Bangkok vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bangkok	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1027	$1047
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2622	$2679
🏠 One person rent	$465	$517
🏘️ Family rent	$806	$825
🍽️ Food expenses	$298	$307
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$85.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$594	$3779
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	89	19
😀 Quality of life	73	65
🏙️ Population	5.68M	2.49M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 2% less expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 5467th and 5315th ($1027 vs $1047) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Thailand and Angola, respectively. Check Thailand vs Angola comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bangkok compared to 3.6 months in Luanda. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 2647th and 5283rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Luanda

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	Bangkok	Luanda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.24	$5.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.4	$36.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.48	$7.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$1.55
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$632	$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1114	$972
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$581	$523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.5	$90.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.3	$121
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.66%	22.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6568	$11941
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3204	$880
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.5	$33.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.5	$8.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.64	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$5.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$8.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$3.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$7.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$0.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.73	$2.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.63	$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.3	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.9	$62.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.29	$3.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.1	$46.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.72	$8
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.9	$131
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$154
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$554	$830
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15512	$16706

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$789
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$833
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$829
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$788
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$656
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$710
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$658
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$823
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$874
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$846
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$784
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$768
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$610
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$730
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$562
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$629
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$763
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$575
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$585
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$679
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$621
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$845
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$571
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$593
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$581
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$782
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$583
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1056
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$612
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$587
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$882
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$530
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$501
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$629
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$760
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$780
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$592

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