Brussels vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brussels	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2065	$1047
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4988	$2679
🏠 One person rent	$1165	$517
🏘️ Family rent	$2046	$825
🍽️ Food expenses	$658	$307
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.4	$85.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3697	$3779
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	96	19
😀 Quality of life	92	65
🏙️ Population	196K	2.49M

The cost of living in Brussels is 97% more expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 1872nd and 5315th ($2065 vs $1047) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Belgium and Angola, respectively. Check Belgium vs Angola comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Brussels compared to 3.6 months in Luanda. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 99th and 5283rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Luanda

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	Brussels	Luanda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.7	$5.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.5	$36.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.7	$7.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.48	$1.55
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.46	$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1092	$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$909	$290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1988	$972
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1675	$523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$250	$90.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$58.9	$121
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.39%	22.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5177	$11941
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3603	$880
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.95	$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.8	$33.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.7	$8.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$5.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$8.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$3.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$1.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.64	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.72	$7.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.5	$0.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$2.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.15	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.52	$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.37	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.9	$62.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$3.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$46.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.9	$8
👖 Brand Jeans	$104	$131
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$154
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1225	$830
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19894	$16706

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1920
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1932
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1939
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1993
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1853
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1906
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1900
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1917
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1866
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1894
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1860
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$2050
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1886
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1854
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1910
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1838
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1877
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1851
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1834
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1785
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1864
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1809
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1890
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1920
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1706
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1702
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1796
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1772
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1692
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1815
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1734
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1830
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1763
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1766
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1734
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1727
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1887
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1849
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1742
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1857

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