Brussels vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brussels	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2030	$923
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4894	$2387
🏠 One person rent	$1166	$440
🏘️ Family rent	$1999	$702
🍽️ Food expenses	$628	$277
🚐 Transport expenses	$88	$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3313	$222
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	96	19
😀 Quality of life	91	48
🏙️ Population	196K	2.49M

The cost of living in Brussels is 120% more expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 1939th and 6128th ($2030 vs $923) 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 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 0.2 months in Luanda. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 121st and 6933rd 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	$21.2	$5.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80	$35.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.7	$6.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.64	$1.65
☕ Cappuccino	$4.38	$2.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.4	$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1112	$447
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$903	$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2002	$805
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1605	$453
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$49.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$262	$76.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.2	$102
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.77%	20.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5037	$11992
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4002	$885
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.5	$33.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.4	$8.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.06	$0.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.7	$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$4.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$7.65
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.5	$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.36	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$0.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$5.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.04	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.3	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.3	$3.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38	$47.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.2	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$110
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$131
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1423	$761
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19621	$14053

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1896
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1895
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1926
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1969
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1837
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1870
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1861
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1866
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1844
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1874
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1832
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1993
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1843
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1833
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1888
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1793
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1848
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1819
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1813
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1769
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1845
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1799
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1881
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1895
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1769
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1703
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1781
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1743
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1686
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1757
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1688
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1799
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1746
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1753
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1742
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1799
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1939
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1829
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1727
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1834

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