Indianapolis vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Indianapolis	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2374	$1047
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5581	$2679
🏠 One person rent	$1437	$517
🏘️ Family rent	$2329	$825
🍽️ Food expenses	$656	$307
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$85.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4148	$3779
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	70	19
😀 Quality of life	89	65
🏙️ Population	888K	2.49M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 127% more expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 1140th and 5315th ($2374 vs $1047) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 975th 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 1.7 months in Indianapolis compared to 3.6 months in Luanda. Indianapolis ranked 82nd best city to live in the United States vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 289th and 5283rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Indianapolis vs Luanda

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	Indianapolis	Luanda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.1	$5.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.5	$36.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$7.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.94	$1.55
☕ Cappuccino	$5.67	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.24	$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1555	$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1158	$290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2660	$972
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1908	$523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$90.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.1	$121
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.43%	22.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2259	$11941
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1739	$880
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.6	$33.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$8.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.35	$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.74	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$5.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$8.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$3.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$1.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$7.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$0.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$2.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.32	$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.33	$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$62.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$3.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$102	$46.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$8
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.8	$131
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$154
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1809	$830
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25946	$16706

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Cities near Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2074
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$1928
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$2053
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1874
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$2034
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$2011
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$1992
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$2035
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1855
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1954
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1678
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1806
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2086
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1691
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1497
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$1968
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1830
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$2022
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1872
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1536
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1911
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1952
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1994
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$1993
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1554
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1924
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$2057
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1933
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2343
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1904
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1895
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2122
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1908
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1901
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1742
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1833
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1849
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1752
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1864
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1931

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