Boston vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Boston	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3638	$1047
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8082	$2679
🏠 One person rent	$2543	$517
🏘️ Family rent	$4126	$825
🍽️ Food expenses	$722	$307
🚐 Transport expenses	$145	$85.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6556	$3779
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	100	19
😀 Quality of life	92	65
🏙️ Population	676K	2.49M

The cost of living in Boston is 247% more expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 30th and 5315th ($3638 vs $1047) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st 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 Boston compared to 3.6 months in Luanda. Boston ranked 16th best city to live in the United States vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 94th and 5283rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Luanda

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	Boston	Luanda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.5	$5.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$36.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$7.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.04	$1.55
☕ Cappuccino	$5.31	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2878	$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2181	$290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5280	$972
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3456	$523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$229	$90.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.1	$121
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.34%	22.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11142	$11941
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6207	$880
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.41	$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.6	$33.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.8	$8.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.63	$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.6	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$5.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$8.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.48	$3.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$1.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.78	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.2	$7.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.07	$0.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$2.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.48	$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.06	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4	$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.99	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$89.2	$62.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.9	$3.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$190	$46.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.2	$8
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.6	$131
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$154
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2835	$830
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26679	$16706

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Cities near Boston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Cambridge	$3830
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Chelsea	$3097
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Somerville	$3650
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Everett	$2960
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Brookline	$3140
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Revere	$2981
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Malden	$3000
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Medford	$2691
10 km or 6.2 mi	Belmont	$3017
10 km or 6.2 mi	Arlington	$2944
10 km or 6.2 mi	Watertown	$2966
11 km or 6.9 mi	Melrose	$2870
12 km or 7.5 mi	Milton	$3006
12 km or 7.5 mi	Winchester	$2845
12 km or 7.7 mi	Newton	$2862
13 km or 7.8 mi	Saugus	$2839
13 km or 8.1 mi	Quincy	$3186
14 km or 8.6 mi	Stoneham	$2823
14 km or 8.9 mi	Waltham	$2870
15 km or 9.4 mi	Lynn	$2762
15 km or 9.5 mi	Woburn	$2714
16 km or 9.6 mi	Dedham	$2921
16 km or 10 mi	Needham	$2837
16 km or 10 mi	Lexington	$2771
16 km or 10 mi	Wakefield	$2808
18 km or 11 mi	Braintree	$2980
18 km or 11 mi	Weymouth	$2986
19 km or 12 mi	Reading	$2786
19 km or 12 mi	Hingham	$2939
20 km or 12 mi	Burlington	$2405
20 km or 13 mi	Wellesley	$2803
21 km or 13 mi	Norwood	$2866
22 km or 14 mi	Peabody	$2859
22 km or 14 mi	Randolph	$2894
22 km or 14 mi	Salem	$3006
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmington	$2629
23 km or 14 mi	Marblehead	$2854
23 km or 14 mi	Canton	$2871
25 km or 16 mi	Natick	$2867
26 km or 16 mi	Stoughton	$2852

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