Lagos vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1022
$1047
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2296
$2679
🏠 One person rent
$536
$517
🏘️ Family rent
$917
$825
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$85.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$75
$3779
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
48
19
😀 Quality of life
42
65
🏙️ Population
15.1M
2.49M

The cost of living in Lagos is 2% less expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 5500th and 5315th ($1022 vs $1047) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Nigeria and Angola, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Angola comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lagos compared to 3.6 months in Luanda. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 7677th and 5283rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lagos vs Luanda

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Lagos Luanda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.02
$5.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.1
$36.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$7.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$2.46
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$677
$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1214
$972
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$747
$523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$90.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$121
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.98%
22.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2211
$11941
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1788
$880
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.1
$33.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$8.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.73
$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$5.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$8.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$3.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.09
$7.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$0.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.27
$2.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.61
$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.26
$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$62.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.79
$3.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$46.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.64
$8
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$131
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.8
$154
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$90.8
$830
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2622
$16706

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$1017
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$741
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$796
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$759
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$665
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$775
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$612
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$659
203 km or 126 mi Save
$650
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$578
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$802
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$655
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$594
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$538
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$673
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$878
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$678
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$454
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$683
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$673
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$922
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$675
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$607
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$654
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$785
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$703
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$861
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1555
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$682
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$618
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$587
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$849
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$601
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$785
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1551
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$562
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$664
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$386
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$612

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Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Ambriz
$897
184 km or 114 mi N'zeto
$815
333 km or 207 mi Boma
$870
337 km or 209 mi Matadi
$895
383 km or 238 mi Cabinda
$695
393 km or 244 mi Lobito
$665
413 km or 257 mi Benguela
$692
438 km or 272 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$859
475 km or 295 mi Pointe-Noire
$590
515 km or 320 mi Huambo
$595
519 km or 323 mi Kayes
$544
522 km or 324 mi Madingou
$544
527 km or 327 mi Kinkala
$543
551 km or 343 mi Kinshasa
$1163
556 km or 346 mi Brazzaville
$602
747 km or 464 mi Kikwit
$932
769 km or 478 mi Gamboma
$543
801 km or 497 mi Luena
$662
876 km or 544 mi Tshikapa
$999
994 km or 618 mi Oshikango
$855
1029 km or 639 mi Port-Gentil
$699
1067 km or 663 mi Kananga
$1037
1108 km or 689 mi Libreville
$745
1137 km or 707 mi Mbandaka
$851
1143 km or 710 mi Mwene-Ditu
$895
1182 km or 734 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1067
1205 km or 749 mi Gandajika
$887
1248 km or 776 mi Sao Tome
$1042
1250 km or 776 mi Bata
$1239
1250 km or 777 mi Trindade
$1042
1254 km or 779 mi Tsumeb
$873
1344 km or 835 mi Otjiwarongo
$874
1356 km or 843 mi Kolwezi
$1039
1425 km or 885 mi Yaounde
$668
1429 km or 888 mi Omaruru
$971
1484 km or 922 mi Berberati
$492
1485 km or 923 mi Malabo
$1344
1486 km or 923 mi Douala
$1254
1497 km or 930 mi Limbe
$750
1498 km or 931 mi Likasi
$1039