Canberra vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Canberra	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2019	$1116
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4571	$2855
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$563
🏘️ Family rent	$1958	$897
🍽️ Food expenses	$519	$318
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$86.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3565	$3956
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	30	19
😀 Quality of life	86	61
🏙️ Population	381K	2.49M

The cost of living in Canberra is 81% more expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 1949th and 4912th ($2019 vs $1116) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 1st in Australia and Angola, respectively. Check Australia vs Angola comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Canberra compared to 3.5 months in Luanda. Canberra ranked 10th best city to live in Australia vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 413th and 5762nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Canberra vs Luanda

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	Canberra	Luanda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.3	$5.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.8	$41.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.5	$7.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.6	$1.54
☕ Cappuccino	$3.3	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1348	$594
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1007	$315
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2461	$1095
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1543	$567
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.7	$134
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.01%	23.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7420	$10342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4762	$905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.28	$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$8.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.41	$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.51	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.15	$5.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$2.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$7.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.74	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.8	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.62	$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.44	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.5	$62.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$4.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.7	$47.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.9	$138
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.5	$182
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1751	$822
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13305	$19860

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1678
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1580
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1568
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1364
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1599
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2292
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$1888
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2640
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2181
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1667
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1747
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1662
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1839
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1813
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1725
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1706
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1736
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1681
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1362
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2308
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1768
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1728
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1738
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1673
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$2058
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1464
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1184
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1771
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1786
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1660
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2127
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1639

Cities near Luanda

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Ambriz	$946
184 km or 114 mi	N'zeto	$853
333 km or 207 mi	Boma	$871
337 km or 209 mi	Matadi	$893
383 km or 238 mi	Cabinda	$706
393 km or 244 mi	Lobito	$684
413 km or 257 mi	Benguela	$719
438 km or 272 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$864
475 km or 295 mi	Pointe-Noire	$585
515 km or 320 mi	Huambo	$606
519 km or 323 mi	Kayes	$536
522 km or 324 mi	Madingou	$536
527 km or 327 mi	Kinkala	$538
551 km or 343 mi	Kinshasa	$1148
556 km or 346 mi	Brazzaville	$595
747 km or 464 mi	Kikwit	$928
769 km or 478 mi	Gamboma	$536
801 km or 497 mi	Luena	$682
876 km or 544 mi	Tshikapa	$993
994 km or 618 mi	Oshikango	$807
1029 km or 639 mi	Port-Gentil	$660
1067 km or 663 mi	Kananga	$1029
1108 km or 689 mi	Libreville	$708
1137 km or 707 mi	Mbandaka	$836
1143 km or 710 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$897
1182 km or 734 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1059
1205 km or 749 mi	Gandajika	$885
1248 km or 776 mi	Sao Tome	$1046
1250 km or 776 mi	Bata	$1241
1250 km or 777 mi	Trindade	$1044
1254 km or 779 mi	Tsumeb	$819
1344 km or 835 mi	Otjiwarongo	$836
1356 km or 843 mi	Kolwezi	$1045
1425 km or 885 mi	Yaounde	$671
1429 km or 888 mi	Omaruru	$924
1484 km or 922 mi	Berberati	$494
1485 km or 923 mi	Malabo	$1413
1486 km or 923 mi	Douala	$1363
1497 km or 930 mi	Limbe	$755
1498 km or 931 mi	Likasi	$1032