Dhaka vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dhaka	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$464	$1116
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1123	$2855
🏠 One person rent	$141	$563
🏘️ Family rent	$240	$897
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$318
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.7	$86.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$3956
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	73	19
😀 Quality of life	57	61
🏙️ Population	16.8M	2.49M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 58% less expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 8829th and 4912th ($464 vs $1116) 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 0.4 months in Dhaka compared to 3.5 months in Luanda. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 6151st and 5762nd 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	$2.14	$5.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$41.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.03	$7.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.09	$1.54
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$594
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$95.5	$315
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$1095
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$172	$567
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.7	$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.1	$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$134
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.01%	23.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$939	$10342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$535	$905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.3	$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.36	$8.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$0.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.02	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$5.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.6	$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$2.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$7.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.92	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.7	$62.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$4.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$47.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.15	$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.7	$138
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.2	$182
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.7	$822
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1844	$19860

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$348
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$352
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$362
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$312
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$282
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$301
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$300
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$287
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$321
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$286
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$313
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$294
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$320
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$312
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$313
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$328
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$317
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$315
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$320
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$297
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$315
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$456
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$324
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$320
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$327
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$335
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$318
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$312
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$318
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$323
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$366
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$332
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$308
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$354
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$333
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$302

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