Kathmandu vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Kathmandu	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$443	$1024
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1153	$3248
🏠 One person rent	$147	$474
🏘️ Family rent	$283	$1436
🍽️ Food expenses	$188	$334
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.3	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$231	$1662
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	28	19
😀 Quality of life	45	54
🏙️ Population	846K	2.49M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 57% less expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 8885th and 5518th ($443 vs $1024) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Nepal and Angola, respectively. Check Nepal vs Angola comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kathmandu compared to 1.6 months in Luanda. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 6524th and 5940th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kathmandu vs Luanda

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	Kathmandu	Luanda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.48	$5.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.2	$57.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.71	$7.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.63	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$1.71	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$1.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$180	$498
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$97.7	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$359	$2497
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$208	$892
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.3	$59.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.1	$90
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.6	$133
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.76%	24.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2306	$14404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1201	$3193
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$0.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.86	$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.3	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$1.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.6	$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.7	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$5.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.35	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$2.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$1.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.17	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.99	$7.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.96	$2.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.3	$5.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.65	$2.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.95	$0.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.73	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.5	$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.33	$4.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.9	$31.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.84	$3.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.5	$101
👟 Brand Sneakers	$53.3	$158
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$87.7	$612
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4063	$12561

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Cities near Kathmandu

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Lalitpur	$350
47 km or 29 mi	Hetauda	$311
94 km or 58 mi	Birgunj	$335
124 km or 77 mi	Janakpur	$321
146 km or 91 mi	Pokhara	$377
183 km or 114 mi	Muzaffarpur	$294
222 km or 138 mi	Gorakhpur	$306
234 km or 145 mi	Biratnagar	$339
235 km or 146 mi	Patna	$356
238 km or 148 mi	Saharsa	$297
261 km or 162 mi	Damak	$331
300 km or 186 mi	Purnia	$303
320 km or 199 mi	Bhagalpur	$268
322 km or 200 mi	Siliguri	$314
332 km or 206 mi	Gaya	$337
346 km or 215 mi	Jaunpur	$331
355 km or 220 mi	Varanasi	$316
359 km or 223 mi	Raiganj	$312
384 km or 239 mi	Shigatse	$930
398 km or 247 mi	Mirzapur	$365
400 km or 249 mi	Paro	$455
410 km or 255 mi	Malda	$311
411 km or 256 mi	Saidpur	$293
421 km or 262 mi	Thimphu	$387
431 km or 268 mi	Allahabad	$461
438 km or 272 mi	Balurghat	$311
443 km or 275 mi	Rangpur	$298
447 km or 278 mi	Lucknow	$393
449 km or 279 mi	Dhanbad	$285
468 km or 291 mi	Kulti	$284
476 km or 296 mi	Asansol	$273
479 km or 298 mi	Dhangadhi	$396
485 km or 301 mi	Ranchi	$396
493 km or 306 mi	Rajshahi	$279
495 km or 307 mi	Berhampore	$309
503 km or 313 mi	Durgapur	$288
510 km or 317 mi	Bheemdatta	$379
510 km or 317 mi	Bogra	$282
517 km or 321 mi	Kanpur	$329
553 km or 344 mi	Jamshedpur	$330

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