Dhaka vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dhaka	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$428	$1024
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1078	$3248
🏠 One person rent	$121	$474
🏘️ Family rent	$235	$1436
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$334
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.7	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$282	$1662
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	72	19
😀 Quality of life	54	54
🏙️ Population	16.8M	2.49M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 58% less expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 8916th and 5518th ($428 vs $1024) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Bangladesh and Angola, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Angola comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Dhaka compared to 1.6 months in Luanda. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 5968th and 5940th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Luanda

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	Dhaka	Luanda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.9	$5.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.5	$57.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$7.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.18	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$1.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$498
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$77.4	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$293	$2497
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$167	$892
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.5	$59.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.7	$90
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$133
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.48%	24.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1008	$14404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$531	$3193
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.51	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.68	$1.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.22	$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$5.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$2.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$1.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.68	$7.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.4	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$2.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.65	$5.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$2.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$0.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.67	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.1	$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$4.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$31.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$3.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.2	$101
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.4	$158
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$45.9	$612
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1444	$12561

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$301
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$271
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$290
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$380
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$295
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$256
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$339
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$290
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$282
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$279
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$294
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$296
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$307
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$312
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$335
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$309
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$342
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$332
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$335
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$353
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$341
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$336
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$343
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$311
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$336
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$461
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$344
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$343
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$351
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$360
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$340
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$334
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$338
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$338
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$408
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$360
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$298
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$390
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$356
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$317

Cities near Luanda

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Ambriz	$869
184 km or 114 mi	N'zeto	$793
333 km or 207 mi	Boma	$803
337 km or 209 mi	Matadi	$821
383 km or 238 mi	Cabinda	$686
393 km or 244 mi	Lobito	$705
413 km or 257 mi	Benguela	$736
438 km or 272 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$801
475 km or 295 mi	Pointe-Noire	$578
515 km or 320 mi	Huambo	$652
519 km or 323 mi	Kayes	$531
522 km or 324 mi	Madingou	$531
527 km or 327 mi	Kinkala	$529
551 km or 343 mi	Kinshasa	$1041
556 km or 346 mi	Brazzaville	$589
747 km or 464 mi	Kikwit	$852
769 km or 478 mi	Gamboma	$531
801 km or 497 mi	Luena	$723
876 km or 544 mi	Tshikapa	$902
994 km or 618 mi	Oshikango	$761
1029 km or 639 mi	Port-Gentil	$659
1067 km or 663 mi	Kananga	$932
1108 km or 689 mi	Libreville	$702
1137 km or 707 mi	Mbandaka	$810
1143 km or 710 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$826
1182 km or 734 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$957
1205 km or 749 mi	Gandajika	$815
1248 km or 776 mi	Sao Tome	$878
1250 km or 776 mi	Bata	$1201
1250 km or 777 mi	Trindade	$879
1254 km or 779 mi	Tsumeb	$766
1344 km or 835 mi	Otjiwarongo	$797
1356 km or 843 mi	Kolwezi	$947
1425 km or 885 mi	Yaounde	$764
1429 km or 888 mi	Omaruru	$833
1484 km or 922 mi	Berberati	$488
1485 km or 923 mi	Malabo	$812
1486 km or 923 mi	Douala	$1368
1497 km or 930 mi	Limbe	$710
1498 km or 931 mi	Likasi	$939