El Paso vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	El Paso	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1828	$1047
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4149	$2679
🏠 One person rent	$1019	$517
🏘️ Family rent	$1739	$825
🍽️ Food expenses	$595	$307
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.2	$85.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3236	$3779
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	34	19
😀 Quality of life	85	65
🏙️ Population	679K	2.49M

The cost of living in El Paso is 75% more expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 2753rd and 5315th ($1828 vs $1047) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1911th and 1st in the United States and Angola, respectively. Check the United States vs Angola comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in El Paso compared to 3.6 months in Luanda. El Paso ranked 154th best city to live in the United States vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 472nd and 5283rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in El Paso vs Luanda

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	El Paso	Luanda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22	$5.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.6	$36.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$7.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.03	$1.55
☕ Cappuccino	$6.59	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.29	$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1025	$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$817	$290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1758	$972
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1466	$523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.6	$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$90.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.5	$121
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.36%	22.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1787	$11941
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1767	$880
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.49	$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.1	$33.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.9	$8.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.74	$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.86	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$5.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$8.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$3.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$1.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.18	$7.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$0.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.2	$2.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.95	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.95	$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.2	$62.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$3.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.3	$46.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$8
👖 Brand Jeans	$45	$131
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$154
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$571	$830
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6914	$16706

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Cities near El Paso

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$1002
24 km or 15 mi	Socorro	$1876
68 km or 42 mi	Las Cruces	$1641
136 km or 85 mi	Alamogordo	$1734
202 km or 125 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$896
224 km or 139 mi	Carlsbad	$1855
258 km or 160 mi	Roswell	$1928
294 km or 183 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
332 km or 206 mi	Hobbs	$1924
349 km or 217 mi	Chihuahua	$1008
359 km or 223 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
374 km or 232 mi	Albuquerque	$2026
375 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Cuauhtemoc	$1055
387 km or 240 mi	Rio Rancho	$2040
390 km or 242 mi	Odessa	$2231
408 km or 254 mi	Delicias	$953
415 km or 258 mi	Midland	$2045
422 km or 262 mi	Tucson	$1930
424 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$2110
425 km or 264 mi	Sahuarita	$2059
425 km or 264 mi	Clovis	$1724
425 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$776
429 km or 267 mi	Oro Valley	$2050
431 km or 268 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
437 km or 272 mi	Santa Fe	$2216
442 km or 275 mi	Marana	$2089
467 km or 290 mi	Gallup	$2190
473 km or 294 mi	Espanola	$2220
476 km or 296 mi	Lubbock	$1934
476 km or 296 mi	Big Spring	$2140
481 km or 299 mi	Florence	$2444
508 km or 316 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
509 km or 317 mi	Casa Grande	$2366
511 km or 317 mi	Queen Creek	$3022
521 km or 323 mi	Plainview	$2023
522 km or 324 mi	Hermosillo	$1087
522 km or 324 mi	Taos	$2418
527 km or 328 mi	Gilbert	$2381
530 km or 330 mi	Chandler	$2396
532 km or 330 mi	Fountain Hills	$2384

Cities near Luanda

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Ambriz	$897
184 km or 114 mi	N'zeto	$815
333 km or 207 mi	Boma	$870
337 km or 209 mi	Matadi	$895
383 km or 238 mi	Cabinda	$695
393 km or 244 mi	Lobito	$665
413 km or 257 mi	Benguela	$692
438 km or 272 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$859
475 km or 295 mi	Pointe-Noire	$590
515 km or 320 mi	Huambo	$595
519 km or 323 mi	Kayes	$544
522 km or 324 mi	Madingou	$544
527 km or 327 mi	Kinkala	$543
551 km or 343 mi	Kinshasa	$1163
556 km or 346 mi	Brazzaville	$602
747 km or 464 mi	Kikwit	$932
769 km or 478 mi	Gamboma	$543
801 km or 497 mi	Luena	$662
876 km or 544 mi	Tshikapa	$999
994 km or 618 mi	Oshikango	$855
1029 km or 639 mi	Port-Gentil	$699
1067 km or 663 mi	Kananga	$1037
1108 km or 689 mi	Libreville	$745
1137 km or 707 mi	Mbandaka	$851
1143 km or 710 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$895
1182 km or 734 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1067
1205 km or 749 mi	Gandajika	$887
1248 km or 776 mi	Sao Tome	$1042
1250 km or 776 mi	Bata	$1239
1250 km or 777 mi	Trindade	$1042
1254 km or 779 mi	Tsumeb	$873
1344 km or 835 mi	Otjiwarongo	$874
1356 km or 843 mi	Kolwezi	$1039
1425 km or 885 mi	Yaounde	$668
1429 km or 888 mi	Omaruru	$971
1484 km or 922 mi	Berberati	$492
1485 km or 923 mi	Malabo	$1344
1486 km or 923 mi	Douala	$1254
1497 km or 930 mi	Limbe	$750
1498 km or 931 mi	Likasi	$1039