Auckland vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Auckland	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2156	$1047
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4802	$2679
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$517
🏘️ Family rent	$1967	$825
🍽️ Food expenses	$543	$307
🚐 Transport expenses	$242	$85.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3398	$3779
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	32	19
😀 Quality of life	89	65
🏙️ Population	1.47M	2.49M

The cost of living in Auckland is 106% more expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 1604th and 5315th ($2156 vs $1047) 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 3.6 months in Luanda. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 240th and 5283rd 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	$13.5	$5.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.5	$36.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.86	$7.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.14	$1.55
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.35	$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1205	$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1071	$290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2099	$972
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1689	$523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$90.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.2	$121
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.07%	22.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7507	$11941
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5316	$880
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$33.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$8.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.03	$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.66	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$5.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$8.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$3.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$1.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$7.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$0.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.3	$2.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$62.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$3.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$46.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$8
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.6	$131
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$154
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$988	$830
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15607	$16706

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1778
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1646
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1782
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1527
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1474
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1261
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1740
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1393
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1523
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1304
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1528
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1605
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1696
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1518
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1458
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1741
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1359
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1788
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1803
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1920
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2037
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1533
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1325
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1787
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1894
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1623
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$2303
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1579
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1318
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1928
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1865
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1865
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1033
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1035
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$879
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$857
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$1039
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1997

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