Baku vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Baku	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$766	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1968	$3516
🏠 One person rent	$316	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$602	$1762
🍽️ Food expenses	$287	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.4	$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$1511
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	49	19
😀 Quality of life	60	53
🏙️ Population	2.3M	2.49M

The cost of living in Baku is 24% less expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 6590th and 5424th ($766 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Azerbaijan and Angola, respectively. Check Azerbaijan vs Angola comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baku compared to 1.5 months in Luanda. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 5270th and 6024th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baku vs Luanda

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	Baku	Luanda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.9	$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.2	$53.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.34	$7.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$3.6	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.66	$1.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$409	$467
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$262
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$936	$2330
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$426	$1341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.1	$59.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.6	$89.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.1	$133
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.09%	23.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2039	$10449
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1010	$2420
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.5	$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.45	$8.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.69	$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.47	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.41	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$9.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.82	$7.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.5	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.25	$5.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.63	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$0.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.07	$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.1	$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.86	$4.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.2	$96.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$247	$700
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6252	$15041

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Cities near Baku

Distance	City	Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi	Sumqayit	$707
92 km or 57 mi	Sirvan	$634
150 km or 93 mi	Khachmaz	$676
198 km or 123 mi	Lankaran	$608
215 km or 133 mi	Oguz	$627
229 km or 142 mi	Yevlakh	$618
230 km or 143 mi	Barda	$618
242 km or 151 mi	Shaki	$607
270 km or 168 mi	Ardabil	$827
296 km or 184 mi	Ganja	$481
313 km or 195 mi	Goris	$967
318 km or 198 mi	Ahar	$622
320 km or 199 mi	Kapan	$961
343 km or 213 mi	Rasht	$534
350 km or 218 mi	Makhachkala	$535
352 km or 218 mi	Lahijan	$552
381 km or 237 mi	Aktau	$573
398 km or 247 mi	Tabriz	$658
408 km or 254 mi	Zhanaozen	$576
411 km or 256 mi	Marand	$553
416 km or 258 mi	Gardabani	$767
426 km or 265 mi	Rustavi	$660
428 km or 266 mi	Zanjan	$466
440 km or 274 mi	Marneuli	$813
442 km or 274 mi	Abovyan	$1094
445 km or 276 mi	Tbilisi	$1016
452 km or 281 mi	Yerevan	$1199
453 km or 282 mi	Maragheh	$573
454 km or 282 mi	Vanadzor	$697
456 km or 283 mi	Qazvin	$618
456 km or 284 mi	Masis	$1081
461 km or 286 mi	Ashtarak	$1071
465 km or 289 mi	Khoy	$419
472 km or 293 mi	Khak-e Ali	$599
473 km or 294 mi	Spitak	$833
474 km or 294 mi	Grozny	$608
486 km or 302 mi	Amol	$557
491 km or 305 mi	Babol	$458
492 km or 306 mi	Armavir	$990
495 km or 308 mi	Nazarabad	$645

Cities near Luanda

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Ambriz	$863
184 km or 114 mi	N'zeto	$788
333 km or 207 mi	Boma	$821
337 km or 209 mi	Matadi	$844
383 km or 238 mi	Cabinda	$676
393 km or 244 mi	Lobito	$645
413 km or 257 mi	Benguela	$671
438 km or 272 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$812
475 km or 295 mi	Pointe-Noire	$569
515 km or 320 mi	Huambo	$577
519 km or 323 mi	Kayes	$523
522 km or 324 mi	Madingou	$519
527 km or 327 mi	Kinkala	$520
551 km or 343 mi	Kinshasa	$1120
556 km or 346 mi	Brazzaville	$580
747 km or 464 mi	Kikwit	$876
769 km or 478 mi	Gamboma	$522
801 km or 497 mi	Luena	$634
876 km or 544 mi	Tshikapa	$934
994 km or 618 mi	Oshikango	$731
1029 km or 639 mi	Port-Gentil	$625
1067 km or 663 mi	Kananga	$976
1108 km or 689 mi	Libreville	$668
1137 km or 707 mi	Mbandaka	$850
1143 km or 710 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$843
1182 km or 734 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1011
1205 km or 749 mi	Gandajika	$828
1248 km or 776 mi	Sao Tome	$900
1250 km or 776 mi	Bata	$1121
1250 km or 777 mi	Trindade	$900
1254 km or 779 mi	Tsumeb	$742
1344 km or 835 mi	Otjiwarongo	$777
1356 km or 843 mi	Kolwezi	$975
1425 km or 885 mi	Yaounde	$747
1429 km or 888 mi	Omaruru	$811
1484 km or 922 mi	Berberati	$482
1485 km or 923 mi	Malabo	$741
1486 km or 923 mi	Douala	$1265
1497 km or 930 mi	Limbe	$655
1498 km or 931 mi	Likasi	$961