La Paz vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	La Paz	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$681	$1116
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1606	$2855
🏠 One person rent	$289	$563
🏘️ Family rent	$464	$897
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$318
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.1	$86.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$358	$3956
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	33	19
😀 Quality of life	52	61
🏙️ Population	756K	2.49M

The cost of living in La Paz is 39% less expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 7220th and 4912th ($681 vs $1116) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Bolivia and Angola, respectively. Check Bolivia vs Angola comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in La Paz compared to 3.5 months in Luanda. La Paz ranked 2nd best city to live in Bolivia vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 6482nd and 5762nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in La Paz vs Luanda

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	La Paz	Luanda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.03	$5.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.6	$41.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.19	$7.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$1.54
☕ Cappuccino	$3.05	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$594
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$216	$315
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$548	$1095
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$357	$567
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.1	$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.3	$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.7	$134
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.97%	23.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1119	$10342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$774	$905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.1	$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.3	$8.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.54	$0.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.78	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.18	$5.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.92	$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.68	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.03	$7.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.7	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.52	$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.43	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.61	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$62.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.75	$4.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.7	$47.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.86	$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.8	$138
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.6	$182
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$160	$822
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2846	$19860

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Cities near La Paz

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	El Alto	$675
197 km or 122 mi	Oruro	$634
213 km or 132 mi	Puno	$563
234 km or 145 mi	Cochabamba	$565
239 km or 149 mi	Juliaca	$594
246 km or 153 mi	Sacaba	$562
283 km or 176 mi	Tacna	$445
319 km or 198 mi	Arica	$654
362 km or 225 mi	Arequipa	$624
394 km or 245 mi	Trinidad	$780
417 km or 259 mi	Sucre	$627
427 km or 265 mi	Potosi	$509
447 km or 278 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$609
465 km or 289 mi	Iquique	$908
528 km or 328 mi	Cusco	$681
545 km or 339 mi	Santa Cruz de la Sierra	$809
600 km or 373 mi	Abancay	$655
665 km or 413 mi	Tarija	$560
669 km or 415 mi	Calama	$659
714 km or 443 mi	San Pedro de Atacama	$730
725 km or 451 mi	Rio Branco	$763
751 km or 467 mi	Ayacucho	$654
806 km or 501 mi	Tartagal	$666
829 km or 515 mi	Antofagasta	$990
840 km or 522 mi	San Ramon de la Nueva Oran	$656
857 km or 533 mi	Ica	$732
868 km or 539 mi	Rolim de Moura	$589
885 km or 550 mi	Libertador General San Martin	$638
905 km or 562 mi	San Salvador de Jujuy	$562
907 km or 563 mi	Huancayo	$604
915 km or 568 mi	Ji-Parana	$598
917 km or 570 mi	Ariquemes	$616
918 km or 571 mi	Pisco	$676
926 km or 575 mi	San Pedro de Jujuy	$636
957 km or 594 mi	Vilhena	$533
965 km or 600 mi	Salta	$841
975 km or 606 mi	Porto Velho	$662
1077 km or 669 mi	Lima	$1040
1086 km or 675 mi	Callao	$838
1101 km or 684 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$613

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