Jakarta vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jakarta	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$701	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1926	$3516
🏠 One person rent	$343	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$832	$1762
🍽️ Food expenses	$231	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.1	$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$548	$1511
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	80	19
😀 Quality of life	65	53
🏙️ Population	10.6M	2.49M

The cost of living in Jakarta is 31% less expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 6882nd and 5424th ($701 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Indonesia and Angola, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Angola comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Jakarta compared to 1.5 months in Luanda. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 4292nd and 6024th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jakarta vs Luanda

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	Jakarta	Luanda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.68	$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.2	$53.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.39	$7.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.59	$1.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$369	$467
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$262
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1133	$2330
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$594	$1341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.2	$59.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$89.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.9	$133
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.57%	23.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1724	$10449
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$799	$2420
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.2	$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$8.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.28	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.85	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$9.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$3.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.2	$7.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.69	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.63	$5.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.48	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.38	$0.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.74	$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27	$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.18	$4.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.9	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$96.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.6	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$168	$700
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8860	$15041

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Cities near Jakarta

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	South Tangerang	$536
17 km or 11 mi	Bekasi	$518
20 km or 12 mi	Depok	$385
24 km or 15 mi	Tangerang	$558
43 km or 27 mi	Bogor	$513
78 km or 48 mi	Serang	$492
79 km or 49 mi	Sukabumi	$563
95 km or 59 mi	Cilegon	$488
106 km or 66 mi	Cimahi	$500
114 km or 71 mi	Bandung	$545
195 km or 121 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
196 km or 122 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
198 km or 123 mi	Cirebon	$521
210 km or 131 mi	Metro	$432
226 km or 141 mi	Banjar	$490
263 km or 163 mi	Tegal	$480
292 km or 182 mi	Cilacap	$474
321 km or 200 mi	Pekalongan	$471
403 km or 251 mi	Semarang	$493
423 km or 263 mi	Salatiga	$421
423 km or 263 mi	Prabumulih	$417
427 km or 265 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$395
463 km or 288 mi	Surakarta	$417
467 km or 290 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
540 km or 335 mi	Madiun	$486
548 km or 340 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
575 km or 357 mi	Bengkulu	$500
597 km or 371 mi	Kediri	$464
622 km or 386 mi	Blitar	$453
627 km or 390 mi	Jambi	$458
633 km or 393 mi	Mojokerto	$505
653 km or 406 mi	Batu	$410
661 km or 411 mi	Surabaya	$549
667 km or 414 mi	Malang	$365
688 km or 427 mi	Pasuruan	$510
724 km or 450 mi	Probolinggo	$614
742 km or 461 mi	Pontianak	$427
826 km or 513 mi	Singkawang	$430
836 km or 520 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506

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