Luanda vs Malabo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Luanda	Malabo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1012	$741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3516	$2145
🏠 One person rent	$496	$149
🏘️ Family rent	$1762	$471
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$461
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.7	$40.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1511	$317
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	19	8
😀 Quality of life	53	33
🏙️ Population	2.49M	297K

The cost of living in Luanda is 37% more expensive than in Malabo. Cities ranked 5424th and 6716th ($1012 vs $741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Angola and Equatorial Guinea, respectively. Check Angola vs Equatorial Guinea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Luanda compared to 0.4 months in Malabo. Luanda ranked 1st best city to live in Angola vs Malabo ranked 1st in Equatorial Guinea, while ranked 6024th and 7709th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Luanda vs Malabo

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	Luanda	Malabo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.84	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.9	$51.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.9	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$1.59
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$5.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.64	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$467	$179
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$262	$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2330	$720
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1341	$357
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.3	$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.5	$25.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$133	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	23.82%	6.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10449	$856
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2420	$650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.9	$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$7.17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.37	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$2.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$3.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$2.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$6.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6	$6.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.88	$7.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$4.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$3.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$4.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$3.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$4.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.79	$4.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.58	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$4.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.98	$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.5	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.76	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.5	$47.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.51	$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$24.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.31	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.8	$23.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$135
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$700	$64.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15041	$5445

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Malabo

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Limbe	$655
69 km or 43 mi	Buea	$601
108 km or 67 mi	Douala	$1265
123 km or 77 mi	Kumba	$764
142 km or 88 mi	Calabar	$384
218 km or 135 mi	Aba	$621
226 km or 140 mi	Port Harcourt	$679
238 km or 148 mi	Bata	$1121
244 km or 152 mi	Umuahia	$883
264 km or 164 mi	Bafoussam	$555
273 km or 169 mi	Owerri	$1611
287 km or 179 mi	Bamenda	$553
305 km or 189 mi	Yaounde	$747
331 km or 206 mi	Enugu	$462
331 km or 206 mi	Awka	$805
347 km or 216 mi	Onitsha	$972
381 km or 237 mi	Libreville	$668
388 km or 241 mi	Warri	$881
443 km or 275 mi	Sao Tome	$900
450 km or 279 mi	Trindade	$900
451 km or 281 mi	Benin	$558
497 km or 309 mi	Port-Gentil	$625
520 km or 323 mi	Owo	$651
555 km or 345 mi	Akure	$634
583 km or 362 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
606 km or 377 mi	Abuja	$1502
622 km or 387 mi	Ife	$779
645 km or 401 mi	Osogbo	$695
664 km or 413 mi	Ngaoundere	$527
666 km or 414 mi	Lagos	$1113
673 km or 418 mi	Ibadan	$776
687 km or 427 mi	Jos	$820
696 km or 433 mi	Minna	$743
702 km or 436 mi	Oyo	$677
705 km or 438 mi	Ilorin	$535
709 km or 441 mi	Abeokuta	$1030
739 km or 459 mi	Bauchi	$759
746 km or 464 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
762 km or 473 mi	Cotonou	$709
767 km or 477 mi	Kaduna	$371