Baltimore vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Baltimore	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2234	$1047
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5254	$2679
🏠 One person rent	$1327	$517
🏘️ Family rent	$2204	$825
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$307
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$85.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4084	$3779
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	97	19
😀 Quality of life	91	65
🏙️ Population	586K	2.49M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 113% more expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 1414th and 5315th ($2234 vs $1047) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1179th and 1st in the United States and Angola, respectively. Check the United States vs Angola comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Baltimore compared to 3.6 months in Luanda. Baltimore ranked 41st best city to live in the United States vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 164th and 5283rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Luanda

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	Baltimore	Luanda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.3	$5.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.1	$36.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$7.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.71	$1.55
☕ Cappuccino	$5.29	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1650	$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$997	$290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2430	$972
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1814	$523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$90.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.3	$121
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	22.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2325	$11941
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2166	$880
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.9	$33.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$8.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.41	$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$5.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$8.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$3.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$1.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$7.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$0.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$2.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.29	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.74	$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.6	$62.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$3.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$122	$46.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$8
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.2	$131
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.1	$154
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1492	$830
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21697	$16706

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2443
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2586
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2830
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2344
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2985
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2521
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2755
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2951
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2667
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2544
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2650
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2777
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2252
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2499
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2763
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2526
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3306
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3030
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2664
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2877
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2581
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2257
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2333
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2721
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2379
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2522
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2800
76 km or 47 mi	York	$2003
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2818
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2736
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2304
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2207
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3292
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2105
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2681
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2588
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2198
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2453
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2000
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2024

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