Canberra vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Canberra	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2223	$1047
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4990	$2679
🏠 One person rent	$1398	$517
🏘️ Family rent	$2158	$825
🍽️ Food expenses	$563	$307
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$85.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4087	$3779
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	30	19
😀 Quality of life	85	65
🏙️ Population	381K	2.49M

The cost of living in Canberra is 112% more expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 1443rd and 5315th ($2223 vs $1047) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th 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 3.6 months in Luanda. Canberra ranked 13th best city to live in Australia vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 479th and 5283rd 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	$15.5	$5.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.1	$36.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$7.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.54	$1.55
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.98	$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1538	$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1150	$290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2721	$972
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1726	$523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$90.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.8	$121
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.89%	22.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8609	$11941
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5425	$880
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.53	$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.3	$33.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$8.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.62	$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.14	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.61	$5.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$8.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$3.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$1.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$7.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.86	$0.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.9	$2.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.98	$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.08	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.5	$62.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$3.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.8	$46.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$8
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.1	$131
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$154
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2023	$830
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15408	$16706

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1821
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1695
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1699
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1477
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1710
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2482
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$2050
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2844
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2379
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1824
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1867
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1815
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1997
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1979
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1896
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1860
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1894
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1829
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1487
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2496
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1928
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1889
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1906
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1822
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$2217
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1604
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1288
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1904
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1898
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1753
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2308
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1766

Cities near Luanda

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Ambriz	$897
184 km or 114 mi	N'zeto	$815
333 km or 207 mi	Boma	$870
337 km or 209 mi	Matadi	$895
383 km or 238 mi	Cabinda	$695
393 km or 244 mi	Lobito	$665
413 km or 257 mi	Benguela	$692
438 km or 272 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$859
475 km or 295 mi	Pointe-Noire	$590
515 km or 320 mi	Huambo	$595
519 km or 323 mi	Kayes	$544
522 km or 324 mi	Madingou	$544
527 km or 327 mi	Kinkala	$543
551 km or 343 mi	Kinshasa	$1163
556 km or 346 mi	Brazzaville	$602
747 km or 464 mi	Kikwit	$932
769 km or 478 mi	Gamboma	$543
801 km or 497 mi	Luena	$662
876 km or 544 mi	Tshikapa	$999
994 km or 618 mi	Oshikango	$855
1029 km or 639 mi	Port-Gentil	$699
1067 km or 663 mi	Kananga	$1037
1108 km or 689 mi	Libreville	$745
1137 km or 707 mi	Mbandaka	$851
1143 km or 710 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$895
1182 km or 734 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1067
1205 km or 749 mi	Gandajika	$887
1248 km or 776 mi	Sao Tome	$1042
1250 km or 776 mi	Bata	$1239
1250 km or 777 mi	Trindade	$1042
1254 km or 779 mi	Tsumeb	$873
1344 km or 835 mi	Otjiwarongo	$874
1356 km or 843 mi	Kolwezi	$1039
1425 km or 885 mi	Yaounde	$668
1429 km or 888 mi	Omaruru	$971
1484 km or 922 mi	Berberati	$492
1485 km or 923 mi	Malabo	$1344
1486 km or 923 mi	Douala	$1254
1497 km or 930 mi	Limbe	$750
1498 km or 931 mi	Likasi	$1039