Brisbane vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brisbane	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2065	$1116
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4896	$2855
🏠 One person rent	$1253	$563
🏘️ Family rent	$2149	$897
🍽️ Food expenses	$525	$318
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$86.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3956	$3956
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	66	19
😀 Quality of life	98	61
🏙️ Population	2.71M	2.49M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 85% more expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 1813th and 4912th ($2065 vs $1116) 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 3.5 months in Luanda. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 9th and 5762nd 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	$14.4	$5.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.7	$41.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$7.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$1.54
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1514	$594
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1022	$315
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2603	$1095
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1816	$567
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.2	$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.5	$134
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	23.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8291	$10342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6020	$905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.8	$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$8.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$0.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2	$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.8	$5.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$2.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.48	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.9	$7.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.28	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.1	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.9	$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.28	$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.35	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.9	$62.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$4.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.3	$47.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.5	$138
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$182
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1795	$822
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11423	$19860

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1662
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1798
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2140
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1710
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1697
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1712
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1595
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1184
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1503
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1482
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1839
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1747
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2181
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1888
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1599
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2292
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2640
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1568
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1364
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1580
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1678
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2019
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1667
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1683
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1662
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1771
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1362
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1813
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1768
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1725
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2308
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1706
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1681
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1736

Cities near Luanda

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Ambriz	$946
184 km or 114 mi	N'zeto	$853
333 km or 207 mi	Boma	$871
337 km or 209 mi	Matadi	$893
383 km or 238 mi	Cabinda	$706
393 km or 244 mi	Lobito	$684
413 km or 257 mi	Benguela	$719
438 km or 272 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$864
475 km or 295 mi	Pointe-Noire	$585
515 km or 320 mi	Huambo	$606
519 km or 323 mi	Kayes	$536
522 km or 324 mi	Madingou	$536
527 km or 327 mi	Kinkala	$538
551 km or 343 mi	Kinshasa	$1148
556 km or 346 mi	Brazzaville	$595
747 km or 464 mi	Kikwit	$928
769 km or 478 mi	Gamboma	$536
801 km or 497 mi	Luena	$682
876 km or 544 mi	Tshikapa	$993
994 km or 618 mi	Oshikango	$807
1029 km or 639 mi	Port-Gentil	$660
1067 km or 663 mi	Kananga	$1029
1108 km or 689 mi	Libreville	$708
1137 km or 707 mi	Mbandaka	$836
1143 km or 710 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$897
1182 km or 734 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1059
1205 km or 749 mi	Gandajika	$885
1248 km or 776 mi	Sao Tome	$1046
1250 km or 776 mi	Bata	$1241
1250 km or 777 mi	Trindade	$1044
1254 km or 779 mi	Tsumeb	$819
1344 km or 835 mi	Otjiwarongo	$836
1356 km or 843 mi	Kolwezi	$1045
1425 km or 885 mi	Yaounde	$671
1429 km or 888 mi	Omaruru	$924
1484 km or 922 mi	Berberati	$494
1485 km or 923 mi	Malabo	$1413
1486 km or 923 mi	Douala	$1363
1497 km or 930 mi	Limbe	$755
1498 km or 931 mi	Likasi	$1032