Beirut vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Beirut	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1261	$1116
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3035	$2855
🏠 One person rent	$549	$563
🏘️ Family rent	$930	$897
🍽️ Food expenses	$386	$318
🚐 Transport expenses	$198	$86.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$233	$3956
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	75	19
😀 Quality of life	63	61
🏙️ Population	2.42M	2.49M

The cost of living in Beirut is 13% more expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 4577th and 4912th ($1261 vs $1116) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Lebanon and Angola, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Angola comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Beirut compared to 3.5 months in Luanda. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 5475th and 5762nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beirut vs Luanda

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	Beirut	Luanda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.9	$5.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.9	$41.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.07	$7.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.02	$1.54
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.77	$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$699	$594
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$324	$315
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1258	$1095
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$586	$567
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.5	$134
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.5%	23.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2827	$10342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1901	$905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.8	$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.8	$8.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$0.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.86	$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.46	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$5.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.4	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$7.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.94	$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.95	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.09	$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.18	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.8	$62.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10	$4.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58	$47.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.07	$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans	$66	$138
👟 Brand Sneakers	$123	$182
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$364	$822
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6680	$19860

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Cities near Beirut

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Jounieh	$1028
37 km or 23 mi	Zahle	$930
38 km or 23 mi	Sidon	$822
68 km or 42 mi	Tripoli	$787
75 km or 46 mi	Tyre	$647
76 km or 47 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1808
83 km or 52 mi	Damascus	$671
99 km or 62 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1803
102 km or 64 mi	Safed	$1847
106 km or 66 mi	Nahariya	$1775
112 km or 69 mi	Karmiel	$1630
114 km or 71 mi	Acre	$1633
115 km or 72 mi	Sakhnin	$1745
116 km or 72 mi	Arraba	$1789
119 km or 74 mi	Tamra	$1798
122 km or 76 mi	Tiberias	$1808
123 km or 77 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1842
124 km or 77 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1819
124 km or 77 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1804
124 km or 77 mi	Shefa-'Amr	$1828
127 km or 79 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1769
130 km or 81 mi	Haifa	$1840
131 km or 82 mi	Nof HaGalil	$1862
132 km or 82 mi	Nesher	$1757
133 km or 83 mi	Nazareth	$1850
137 km or 85 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$1917
142 km or 88 mi	Yokneam Illit	$1932
144 km or 89 mi	Afula	$1817
145 km or 90 mi	Homs	$402
151 km or 94 mi	Irbid	$753
155 km or 97 mi	Zikhron Ya'akov	$1978
156 km or 97 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$1954
165 km or 103 mi	Pardes Hanna-Karkur	$1991
169 km or 105 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$2001
169 km or 105 mi	Hadera	$1786
179 km or 111 mi	Hama	$438
183 km or 114 mi	Jerash	$748
183 km or 114 mi	Netanya	$2247
184 km or 114 mi	Latakia	$441
186 km or 116 mi	Tayibe	$2108

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