Dubai vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dubai	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2379	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5357	$3516
🏠 One person rent	$1601	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$2918	$1762
🍽️ Food expenses	$453	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$186	$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3975	$1511
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	65	19
😀 Quality of life	87	53
🏙️ Population	3.33M	2.49M

The cost of living in Dubai is 135% more expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 989th and 5424th ($2379 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Angola, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Angola comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Dubai compared to 1.5 months in Luanda. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 288th and 6024th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Luanda

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	Dubai	Luanda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.9	$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.4	$53.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.28	$7.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.6	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$6.1	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$1.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1909	$467
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1243	$262
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3782	$2330
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2332	$1341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$59.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$89.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$91.5	$133
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.45%	23.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6638	$10449
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3507	$2420
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.63	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.2	$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$8.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.22	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.52	$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$9.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$3.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$7.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.03	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.1	$5.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.63	$0.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.41	$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.1	$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$4.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$77.2	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.79	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.6	$96.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$903	$700
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13241	$15041

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Cities near Dubai

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi	Sharjah	$1494
22 km or 14 mi	Ajman	$2240
41 km or 25 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
104 km or 65 mi	Fujairah	$1239
108 km or 67 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
126 km or 78 mi	Al Ain	$1844
129 km or 80 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
234 km or 146 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
246 km or 153 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
339 km or 211 mi	Seeb	$967
344 km or 214 mi	Nizwa	$780
380 km or 236 mi	Doha	$1779
380 km or 236 mi	Muscat	$1090
385 km or 239 mi	Al Khor	$1709
399 km or 248 mi	Jahrom	$547
440 km or 273 mi	Fasa	$548
449 km or 279 mi	Jiroft	$518
466 km or 290 mi	Sirjan	$514
485 km or 301 mi	Manama	$1280
486 km or 302 mi	Riffa	$1223
487 km or 303 mi	Isa Town	$1243
523 km or 325 mi	Bam	$515
528 km or 328 mi	Dhahran	$1068
534 km or 332 mi	Chabahar	$585
537 km or 334 mi	Dammam	$1056
554 km or 345 mi	Shiraz	$589
560 km or 348 mi	Qatif	$897
568 km or 353 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
568 km or 353 mi	Marvdasht	$563
574 km or 357 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
578 km or 359 mi	Iranshahr	$605
584 km or 363 mi	Kerman	$464
595 km or 370 mi	Jubail	$901
601 km or 373 mi	Borazjan	$546
603 km or 375 mi	Kazerun	$557
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$551
703 km or 437 mi	Yasuj	$529
721 km or 448 mi	Zahedan	$829
743 km or 461 mi	Yazd	$573
773 km or 481 mi	Behbahan	$536

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