Bucharest vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: July 08, 2025

	Bucharest	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1121	$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2895	$2567
🏠 One person rent	$529	$494
🏘️ Family rent	$925	$770
🍽️ Food expenses	$390	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.2	$84.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1358	$1493
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	77	19
😀 Quality of life	80	51
🏙️ Population	1.72M	2.49M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 10% more expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 5036th and 5703rd ($1121 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Romania and Angola, respectively. Check Romania vs Angola comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Bucharest compared to 1.5 months in Luanda. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 651st and 6365th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Luanda

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	Bucharest	Luanda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12	$5.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.8	$48.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.23	$7.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.23	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$3.25	$3.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.3	$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$554	$468
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$383	$261
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1002	$845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$698	$473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$59
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.3	$132
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.11%	24.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3626	$10375
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2069	$912
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.13	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.9	$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.17	$8.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.69	$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.44	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.65	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.36	$5.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$9.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$3.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$2.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.93	$7.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.33	$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.27	$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.63	$3.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.85	$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.63	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.7	$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.54	$4.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.8	$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$12	$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.8	$97.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.3	$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$690	$703
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14721	$14875

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$975
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$916
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$806
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$746
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$820
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$704
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$867
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$781
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$767
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$892
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$685
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$702
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$1065
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$796
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$863
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$678
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$737
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$795
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$893
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$879
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$920
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$646
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$911
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$599
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$1012
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$1038
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1115
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$627
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$799
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$709
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$860
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$845
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$885
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$809
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$711
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$833
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$777
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$735
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$674
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$773

Cities near Luanda

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Ambriz	$876
184 km or 114 mi	N'zeto	$798
333 km or 207 mi	Boma	$824
337 km or 209 mi	Matadi	$850
383 km or 238 mi	Cabinda	$684
393 km or 244 mi	Lobito	$647
413 km or 257 mi	Benguela	$673
438 km or 272 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$818
475 km or 295 mi	Pointe-Noire	$585
515 km or 320 mi	Huambo	$583
519 km or 323 mi	Kayes	$539
522 km or 324 mi	Madingou	$537
527 km or 327 mi	Kinkala	$539
551 km or 343 mi	Kinshasa	$1100
556 km or 346 mi	Brazzaville	$599
747 km or 464 mi	Kikwit	$880
769 km or 478 mi	Gamboma	$538
801 km or 497 mi	Luena	$642
876 km or 544 mi	Tshikapa	$939
994 km or 618 mi	Oshikango	$787
1029 km or 639 mi	Port-Gentil	$655
1067 km or 663 mi	Kananga	$980
1108 km or 689 mi	Libreville	$703
1137 km or 707 mi	Mbandaka	$794
1143 km or 710 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$846
1182 km or 734 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1007
1205 km or 749 mi	Gandajika	$833
1248 km or 776 mi	Sao Tome	$1004
1250 km or 776 mi	Bata	$1254
1250 km or 777 mi	Trindade	$1005
1254 km or 779 mi	Tsumeb	$782
1344 km or 835 mi	Otjiwarongo	$854
1356 km or 843 mi	Kolwezi	$1005
1425 km or 885 mi	Yaounde	$662
1429 km or 888 mi	Omaruru	$906
1484 km or 922 mi	Berberati	$495
1485 km or 923 mi	Malabo	$1133
1486 km or 923 mi	Douala	$1428
1497 km or 930 mi	Limbe	$736
1498 km or 931 mi	Likasi	$994