Dublin vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dublin	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3020	$923
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6615	$2387
🏠 One person rent	$2023	$440
🏘️ Family rent	$3441	$702
🍽️ Food expenses	$661	$277
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3998	$222
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	96	19
😀 Quality of life	94	48
🏙️ Population	593K	2.49M

The cost of living in Dublin is 227% more expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 214th and 6128th ($3020 vs $923) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ireland and Angola, respectively. Check Ireland vs Angola comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Dublin compared to 0.2 months in Luanda. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 42nd and 6933rd 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	$19.4	$5.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.3	$35.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.7	$6.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.76	$1.65
☕ Cappuccino	$5.12	$2.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.02	$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2081	$447
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1740	$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3773	$805
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2979	$453
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$49.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$252	$76.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.9	$102
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.84%	20.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8583	$11992
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5735	$885
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.33	$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.1	$33.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.5	$8.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.09	$0.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.4	$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.91	$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$4.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$7.65
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.75	$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.61	$0.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21	$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$5.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.19	$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.39	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.8	$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$3.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$76.7	$47.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.4	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$118	$110
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$131
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1409	$761
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12713	$14053

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Cities near Dublin

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Swords	$2464
30 km or 19 mi	Naas	$2480
42 km or 26 mi	Drogheda	$2518
75 km or 46 mi	Dundalk	$2264
102 km or 63 mi	Kilkenny	$2012
113 km or 70 mi	Wexford	$2043
131 km or 82 mi	Lisburn	$1923
134 km or 83 mi	Waterford	$2373
141 km or 88 mi	Belfast	$1878
148 km or 92 mi	Douglas	$2236
148 km or 92 mi	Newtownabbey	$1820
152 km or 94 mi	Bangor	$1485
154 km or 96 mi	Omagh	$1763
175 km or 109 mi	Limerick	$1985
185 km or 115 mi	Galway	$3003
185 km or 115 mi	Rhyl	$1736
196 km or 122 mi	Derry	$1646
212 km or 132 mi	Wallasey	$1677
213 km or 132 mi	Formby	$1847
215 km or 133 mi	Crosby	$1831
216 km or 134 mi	Birkenhead	$1854
217 km or 135 mi	Bebington	$1860
217 km or 135 mi	Liverpool	$1942
217 km or 135 mi	Bootle	$1853
218 km or 136 mi	Southport	$1836
219 km or 136 mi	Blackpool	$1669
219 km or 136 mi	Cork	$2634
220 km or 137 mi	Wrexham	$1757
221 km or 137 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1796
221 km or 137 mi	Whitehaven	$1798
224 km or 139 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1922
225 km or 140 mi	Chester	$2035
234 km or 145 mi	Llanelli	$1789
234 km or 145 mi	St Helens	$1682
235 km or 146 mi	Widnes	$1885
236 km or 147 mi	Runcorn	$1890
239 km or 148 mi	Morecambe	$1834
240 km or 149 mi	Preston	$1733
241 km or 150 mi	Lancaster	$1791
242 km or 150 mi	Wigan	$1742

Cities near Luanda

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Ambriz	$791
184 km or 114 mi	N'zeto	$721
333 km or 207 mi	Boma	$856
337 km or 209 mi	Matadi	$881
383 km or 238 mi	Cabinda	$673
393 km or 244 mi	Lobito	$610
413 km or 257 mi	Benguela	$631
438 km or 272 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$846
475 km or 295 mi	Pointe-Noire	$578
515 km or 320 mi	Huambo	$554
519 km or 323 mi	Kayes	$533
522 km or 324 mi	Madingou	$531
527 km or 327 mi	Kinkala	$533
551 km or 343 mi	Kinshasa	$1133
556 km or 346 mi	Brazzaville	$590
747 km or 464 mi	Kikwit	$915
769 km or 478 mi	Gamboma	$531
801 km or 497 mi	Luena	$595
876 km or 544 mi	Tshikapa	$979
994 km or 618 mi	Oshikango	$891
1029 km or 639 mi	Port-Gentil	$698
1067 km or 663 mi	Kananga	$1019
1108 km or 689 mi	Libreville	$743
1137 km or 707 mi	Mbandaka	$833
1143 km or 710 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$881
1182 km or 734 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1047
1205 km or 749 mi	Gandajika	$872
1248 km or 776 mi	Sao Tome	$1011
1250 km or 776 mi	Bata	$1209
1250 km or 777 mi	Trindade	$1013
1254 km or 779 mi	Tsumeb	$890
1344 km or 835 mi	Otjiwarongo	$925
1356 km or 843 mi	Kolwezi	$1044
1425 km or 885 mi	Yaounde	$666
1429 km or 888 mi	Omaruru	$982
1484 km or 922 mi	Berberati	$478
1485 km or 923 mi	Malabo	$1272
1486 km or 923 mi	Douala	$1156
1497 km or 930 mi	Limbe	$738
1498 km or 931 mi	Likasi	$1029