Davao vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Davao	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$626	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1528	$3516
🏠 One person rent	$294	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$520	$1762
🍽️ Food expenses	$226	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.6	$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$492	$1511
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	38	19
😀 Quality of life	60	53
🏙️ Population	1.78M	2.49M

The cost of living in Davao is 38% less expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 7397th and 5424th ($626 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 1st in the Philippines and Angola, respectively. Check the Philippines vs Angola comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Davao compared to 1.5 months in Luanda. Davao ranked 7th best city to live in the Philippines vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 5168th and 6024th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Davao vs Luanda

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	Davao	Luanda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.1	$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.3	$53.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.78	$7.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$1.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$467
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$165	$262
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$629	$2330
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$324	$1341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.8	$59.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$89.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34	$133
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.62%	23.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1984	$10449
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1513	$2420
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.9	$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.98	$8.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.88	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.5	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.06	$9.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$3.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.5	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.12	$7.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.34	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.69	$5.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.99	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.17	$0.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.02	$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.01	$4.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.99	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.73	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.2	$96.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.6	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$117	$700
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7817	$15041

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Cities near Davao

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Panabo	$572
45 km or 28 mi	Digos	$553
48 km or 30 mi	Tagum	$562
104 km or 65 mi	Koronadal	$417
109 km or 68 mi	Valencia	$541
111 km or 69 mi	Polomolok	$377
116 km or 72 mi	General Santos	$440
132 km or 82 mi	Malaybalay	$553
150 km or 93 mi	Cotabato	$407
177 km or 110 mi	Marawi	$431
189 km or 118 mi	Cagayan de Oro	$597
197 km or 123 mi	Iligan	$518
210 km or 130 mi	Butuan	$504
254 km or 158 mi	Pagadian	$492
302 km or 188 mi	Surigao	$650
315 km or 196 mi	Siargao	$589
388 km or 241 mi	Zamboanga	$516
403 km or 250 mi	Lapu-Lapu	$667
404 km or 251 mi	Talisay	$707
405 km or 252 mi	Cebu	$709
407 km or 253 mi	Mandaue	$735
427 km or 265 mi	Toledo	$727
446 km or 277 mi	Kabankalan	$595
452 km or 281 mi	Ormoc	$587
469 km or 292 mi	Tacloban	$610
491 km or 305 mi	Bago	$562
496 km or 308 mi	Bacolod	$567
500 km or 311 mi	Cadiz	$598
525 km or 326 mi	Iloilo	$524
567 km or 352 mi	Calbayog	$450
592 km or 368 mi	Roxas	$566
625 km or 389 mi	Manado	$439
626 km or 389 mi	Bitung	$442
679 km or 422 mi	Boracay	$820
679 km or 422 mi	Sorsogon	$520
705 km or 438 mi	Legazpi	$580
726 km or 451 mi	Ternate	$442
775 km or 482 mi	Naga	$498
778 km or 484 mi	Gorontalo	$441
810 km or 504 mi	Puerto Princesa	$593

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