Auckland vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Auckland	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1961	$1116
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4489	$2855
🏠 One person rent	$1107	$563
🏘️ Family rent	$1860	$897
🍽️ Food expenses	$509	$318
🚐 Transport expenses	$221	$86.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3143	$3956
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	32	19
😀 Quality of life	91	61
🏙️ Population	1.47M	2.49M

The cost of living in Auckland is 76% more expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 2124th and 4912th ($1961 vs $1116) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in New Zealand and Angola, respectively. Check New Zealand vs Angola comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Auckland compared to 3.5 months in Luanda. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 170th and 5762nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Luanda

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	Auckland	Luanda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.6	$5.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.5	$41.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.08	$7.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.89	$1.54
☕ Cappuccino	$3.4	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1141	$594
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$315
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$1095
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1583	$567
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87	$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.4	$134
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.26%	23.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7253	$10342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5974	$905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.77	$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$122	$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$8.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$0.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.56	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.86	$5.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$2.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.56	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$7.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.2	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.3	$62.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$4.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.3	$47.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.4	$138
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$182
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$864	$822
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13612	$19860

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1716
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1678
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1675
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1499
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1383
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1250
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1678
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1312
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1423
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1237
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1425
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1493
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1612
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1480
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1379
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1612
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1252
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1743
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1709
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1838
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$1869
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1396
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1254
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1638
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1847
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1536
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$2086
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1461
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1238
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1878
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1811
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1807
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1022
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1024
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$836
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$818
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$997
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1839

Cities near Luanda

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