Dublin vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dublin	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2858	$1116
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6400	$2855
🏠 One person rent	$1880	$563
🏘️ Family rent	$3325	$897
🍽️ Food expenses	$649	$318
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$86.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4105	$3956
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	96	19
😀 Quality of life	96	61
🏙️ Population	593K	2.49M

The cost of living in Dublin is 156% more expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 315th and 4912th ($2858 vs $1116) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Ireland and Angola, respectively. Check Ireland vs Angola comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Dublin compared to 3.5 months in Luanda. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 21st and 5762nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dublin vs Luanda

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	Dublin	Luanda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.8	$5.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.9	$41.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$7.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.38	$1.54
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.84	$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2001	$594
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1600	$315
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3623	$1095
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2903	$567
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$227	$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.4	$134
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.82%	23.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7908	$10342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6270	$905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.34	$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$98.6	$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$8.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$0.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.69	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$5.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$2.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$7.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.71	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.7	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.93	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.7	$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.8	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.5	$62.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$4.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$76.6	$47.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.7	$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$138
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$182
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1314	$822
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9426	$19860

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Cities near Dublin

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Swords	$2402
30 km or 19 mi	Naas	$2443
42 km or 26 mi	Drogheda	$2902
75 km or 46 mi	Dundalk	$1955
102 km or 63 mi	Kilkenny	$2010
113 km or 70 mi	Wexford	$1912
131 km or 82 mi	Lisburn	$1879
134 km or 83 mi	Waterford	$2359
141 km or 88 mi	Belfast	$1884
148 km or 92 mi	Douglas	$2205
148 km or 92 mi	Newtownabbey	$1808
152 km or 94 mi	Bangor	$1484
154 km or 96 mi	Omagh	$1703
175 km or 109 mi	Limerick	$2159
185 km or 115 mi	Galway	$2768
185 km or 115 mi	Rhyl	$1712
196 km or 122 mi	Derry	$1551
212 km or 132 mi	Wallasey	$1655
213 km or 132 mi	Formby	$1815
215 km or 133 mi	Crosby	$1804
216 km or 134 mi	Birkenhead	$1831
217 km or 135 mi	Bebington	$1834
217 km or 135 mi	Liverpool	$1937
217 km or 135 mi	Bootle	$1832
218 km or 136 mi	Southport	$1813
219 km or 136 mi	Blackpool	$1682
219 km or 136 mi	Cork	$2472
220 km or 137 mi	Wrexham	$1729
221 km or 137 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1767
221 km or 137 mi	Whitehaven	$1778
224 km or 139 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1897
225 km or 140 mi	Chester	$2023
234 km or 145 mi	Llanelli	$1802
234 km or 145 mi	St Helens	$1680
235 km or 146 mi	Widnes	$1873
236 km or 147 mi	Runcorn	$1883
239 km or 148 mi	Morecambe	$1840
240 km or 149 mi	Preston	$1652
241 km or 150 mi	Lancaster	$1839
242 km or 150 mi	Wigan	$1723

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