Lisbon vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Lisbon	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1953	$1047
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4376	$2679
🏠 One person rent	$1262	$517
🏘️ Family rent	$2117	$825
🍽️ Food expenses	$437	$307
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$85.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1562	$3779
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	93	19
😀 Quality of life	83	65
🏙️ Population	546K	2.49M

The cost of living in Lisbon is 86% more expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 2184th and 5315th ($1953 vs $1047) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Portugal and Angola, respectively. Check Portugal vs Angola comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Lisbon compared to 3.6 months in Luanda. Lisbon ranked 2nd best city to live in Portugal vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 574th and 5283rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lisbon vs Luanda

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	Lisbon	Luanda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.9	$5.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.2	$36.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$7.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.35	$1.55
☕ Cappuccino	$3.54	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.63	$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1398	$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1036	$290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2497	$972
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1754	$523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$118	$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$90.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.8	$121
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.5%	22.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7753	$11941
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4450	$880
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.35	$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.5	$33.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14	$8.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.08	$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.75	$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.18	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.52	$5.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$8.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$3.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.92	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.97	$7.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$0.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.94	$2.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.88	$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.21	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.01	$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.47	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47	$62.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.07	$3.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$84.7	$46.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.8	$8
👖 Brand Jeans	$107	$131
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$154
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$641	$830
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16697	$16706

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Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1697
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1529
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1532
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1553
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1467
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1348
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1416
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1806
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1568
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1540
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1697
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1520
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1561
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1616
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1720
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1540
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1470
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1254
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1349
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1469
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1417
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1636
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1401
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1383
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1389
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1292
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1537
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1214
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1239
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1697
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1390
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1460
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1400
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1283
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1366
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1411
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1295
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1382
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1066
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1249

Cities near Luanda

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