Lisbon vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lisbon	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1705	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3820	$3516
🏠 One person rent	$1106	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$1849	$1762
🍽️ Food expenses	$384	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.1	$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1278	$1511
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	93	19
😀 Quality of life	82	53
🏙️ Population	546K	2.49M

The cost of living in Lisbon is 68% more expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 2671st and 5424th ($1705 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Portugal and Angola, respectively. Check Portugal vs Angola comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Lisbon compared to 1.5 months in Luanda. Lisbon ranked 3rd best city to live in Portugal vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 475th and 6024th 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	$12.1	$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.8	$53.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.01	$7.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.75	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$2.95	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.9	$1.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1223	$467
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$933	$262
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2337	$2330
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$1341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.1	$59.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$89.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.2	$133
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.31%	23.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6840	$10449
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3925	$2420
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.6	$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.4	$8.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.84	$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.19	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.05	$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$9.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$3.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.5	$7.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$5.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.17	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.82	$0.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.06	$4.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$73.1	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.8	$96.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$562	$700
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15150	$15041

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Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1606
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1388
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1325
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1409
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1305
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1178
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1238
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1525
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1368
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1384
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1360
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1316
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1371
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1413
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1501
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1339
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1305
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1137
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1213
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1336
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1248
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1369
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1255
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1242
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1249
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1230
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1349
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1160
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1176
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1502
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1168
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1282
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1206
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1102
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1168
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1135
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1100
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1170
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$908
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1112

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