Belem vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Belem	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$755	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1572	$3516
🏠 One person rent	$405	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$562	$1762
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$67	$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$421	$1511
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	40	19
😀 Quality of life	41	53
🏙️ Population	1.3M	2.49M

The cost of living in Belem is 25% less expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 6655th and 5424th ($755 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1st in Brazil and Angola, respectively. Check Brazil vs Angola comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Belem compared to 1.5 months in Luanda. Belem ranked 67th best city to live in Brazil vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 6876th and 6024th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belem vs Luanda

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	Belem	Luanda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.66	$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14	$53.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.92	$7.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$2.4	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$1.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$462	$467
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$303	$262
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$575	$2330
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$435	$1341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.8	$59.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.6	$89.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17	$133
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.21%	23.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1728	$10449
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1162	$2420
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30	$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.37	$8.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.04	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.68	$9.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.64	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.95	$7.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.56	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.63	$5.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.68	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1	$0.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.5	$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.95	$4.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$96.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51.6	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$96.1	$700
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3002	$15041

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Cities near Belem

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Ananindeua	$638
51 km or 32 mi	Abaetetuba	$518
67 km or 42 mi	Castanhal	$621
141 km or 88 mi	Cameta	$583
150 km or 93 mi	Capanema	$615
197 km or 123 mi	Braganca	$615
214 km or 133 mi	Paragominas	$614
221 km or 137 mi	Breves	$590
264 km or 164 mi	Viseu	$624
288 km or 179 mi	Tucurui	$603
329 km or 205 mi	Macapa	$610
336 km or 209 mi	Santana	$565
398 km or 247 mi	Pinheiro	$642
425 km or 264 mi	Santa Ines	$621
440 km or 274 mi	Maraba	$629
455 km or 283 mi	Altamira	$611
467 km or 290 mi	Imperatriz	$621
482 km or 299 mi	Sao Luis	$710
508 km or 316 mi	Itapecuru Mirim	$639
510 km or 317 mi	Sao Jose de Ribamar	$665
516 km or 320 mi	Bacabal	$603
552 km or 343 mi	Grajau	$602
570 km or 354 mi	Coroata	$600
578 km or 359 mi	Barra do Corda	$593
612 km or 380 mi	Codo	$572
625 km or 389 mi	Chapadinha	$591
639 km or 397 mi	Araguaina	$590
685 km or 426 mi	Caxias	$546
698 km or 434 mi	Santarem	$639
729 km or 453 mi	Balsas	$569
748 km or 465 mi	Timon	$537
751 km or 467 mi	Teresina	$557
765 km or 475 mi	Parnaiba	$589
810 km or 503 mi	Piripiri	$570
819 km or 509 mi	Oriximina	$697
829 km or 515 mi	Cayenne	$1643
847 km or 527 mi	Floriano	$543
867 km or 538 mi	Camocim	$564
867 km or 539 mi	Kourou	$1645
888 km or 552 mi	Itaituba	$695

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