Dhaka vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dhaka	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1093	$3516
🏠 One person rent	$118	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$238	$1762
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.1	$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$1511
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	72	19
😀 Quality of life	54	53
🏙️ Population	16.8M	2.49M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 58% less expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 8899th and 5424th ($430 vs $1012) 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 0.6 months in Dhaka compared to 1.5 months in Luanda. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 5971st and 6024th 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	$1.89	$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$53.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$7.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.23	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$1.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$467
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$73.8	$262
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$2330
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$1341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$59.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.3	$89.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$133
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.62%	23.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$963	$10449
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$2420
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.5	$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.43	$8.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.3	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$9.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$3.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.86	$7.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.55	$5.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$0.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$4.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.37	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.5	$96.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.3	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$47.4	$700
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$15041

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$309
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$295
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$367
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$287
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$264
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$303
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$289
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$280
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$305
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$294
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$351
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$328
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$304
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$337
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$327
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$327
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$347
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$334
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$329
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$337
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$307
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$330
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$478
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$338
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$336
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$345
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$355
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$333
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$327
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$331
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$332
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$404
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$354
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$296
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$408
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$350
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$314

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