Luanda vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Luanda	Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1012	$738
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3516	$2249
🏠 One person rent	$496	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$1762	$948
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.7	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1511	$333
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	19	37
😀 Quality of life	53	49
🏙️ Population	2.49M	2.47M

The cost of living in Luanda is 37% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 5424th and 6726th ($1012 vs $738) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Angola and Zambia, respectively. Check Angola vs Zambia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Luanda compared to 0.5 months in Lusaka. Luanda ranked 1st best city to live in Angola vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 6024th and 6269th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Luanda vs Lusaka

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	Luanda	Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.84	$6.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.9	$27
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.9	$3.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$0.91
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.64	$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$467	$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$262	$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2330	$1082
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1341	$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.3	$60.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.5	$94.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$133	$125
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	23.82%	21.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10449	$2003
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2420	$4875
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$1.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.9	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.37	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$7.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6	$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.88	$4.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$2.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.79	$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.58	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.98	$4.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$2.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.5	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.76	$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.5	$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.51	$4.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.31	$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.8	$18.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$700	$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15041	$9642

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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

Cities near Lusaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$687
209 km or 130 mi	Choma	$700
275 km or 171 mi	Ndola	$541
289 km or 179 mi	Kitwe	$917
297 km or 184 mi	Chinhoyi	$646
318 km or 198 mi	Mufulira	$1018
322 km or 200 mi	Chingola	$875
370 km or 230 mi	Kadoma	$723
373 km or 232 mi	Livingstone	$688
399 km or 248 mi	Harare	$992
411 km or 255 mi	Chitungwiza	$873
426 km or 265 mi	Lubumbashi	$1050
429 km or 267 mi	Kwekwe	$730
464 km or 288 mi	Marondera	$794
475 km or 295 mi	Mansa	$776
478 km or 297 mi	Gweru	$597
521 km or 324 mi	Likasi	$961
529 km or 329 mi	Bulawayo	$766
574 km or 356 mi	Tete	$825
584 km or 363 mi	Masvingo	$854
605 km or 376 mi	Kolwezi	$975
611 km or 380 mi	Mutare	$752
613 km or 381 mi	Lilongwe	$587
645 km or 401 mi	Francistown	$624
658 km or 409 mi	Kasama	$748
686 km or 426 mi	Chimoio	$947
688 km or 428 mi	Ntcheu	$492
694 km or 431 mi	Mzimba	$566
721 km or 448 mi	Blantyre	$507
729 km or 453 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
756 km or 470 mi	Zomba	$457
757 km or 471 mi	Mangochi	$493
762 km or 474 mi	Mzuzu	$525
775 km or 482 mi	Mulanje	$461
792 km or 492 mi	Serowe	$583
802 km or 499 mi	Palapye	$540
852 km or 529 mi	Beira	$1003
869 km or 540 mi	Mahalapye	$631
917 km or 570 mi	Mbeya	$461
956 km or 594 mi	Quelimane	$675