Kuwait City vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kuwait City	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1393	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3599	$3516
🏠 One person rent	$698	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$1494	$1762
🍽️ Food expenses	$357	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$207	$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2507	$1511
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	43	19
😀 Quality of life	75	53
🏙️ Population	2.99M	2.49M

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 38% more expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 3893rd and 5424th ($1393 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Kuwait and Angola, respectively. Check Kuwait vs Angola comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Kuwait City compared to 1.5 months in Luanda. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 1114th and 6024th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuwait City vs Luanda

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	Kuwait City	Luanda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.69	$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.2	$53.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.17	$7.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.26	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$5.73	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.67	$1.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$786	$467
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$597	$262
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1716	$2330
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1333	$1341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.7	$59.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.1	$89.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24	$133
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.12%	23.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6776	$10449
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2989	$2420
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.3	$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.3	$8.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.34	$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.18	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.2	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$9.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$3.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.36	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.63	$7.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.93	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.28	$5.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.33	$0.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.93	$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$119	$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$4.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.7	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.02	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.7	$96.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.1	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$398	$700
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6378	$15041

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Cities near Kuwait City

Distance	City	Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi	Umm Qasr	$740
82 km or 51 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
82 km or 51 mi	Al-Faw	$736
112 km or 69 mi	Abadan	$547
116 km or 72 mi	Az Zubayr	$723
119 km or 74 mi	Khorramshahr	$544
125 km or 78 mi	Basra	$904
176 km or 110 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
226 km or 141 mi	Ahvaz	$597
250 km or 155 mi	Nasiriyah	$672
257 km or 159 mi	Behbahan	$536
281 km or 174 mi	Bushehr	$551
285 km or 177 mi	Amarah	$683
308 km or 192 mi	Shushtar	$562
311 km or 193 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$552
312 km or 194 mi	Jubail	$901
314 km or 195 mi	Borazjan	$546
328 km or 204 mi	Izeh	$525
337 km or 209 mi	Samawah	$582
337 km or 209 mi	Qatif	$897
337 km or 210 mi	Dezful	$583
344 km or 214 mi	Andimeshk	$577
356 km or 221 mi	Kazerun	$557
375 km or 233 mi	Yasuj	$529
388 km or 241 mi	Dammam	$1056
405 km or 252 mi	Kut	$626
406 km or 252 mi	Dhahran	$1068
412 km or 256 mi	Al Diwaniyah	$467
428 km or 266 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$397
435 km or 270 mi	Manama	$1280
436 km or 271 mi	Isa Town	$1243
441 km or 274 mi	Riffa	$1223
442 km or 275 mi	Shiraz	$589
452 km or 281 mi	Kufa	$570
456 km or 284 mi	Najaf	$587
456 km or 284 mi	Khorramabad	$554
468 km or 291 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
469 km or 292 mi	Marvdasht	$563
470 km or 292 mi	Dorud	$513
473 km or 294 mi	Shahreza	$502

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