Kuwait City vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kuwait City	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1454	$1116
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3423	$2855
🏠 One person rent	$741	$563
🏘️ Family rent	$1291	$897
🍽️ Food expenses	$401	$318
🚐 Transport expenses	$183	$86.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2360	$3956
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	43	19
😀 Quality of life	79	61
🏙️ Population	2.99M	2.49M

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 30% more expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 4115th and 4912th ($1454 vs $1116) 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 1.6 months in Kuwait City compared to 3.5 months in Luanda. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 884th and 5762nd 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	$11.5	$5.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.4	$41.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.53	$7.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.25	$1.54
☕ Cappuccino	$5.75	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.56	$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$828	$594
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$630	$315
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1498	$1095
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1123	$567
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.2	$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.3	$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.8	$134
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	23.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8536	$10342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1767	$905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.2	$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.7	$8.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.36	$0.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.32	$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.94	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$5.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.72	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.27	$7.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.92	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.33	$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.52	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.31	$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.01	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$108	$62.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$4.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.6	$47.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.01	$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.7	$138
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.2	$182
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$308	$822
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7065	$19860

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Cities near Kuwait City

Distance	City	Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi	Umm Qasr	$726
82 km or 51 mi	Al Wafrah	$1283
82 km or 51 mi	Al-Faw	$730
112 km or 69 mi	Abadan	$549
116 km or 72 mi	Az Zubayr	$719
119 km or 74 mi	Khorramshahr	$542
125 km or 78 mi	Basra	$889
176 km or 110 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$521
226 km or 141 mi	Ahvaz	$571
250 km or 155 mi	Nasiriyah	$669
257 km or 159 mi	Behbahan	$483
281 km or 174 mi	Bushehr	$453
285 km or 177 mi	Amarah	$681
308 km or 192 mi	Shushtar	$530
311 km or 193 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$517
312 km or 194 mi	Jubail	$930
314 km or 195 mi	Borazjan	$477
328 km or 204 mi	Izeh	$459
337 km or 209 mi	Samawah	$583
337 km or 209 mi	Qatif	$873
337 km or 210 mi	Dezful	$566
344 km or 214 mi	Andimeshk	$560
356 km or 221 mi	Kazerun	$503
375 km or 233 mi	Yasuj	$463
388 km or 241 mi	Dammam	$1008
405 km or 252 mi	Kut	$630
406 km or 252 mi	Dhahran	$908
412 km or 256 mi	Al Diwaniyah	$474
428 km or 266 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$352
435 km or 270 mi	Manama	$1237
436 km or 271 mi	Isa Town	$1230
441 km or 274 mi	Riffa	$1201
442 km or 275 mi	Shiraz	$553
452 km or 281 mi	Kufa	$555
456 km or 284 mi	Najaf	$570
456 km or 284 mi	Khorramabad	$540
468 km or 291 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
469 km or 292 mi	Marvdasht	$530
470 km or 292 mi	Dorud	$508
473 km or 294 mi	Shahreza	$470

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