Kabul vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kabul	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$458	$1116
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1016	$2855
🏠 One person rent	$195	$563
🏘️ Family rent	$267	$897
🍽️ Food expenses	$153	$318
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.9	$86.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$104	$3956
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	30	19
😀 Quality of life	33	61
🏙️ Population	4.27M	2.49M

The cost of living in Kabul is 59% less expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 8842nd and 4912th ($458 vs $1116) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Afghanistan and Angola, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Angola comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Kabul compared to 3.5 months in Luanda. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 8609th and 5762nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Luanda

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	Kabul	Luanda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.45	$5.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.2	$41.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.48	$7.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.4	$1.54
☕ Cappuccino	$1.19	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.36	$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$93.7	$594
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$62.8	$315
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$172	$1095
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$111	$567
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.1	$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$95.2	$134
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.06%	23.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$505	$10342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$260	$905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.6	$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.78	$8.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$0.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.22	$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.47	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$5.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.13	$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$2.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.98	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.81	$7.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.75	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.88	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.52	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$10.2	$62.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.23	$4.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.4	$47.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.1	$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans	$18	$138
👟 Brand Sneakers	$34.6	$182
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$19.7	$822
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1486	$19860

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Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$401
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$354
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$396
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$393
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$404
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$334
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$364
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$428
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$354
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$351
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$470
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$344
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$443
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$684
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$416
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$432
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$376
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$680
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$712
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$277
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$326
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$436
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$294
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$372
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$265
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$351
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$363
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$333
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$320
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$254
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$340
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$291
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$403
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$303
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$302
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$362
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$311
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$368
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$316
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$439

Cities near Luanda

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Ambriz	$946
184 km or 114 mi	N'zeto	$853
333 km or 207 mi	Boma	$871
337 km or 209 mi	Matadi	$893
383 km or 238 mi	Cabinda	$706
393 km or 244 mi	Lobito	$684
413 km or 257 mi	Benguela	$719
438 km or 272 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$864
475 km or 295 mi	Pointe-Noire	$585
515 km or 320 mi	Huambo	$606
519 km or 323 mi	Kayes	$536
522 km or 324 mi	Madingou	$536
527 km or 327 mi	Kinkala	$538
551 km or 343 mi	Kinshasa	$1148
556 km or 346 mi	Brazzaville	$595
747 km or 464 mi	Kikwit	$928
769 km or 478 mi	Gamboma	$536
801 km or 497 mi	Luena	$682
876 km or 544 mi	Tshikapa	$993
994 km or 618 mi	Oshikango	$807
1029 km or 639 mi	Port-Gentil	$660
1067 km or 663 mi	Kananga	$1029
1108 km or 689 mi	Libreville	$708
1137 km or 707 mi	Mbandaka	$836
1143 km or 710 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$897
1182 km or 734 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1059
1205 km or 749 mi	Gandajika	$885
1248 km or 776 mi	Sao Tome	$1046
1250 km or 776 mi	Bata	$1241
1250 km or 777 mi	Trindade	$1044
1254 km or 779 mi	Tsumeb	$819
1344 km or 835 mi	Otjiwarongo	$836
1356 km or 843 mi	Kolwezi	$1045
1425 km or 885 mi	Yaounde	$671
1429 km or 888 mi	Omaruru	$924
1484 km or 922 mi	Berberati	$494
1485 km or 923 mi	Malabo	$1413
1486 km or 923 mi	Douala	$1363
1497 km or 930 mi	Limbe	$755
1498 km or 931 mi	Likasi	$1032