Detroit vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Detroit	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$1116
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5076	$2855
🏠 One person rent	$1225	$563
🏘️ Family rent	$2140	$897
🍽️ Food expenses	$655	$318
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$86.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3098	$3956
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	77	19
😀 Quality of life	88	61
🏙️ Population	639K	2.49M

The cost of living in Detroit is 91% more expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 1636th and 4912th ($2133 vs $1116) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1374th 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 3.5 months in Luanda. Detroit ranked 99th best city to live in the United States vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 311th and 5762nd 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	$19.9	$5.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.4	$41.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$7.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.03	$1.54
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$594
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$949	$315
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2383	$1095
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1719	$567
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.1	$134
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.39%	23.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1383	$10342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1272	$905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.4	$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$8.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$0.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.36	$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.6	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$5.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.85	$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$2.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.08	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$7.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.63	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.93	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.96	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.77	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.1	$62.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$4.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$88.4	$47.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$138
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.3	$182
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1177	$822
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16684	$19860

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1961
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$2062
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$2052
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$2048
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$2080
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1737
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$2032
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$2124
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1963
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$2061
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1911
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$2085
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$2041
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$2039
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2167
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$2062
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$2036
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$2053
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$1996
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1913
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$2045
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$1973
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1874
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1958
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$2048
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$2100
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2078
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2345
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$2002
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2295
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1822
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1957
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1721
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2276
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1832
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1642
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1611
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1949
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1608

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