Havana vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Havana	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$926	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2500	$3516
🏠 One person rent	$373	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$803	$1762
🍽️ Food expenses	$352	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$90.6	$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$53.9	$1511
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	47	19
😀 Quality of life	53	53
🏙️ Population	2.49M	2.49M

The cost of living in Havana is 8% less expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 5902nd and 5424th ($926 vs $1012) 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 0.1 months in Havana compared to 1.5 months in Luanda. Havana ranked 1st best city to live in Cuba vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 6054th and 6024th 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	$4.41	$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.1	$53.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.5	$7.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$1.21	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$1.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$328	$467
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$262	$262
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1018	$2330
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$611	$1341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.1	$59.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35	$89.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.8	$133
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.47%	23.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$396	$10449
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$336	$2420
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.9	$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.18	$8.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.28	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.24	$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.84	$9.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$3.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$6.94	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$7.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$5.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.79	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$0.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.14	$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.5	$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$0.85	$4.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.6	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$34.9	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.9	$96.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.9	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$112	$700
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10030	$15041

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Cities near Havana

Distance	City	Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi	Guines	$1094
55 km or 34 mi	Artemisa	$1017
81 km or 50 mi	Matanzas	$1273
119 km or 74 mi	Cardenas	$1214
156 km or 97 mi	Colon	$1122
157 km or 97 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1071
169 km or 105 mi	Key West	$2897
226 km or 140 mi	Cienfuegos	$865
237 km or 147 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1107
260 km or 161 mi	Santa Clara	$1058
292 km or 181 mi	Placetas	$1101
322 km or 200 mi	Homestead	$4044
328 km or 204 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1211
337 km or 210 mi	Richmond West	$3092
340 km or 211 mi	Cutler Bay	$3032
345 km or 215 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2865
345 km or 215 mi	Kendall West	$2805
358 km or 222 mi	Sweetwater	$2604
359 km or 223 mi	Coral Gables	$2756
360 km or 224 mi	Doral	$2553
362 km or 225 mi	Bonita Springs	$2581
366 km or 227 mi	Miami	$3075
366 km or 228 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2474
368 km or 229 mi	Hialeah	$2381
371 km or 230 mi	Estero	$2611
371 km or 230 mi	Miami Lakes	$2528
373 km or 232 mi	Miami Beach	$2762
377 km or 234 mi	Miami Gardens	$2651
377 km or 234 mi	North Miami	$2660
379 km or 236 mi	Miramar	$2732
381 km or 237 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2939
381 km or 237 mi	North Miami Beach	$2714
385 km or 239 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2758
385 km or 239 mi	Cooper	$2710
386 km or 240 mi	Weston	$2590
387 km or 240 mi	Aventura	$2731
388 km or 241 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2793
389 km or 242 mi	Davie	$2681
389 km or 242 mi	Hollywood	$3016
391 km or 243 mi	Fort Myers	$2945

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