Georgetown vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Georgetown	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1062	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3388	$3516
🏠 One person rent	$423	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$1181	$1762
🍽️ Food expenses	$480	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.5	$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$536	$1511
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	24	19
😀 Quality of life	47	53
🏙️ Population	235K	2.49M

The cost of living in Georgetown is 5% more expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 5085th and 5424th ($1062 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Guyana and Angola, respectively. Check Guyana vs Angola comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Georgetown compared to 1.5 months in Luanda. Georgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Guyana vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 6400th and 6024th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Georgetown vs Luanda

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	Georgetown	Luanda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.42	$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.9	$53.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.05	$7.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$4.68	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.21	$1.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$564	$467
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$265	$262
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$2330
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$940	$1341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.8	$59.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.1	$89.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.3	$133
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.51%	23.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3867	$10449
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1730	$2420
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.57	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.4	$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.6	$8.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.17	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.1	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.37	$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.57	$9.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.08	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$3.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$2.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.18	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.6	$7.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.41	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$5.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$0.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.8	$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.42	$4.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.34	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.7	$96.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$883	$700
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23423	$15041

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Cities near Georgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
88 km or 55 mi	Linden	$1031
93 km or 58 mi	New Amsterdam	$1033
161 km or 100 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$856
347 km or 216 mi	Paramaribo	$881
479 km or 298 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1247
487 km or 302 mi	Upata	$789
496 km or 308 mi	Tucupita	$777
521 km or 324 mi	Boa Vista	$560
524 km or 326 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
532 km or 331 mi	San Fernando	$953
547 km or 340 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
561 km or 349 mi	San Juan	$1178
565 km or 351 mi	Scarborough	$1084
567 km or 353 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
612 km or 380 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$880
637 km or 396 mi	Kourou	$1645
643 km or 399 mi	Maturin	$890
677 km or 421 mi	Cayenne	$1643
704 km or 438 mi	St. George's	$1062
704 km or 438 mi	Grenville	$1070
706 km or 438 mi	Carupano	$737
711 km or 442 mi	El Tigre	$746
720 km or 447 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
730 km or 454 mi	Holetown	$1418
737 km or 458 mi	Cantaura	$674
753 km or 468 mi	Anaco	$639
775 km or 482 mi	Cumana	$716
778 km or 483 mi	Porlamar	$684
783 km or 487 mi	La Asuncion	$695
785 km or 488 mi	Kingstown	$1000
792 km or 492 mi	Georgetown	$1007
805 km or 500 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
808 km or 502 mi	Barcelona	$858
812 km or 504 mi	Lecheria	$837
830 km or 516 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
837 km or 520 mi	Zaraza	$804
861 km or 535 mi	Castries	$1161
905 km or 562 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$782
926 km or 575 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
966 km or 600 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$847

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