Brasilia vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brasilia	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$765	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2266	$3516
🏠 One person rent	$296	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$700	$1762
🍽️ Food expenses	$267	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$501	$1511
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	28	19
😀 Quality of life	56	53
🏙️ Population	2.82M	2.49M

The cost of living in Brasilia is 24% less expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 6598th and 5424th ($765 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Brazil and Angola, respectively. Check Brazil vs Angola comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Brasilia compared to 1.5 months in Luanda. Brasilia ranked 8th best city to live in Brazil vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 5716th and 6024th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brasilia vs Luanda

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	Brasilia	Luanda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.98	$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40	$53.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.04	$7.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$1.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$341	$467
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$211	$262
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$919	$2330
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$543	$1341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40	$59.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.9	$89.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$133
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	23.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2296	$10449
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1378	$2420
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.94	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.1	$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.12	$8.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.62	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.66	$9.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$3.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.72	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.7	$7.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.84	$5.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.78	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$0.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.9	$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.85	$4.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.7	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$12	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$96.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.8	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$458	$700
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14627	$15041

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Cities near Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$653
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$508
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$615
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$665
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$606
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$596
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$610
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$606
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$595
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$630
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$599
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$630
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$558
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$601
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$581
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$529
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$559
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$561
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$604
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$595
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$578
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$548
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$571
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$557
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$522
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$564
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$529
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$608
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$603
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$412
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$536
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$573
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$531
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$582
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$568
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$580
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$671
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$625
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$558
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$590

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