Indianapolis vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Indianapolis	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2405	$923
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5527	$2387
🏠 One person rent	$1478	$440
🏘️ Family rent	$2331	$702
🍽️ Food expenses	$647	$277
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4390	$222
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	70	19
😀 Quality of life	89	48
🏙️ Population	888K	2.49M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 160% more expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 1079th and 6128th ($2405 vs $923) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 928th 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 Indianapolis compared to 0.2 months in Luanda. Indianapolis ranked 63rd best city to live in the United States vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 237th and 6933rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Indianapolis	Luanda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$5.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.1	$35.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.5	$6.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.99	$1.65
☕ Cappuccino	$5.76	$2.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.22	$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1535	$447
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1207	$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2597	$805
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1915	$453
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$49.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$216	$76.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.9	$102
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	20.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2599	$11992
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1872	$885
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.4	$33.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$8.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$0.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.07	$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.89	$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$4.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$7.65
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.22	$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$2.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$0.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$5.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.27	$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.2	$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$3.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$102	$47.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$57	$110
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$131
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1743	$761
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24177	$14053

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Cities near Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2088
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$1968
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$2060
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1919
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$2065
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$2035
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$2018
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$2045
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1860
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1974
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1706
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1813
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2100
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1722
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1508
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2006
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1868
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$1913
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1877
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1575
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1913
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1967
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1984
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$2002
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1617
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1942
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$2051
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1933
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2392
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1900
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1827
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2126
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1897
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1898
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1746
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1836
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1855
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1894
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1843
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1908

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