Cairo vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cairo	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$417	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1080	$3516
🏠 One person rent	$154	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$315	$1762
🍽️ Food expenses	$166	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$38	$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$165	$1511
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	83	19
😀 Quality of life	58	53
🏙️ Population	9.61M	2.49M

The cost of living in Cairo is 59% less expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 8923rd and 5424th ($417 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Egypt and Angola, respectively. Check Egypt vs Angola comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 1.5 months in Luanda. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 5545th and 6024th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Luanda

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	Cairo	Luanda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.9	$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.6	$53.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.73	$7.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$1.5	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$1.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$185	$467
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$113	$262
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$386	$2330
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$253	$1341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.8	$59.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$89.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.1	$133
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.49%	23.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$690	$10449
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$453	$2420
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.68	$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.17	$8.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.29	$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.51	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.58	$9.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$3.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$2.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.72	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.33	$7.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.46	$5.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.31	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.87	$0.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.97	$4.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.86	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$37	$96.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$90.2	$700
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1985	$15041

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Cities near Cairo

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi	Giza	$318
8.1 km or 5 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$365
26 km or 16 mi	Helwan	$335
46 km or 28 mi	Benha	$300
60 km or 37 mi	Shibin El Kom	$305
62 km or 39 mi	Zagazig	$307
84 km or 52 mi	Tanta	$288
93 km or 58 mi	Faiyum	$325
101 km or 63 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$269
111 km or 69 mi	Beni Suef	$319
111 km or 69 mi	Mansoura	$301
115 km or 71 mi	Ismailia	$295
125 km or 78 mi	Suez	$272
133 km or 83 mi	Damanhur	$268
161 km or 100 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$289
161 km or 100 mi	Damietta	$298
166 km or 103 mi	Port Said	$276
179 km or 111 mi	Alexandria	$316
224 km or 139 mi	Minya	$339
319 km or 198 mi	Asyut	$290
347 km or 216 mi	Gaza	$640
351 km or 218 mi	Ofakim	$1684
354 km or 220 mi	Netivot	$1742
360 km or 223 mi	Sderot	$1732
361 km or 224 mi	Dahab	$381
362 km or 225 mi	Eilat	$1577
365 km or 226 mi	Ashkelon	$1511
366 km or 227 mi	Beersheba	$1471
367 km or 228 mi	Rahat	$1686
368 km or 229 mi	Aqaba	$809
379 km or 235 mi	Ashdod	$1837
379 km or 235 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
380 km or 236 mi	Dimona	$1716
381 km or 236 mi	El Gouna	$336
383 km or 238 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
384 km or 239 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
390 km or 242 mi	Yavne	$1884
391 km or 243 mi	Sohag	$360
396 km or 246 mi	Dura	$813
397 km or 246 mi	Rehovot	$1811

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