	Likasi	$1039