Brasilia vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brasilia	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$928	$1047
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2464	$2679
🏠 One person rent	$415	$517
🏘️ Family rent	$714	$825
🍽️ Food expenses	$292	$307
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$85.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$570	$3779
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	28	19
😀 Quality of life	62	65
🏙️ Population	3M	2.49M

The cost of living in Brasilia is 11% less expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 6162nd and 5315th ($928 vs $1047) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 Brasilia compared to 3.6 months in Luanda. Brasilia ranked 16th best city to live in Brazil vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 5658th and 5283rd 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	$7.88	$5.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.1	$36.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.86	$7.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$1.55
☕ Cappuccino	$2.42	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$488	$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$301	$290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$899	$972
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$533	$523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55.5	$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.3	$90.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.8	$121
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.71%	22.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2606	$11941
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1719	$880
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.2	$33.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.62	$8.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.48	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$5.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.54	$8.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$3.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.89	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.66	$7.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$0.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.46	$2.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.35	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.08	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.5	$62.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.13	$3.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.9	$46.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.56	$8
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.3	$131
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.5	$154
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$617	$830
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17134	$16706

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Cities near Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$758
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$567
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$724
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$839
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$697
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$730
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$709
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$693
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$673
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$633
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$664
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$710
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$630
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$664
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$642
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$586
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$588
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$620
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$690
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$668
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$661
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$615
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$642
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$637
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$590
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$640
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$598
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$685
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$684
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$444
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$609
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$653
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$602
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$662
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$626
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$654
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$760
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$708
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$629
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$675

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