Budapest vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Budapest	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1109	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2730	$3516
🏠 One person rent	$553	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$965	$1762
🍽️ Food expenses	$342	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1229	$1511
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	92	19
😀 Quality of life	79	53
🏙️ Population	1.69M	2.49M

The cost of living in Budapest is 10% more expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 4777th and 5424th ($1109 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Hungary and Angola, respectively. Check Hungary vs Angola comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Budapest compared to 1.5 months in Luanda. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 618th and 6024th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Luanda

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	Budapest	Luanda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.45	$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45	$53.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.53	$7.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$2.77	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.48	$1.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$574	$467
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$426	$262
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1044	$2330
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$769	$1341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.4	$59.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$89.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.1	$133
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.95%	23.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4106	$10449
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2694	$2420
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.7	$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.7	$8.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.62	$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.78	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$9.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$3.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$2.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.79	$7.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.93	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$5.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.38	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.15	$0.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51	$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.6	$4.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.5	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.3	$96.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.8	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$374	$700
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11151	$15041

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Cities near Budapest

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Budafok-Teteny	$901
16 km or 9.8 mi	Erd	$790
16 km or 10 mi	Dunakeszi	$939
17 km or 11 mi	Szigetszentmiklos	$843
27 km or 17 mi	Godollo	$924
32 km or 20 mi	Vac	$827
49 km or 31 mi	Tatabanya	$794
58 km or 36 mi	Szekesfehervar	$762
58 km or 36 mi	Dunaujvaros	$684
67 km or 42 mi	Cegled	$855
74 km or 46 mi	Komarno	$1045
82 km or 51 mi	Kecskemet	$781
84 km or 52 mi	Nove Zamky	$1019
86 km or 53 mi	Salgotarjan	$823
86 km or 53 mi	Levice	$987
93 km or 58 mi	Szolnok	$666
96 km or 59 mi	Veszprem	$786
104 km or 65 mi	Lucenec	$922
107 km or 67 mi	Gyor	$784
109 km or 68 mi	Eger	$784
115 km or 72 mi	Nitra	$1039
121 km or 75 mi	Zvolen	$1237
123 km or 76 mi	Ozd	$802
130 km or 81 mi	Szekszard	$747
138 km or 86 mi	Banska Bystrica	$1080
139 km or 86 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$794
145 km or 90 mi	Prievidza	$892
146 km or 91 mi	Trnava	$1181
146 km or 91 mi	Miskolc	$676
146 km or 91 mi	Baja	$692
150 km or 93 mi	Piestany	$935
153 km or 95 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$681
158 km or 98 mi	Kaposvar	$750
160 km or 99 mi	Petrzalka	$1202
161 km or 100 mi	Bratislava	$1275
163 km or 101 mi	Subotica	$768
163 km or 101 mi	Szeged	$766
170 km or 106 mi	Pecs	$848
172 km or 107 mi	Trencin	$1118
174 km or 108 mi	Martin	$1039

Cities near Luanda

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Ambriz	$863
184 km or 114 mi	N'zeto	$788
333 km or 207 mi	Boma	$821
337 km or 209 mi	Matadi	$844
383 km or 238 mi	Cabinda	$676
393 km or 244 mi	Lobito	$645
413 km or 257 mi	Benguela	$671
438 km or 272 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$812
475 km or 295 mi	Pointe-Noire	$569
515 km or 320 mi	Huambo	$577
519 km or 323 mi	Kayes	$523
522 km or 324 mi	Madingou	$519
527 km or 327 mi	Kinkala	$520
551 km or 343 mi	Kinshasa	$1120
556 km or 346 mi	Brazzaville	$580
747 km or 464 mi	Kikwit	$876
769 km or 478 mi	Gamboma	$522
801 km or 497 mi	Luena	$634
876 km or 544 mi	Tshikapa	$934
994 km or 618 mi	Oshikango	$731
1029 km or 639 mi	Port-Gentil	$625
1067 km or 663 mi	Kananga	$976
1108 km or 689 mi	Libreville	$668
1137 km or 707 mi	Mbandaka	$850
1143 km or 710 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$843
1182 km or 734 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1011
1205 km or 749 mi	Gandajika	$828
1248 km or 776 mi	Sao Tome	$900
1250 km or 776 mi	Bata	$1121
1250 km or 777 mi	Trindade	$900
1254 km or 779 mi	Tsumeb	$742
1344 km or 835 mi	Otjiwarongo	$777
1356 km or 843 mi	Kolwezi	$975
1425 km or 885 mi	Yaounde	$747
1429 km or 888 mi	Omaruru	$811
1484 km or 922 mi	Berberati	$482
1485 km or 923 mi	Malabo	$741
1486 km or 923 mi	Douala	$1265
1497 km or 930 mi	Limbe	$655
1498 km or 931 mi	Likasi	$961