Detroit vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Detroit	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2032	$1047
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4925	$2679
🏠 One person rent	$1105	$517
🏘️ Family rent	$1878	$825
🍽️ Food expenses	$664	$307
🚐 Transport expenses	$121	$85.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3072	$3779
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	77	19
😀 Quality of life	88	65
🏙️ Population	639K	2.49M

The cost of living in Detroit is 94% more expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 1947th and 5315th ($2032 vs $1047) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1526th and 1st in the United States and Angola, respectively. Check the United States vs Angola comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Detroit compared to 3.6 months in Luanda. Detroit ranked 95th best city to live in the United States vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 318th and 5283rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs Luanda

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	Detroit	Luanda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.1	$5.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.5	$36.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.5	$7.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.88	$1.55
☕ Cappuccino	$5.48	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.95	$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1299	$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$820	$290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2296	$972
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1448	$523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$90.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.3	$121
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.34%	22.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1602	$11941
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1188	$880
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.1	$33.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$8.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.34	$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.68	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.71	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$5.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$8.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$3.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.71	$1.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$7.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.04	$0.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$2.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.46	$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.6	$62.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$3.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$88.2	$46.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.2	$8
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$131
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$154
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1360	$830
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19339	$16706

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1980
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$1947
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$1975
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1926
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$1993
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$1939
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1758
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$1909
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$1969
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1820
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$1943
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1907
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$1946
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$1926
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2030
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$1915
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$1905
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$1941
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$1876
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1926
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$1968
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$1837
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1920
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1972
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$1945
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$1944
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2004
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2181
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$1940
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2307
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1796
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1913
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1701
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2285
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1843
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1624
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1635
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1957
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1619

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