Kabul vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Kabul	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$599	$1024
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1271	$3248
🏠 One person rent	$285	$474
🏘️ Family rent	$403	$1436
🍽️ Food expenses	$182	$334
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.7	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$188	$1662
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	29	19
😀 Quality of life	13	54
🏙️ Population	4.27M	2.49M

The cost of living in Kabul is 42% less expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 7801st and 5518th ($599 vs $1024) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Afghanistan and Angola, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Angola comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kabul compared to 1.6 months in Luanda. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 9123rd and 5940th 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	$2.69	$5.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$8.83	$57.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.92	$7.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.75	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$1.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$168	$498
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$381	$2497
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$182	$892
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.5	$59.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.3	$90
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$99.3	$133
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.36%	24.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$451	$14404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$274	$3193
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.2	$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.29	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.32	$1.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.5	$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$5.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.69	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$2.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.36	$1.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.32	$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.98	$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$7.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.56	$2.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.24	$5.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.81	$2.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.09	$0.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.47	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.3	$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.34	$4.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$31.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.99	$3.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$13.6	$101
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.1	$158
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$23.8	$612
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1452	$12561

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Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$469
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$358
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$476
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$441
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$457
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$338
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$374
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$467
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$372
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$354
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$470
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$323
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$439
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$659
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$376
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$450
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$456
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$655
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$672
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$328
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$341
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$521
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$292
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$373
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$277
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$344
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$380
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$319
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$330
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$273
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$388
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$285
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$371
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$312
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$280
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$358
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$335
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$376
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$308
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$487

Cities near Luanda

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Ambriz	$869
184 km or 114 mi	N'zeto	$793
333 km or 207 mi	Boma	$803
337 km or 209 mi	Matadi	$821
383 km or 238 mi	Cabinda	$686
393 km or 244 mi	Lobito	$705
413 km or 257 mi	Benguela	$736
438 km or 272 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$801
475 km or 295 mi	Pointe-Noire	$578
515 km or 320 mi	Huambo	$652
519 km or 323 mi	Kayes	$531
522 km or 324 mi	Madingou	$531
527 km or 327 mi	Kinkala	$529
551 km or 343 mi	Kinshasa	$1041
556 km or 346 mi	Brazzaville	$589
747 km or 464 mi	Kikwit	$852
769 km or 478 mi	Gamboma	$531
801 km or 497 mi	Luena	$723
876 km or 544 mi	Tshikapa	$902
994 km or 618 mi	Oshikango	$761
1029 km or 639 mi	Port-Gentil	$659
1067 km or 663 mi	Kananga	$932
1108 km or 689 mi	Libreville	$702
1137 km or 707 mi	Mbandaka	$810
1143 km or 710 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$826
1182 km or 734 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$957
1205 km or 749 mi	Gandajika	$815
1248 km or 776 mi	Sao Tome	$878
1250 km or 776 mi	Bata	$1201
1250 km or 777 mi	Trindade	$879
1254 km or 779 mi	Tsumeb	$766
1344 km or 835 mi	Otjiwarongo	$797
1356 km or 843 mi	Kolwezi	$947
1425 km or 885 mi	Yaounde	$764
1429 km or 888 mi	Omaruru	$833
1484 km or 922 mi	Berberati	$488
1485 km or 923 mi	Malabo	$812
1486 km or 923 mi	Douala	$1368
1497 km or 930 mi	Limbe	$710
1498 km or 931 mi	Likasi	$939