Lisbon vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Lisbon	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1966	$923
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4479	$2387
🏠 One person rent	$1259	$440
🏘️ Family rent	$2162	$702
🍽️ Food expenses	$446	$277
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1605	$222
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	93	19
😀 Quality of life	83	48
🏙️ Population	546K	2.49M

The cost of living in Lisbon is 113% more expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 2123rd and 6128th ($1966 vs $923) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 0.2 months in Luanda. Lisbon ranked 1st best city to live in Portugal vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 532nd and 6933rd 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	$14.7	$5.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.4	$35.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$6.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.26	$1.65
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$2.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.4	$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1406	$447
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1033	$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2582	$805
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1788	$453
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$118	$49.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$181	$76.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34	$102
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.6%	20.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7840	$11992
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4420	$885
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.3	$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46	$33.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$8.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.16	$0.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.72	$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.49	$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.13	$4.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$7.65
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.76	$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.15	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$0.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.96	$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$5.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.1	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.3	$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.94	$3.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$47.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$107	$110
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$131
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$644	$761
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17788	$14053

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Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1665
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1500
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1518
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1516
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1456
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1356
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1410
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1705
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1518
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1518
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1666
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1503
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1499
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1506
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1520
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1492
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1454
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1221
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1317
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1459
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1394
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1638
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1383
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1381
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1387
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1308
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1519
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1163
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1195
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1684
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1380
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1432
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1378
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1277
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1363
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1465
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1297
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1370
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1107
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1231

Cities near Luanda

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Ambriz	$791
184 km or 114 mi	N'zeto	$721
333 km or 207 mi	Boma	$856
337 km or 209 mi	Matadi	$881
383 km or 238 mi	Cabinda	$673
393 km or 244 mi	Lobito	$610
413 km or 257 mi	Benguela	$631
438 km or 272 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$846
475 km or 295 mi	Pointe-Noire	$578
515 km or 320 mi	Huambo	$554
519 km or 323 mi	Kayes	$533
522 km or 324 mi	Madingou	$531
527 km or 327 mi	Kinkala	$533
551 km or 343 mi	Kinshasa	$1133
556 km or 346 mi	Brazzaville	$590
747 km or 464 mi	Kikwit	$915
769 km or 478 mi	Gamboma	$531
801 km or 497 mi	Luena	$595
876 km or 544 mi	Tshikapa	$979
994 km or 618 mi	Oshikango	$891
1029 km or 639 mi	Port-Gentil	$698
1067 km or 663 mi	Kananga	$1019
1108 km or 689 mi	Libreville	$743
1137 km or 707 mi	Mbandaka	$833
1143 km or 710 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$881
1182 km or 734 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1047
1205 km or 749 mi	Gandajika	$872
1248 km or 776 mi	Sao Tome	$1011
1250 km or 776 mi	Bata	$1209
1250 km or 777 mi	Trindade	$1013
1254 km or 779 mi	Tsumeb	$890
1344 km or 835 mi	Otjiwarongo	$925
1356 km or 843 mi	Kolwezi	$1044
1425 km or 885 mi	Yaounde	$666
1429 km or 888 mi	Omaruru	$982
1484 km or 922 mi	Berberati	$478
1485 km or 923 mi	Malabo	$1272
1486 km or 923 mi	Douala	$1156
1497 km or 930 mi	Limbe	$738
1498 km or 931 mi	Likasi	$1029