Brisbane vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brisbane	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$923
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5585	$2387
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$440
🏘️ Family rent	$2525	$702
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$277
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4313	$222
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	66	19
😀 Quality of life	97	48
🏙️ Population	2.71M	2.49M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 152% more expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 1241st and 6128th ($2323 vs $923) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1st in Australia and Angola, respectively. Check Australia vs Angola comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 0.2 months in Luanda. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 3rd and 6933rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Luanda

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	Brisbane	Luanda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.8	$5.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.2	$35.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$6.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.69	$1.65
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$2.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1733	$447
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1173	$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3028	$805
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2142	$453
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.5	$49.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$76.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.9	$102
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.91%	20.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8341	$11992
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5970	$885
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$33.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$8.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$0.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.18	$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$4.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$7.65
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.98	$0.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.3	$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$5.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.49	$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.62	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.3	$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$3.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.5	$47.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.8	$110
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$131
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2164	$761
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13265	$14053

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1825
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1992
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2341
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1863
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1838
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1883
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1720
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1273
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1643
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1642
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1995
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1855
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2354
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2040
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1709
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2481
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1701
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1460
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1795
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2258
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1825
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$2015
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1816
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1905
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1493
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$2000
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1933
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1936
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2543
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1915
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1834
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1913

Cities near Luanda

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Ambriz	$791
184 km or 114 mi	N'zeto	$721
333 km or 207 mi	Boma	$856
337 km or 209 mi	Matadi	$881
383 km or 238 mi	Cabinda	$673
393 km or 244 mi	Lobito	$610
413 km or 257 mi	Benguela	$631
438 km or 272 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$846
475 km or 295 mi	Pointe-Noire	$578
515 km or 320 mi	Huambo	$554
519 km or 323 mi	Kayes	$533
522 km or 324 mi	Madingou	$531
527 km or 327 mi	Kinkala	$533
551 km or 343 mi	Kinshasa	$1133
556 km or 346 mi	Brazzaville	$590
747 km or 464 mi	Kikwit	$915
769 km or 478 mi	Gamboma	$531
801 km or 497 mi	Luena	$595
876 km or 544 mi	Tshikapa	$979
994 km or 618 mi	Oshikango	$891
1029 km or 639 mi	Port-Gentil	$698
1067 km or 663 mi	Kananga	$1019
1108 km or 689 mi	Libreville	$743
1137 km or 707 mi	Mbandaka	$833
1143 km or 710 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$881
1182 km or 734 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1047
1205 km or 749 mi	Gandajika	$872
1248 km or 776 mi	Sao Tome	$1011
1250 km or 776 mi	Bata	$1209
1250 km or 777 mi	Trindade	$1013
1254 km or 779 mi	Tsumeb	$890
1344 km or 835 mi	Otjiwarongo	$925
1356 km or 843 mi	Kolwezi	$1044
1425 km or 885 mi	Yaounde	$666
1429 km or 888 mi	Omaruru	$982
1484 km or 922 mi	Berberati	$478
1485 km or 923 mi	Malabo	$1272
1486 km or 923 mi	Douala	$1156
1497 km or 930 mi	Limbe	$738
1498 km or 931 mi	Likasi	$1029