Havana vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Havana	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$993	$1047
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2412	$2679
🏠 One person rent	$421	$517
🏘️ Family rent	$682	$825
🍽️ Food expenses	$358	$307
🚐 Transport expenses	$99.8	$85.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$419	$3779
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	46	19
😀 Quality of life	53	65
🏙️ Population	2.49M	2.49M

The cost of living in Havana is 5% less expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 5709th and 5315th ($993 vs $1047) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 1st in Cuba and Angola, respectively. Check Cuba vs Angola comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Havana compared to 3.6 months in Luanda. Havana ranked 1st best city to live in Cuba vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 6482nd and 5283rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Havana vs Luanda

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	Havana	Luanda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.77	$5.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.5	$36.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.02	$7.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$1.55
☕ Cappuccino	$1.17	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.85	$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$335	$290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$469	$972
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$592	$523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.8	$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38	$90.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.4	$121
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.15%	22.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$383	$11941
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$432	$880
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.7	$33.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.52	$8.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.21	$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.38	$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.9	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.32	$5.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.43	$8.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.39	$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$3.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$6.02	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.28	$7.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$0.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.65	$2.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.81	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.17	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$62.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.13	$3.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.3	$46.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$35.5	$8
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.4	$131
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.2	$154
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$112	$830
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8521	$16706

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Cities near Havana

Distance	City	Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi	Guines	$1141
55 km or 34 mi	Artemisa	$1091
81 km or 50 mi	Matanzas	$1164
119 km or 74 mi	Cardenas	$1199
156 km or 97 mi	Colon	$1155
157 km or 97 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1138
169 km or 105 mi	Key West	$2932
226 km or 140 mi	Cienfuegos	$872
237 km or 147 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1170
260 km or 161 mi	Santa Clara	$1157
292 km or 181 mi	Placetas	$1097
322 km or 200 mi	Homestead	$3170
328 km or 204 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1228
337 km or 210 mi	Richmond West	$2831
340 km or 211 mi	Cutler Bay	$2847
345 km or 215 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2801
345 km or 215 mi	Kendall West	$2761
358 km or 222 mi	Sweetwater	$2662
359 km or 223 mi	Coral Gables	$2872
360 km or 224 mi	Doral	$2620
362 km or 225 mi	Bonita Springs	$2502
366 km or 227 mi	Miami	$3297
366 km or 228 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2532
368 km or 229 mi	Hialeah	$2465
371 km or 230 mi	Estero	$2509
371 km or 230 mi	Miami Lakes	$2589
373 km or 232 mi	Miami Beach	$2870
377 km or 234 mi	Miami Gardens	$2684
377 km or 234 mi	North Miami	$2738
379 km or 236 mi	Miramar	$2775
381 km or 237 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2991
381 km or 237 mi	North Miami Beach	$2739
385 km or 239 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2808
385 km or 239 mi	Cooper	$2739
386 km or 240 mi	Weston	$2586
387 km or 240 mi	Aventura	$2767
388 km or 241 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2783
389 km or 242 mi	Davie	$2713
389 km or 242 mi	Hollywood	$2963
391 km or 243 mi	Fort Myers	$2690

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