Luanda vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Luanda	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1024	$1295
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3248	$3008
🏠 One person rent	$474	$809
🏘️ Family rent	$1436	$1621
🍽️ Food expenses	$334	$347
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$40.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1662	$1018
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	19	7
😀 Quality of life	54	61
🏙️ Population	2.49M	133K

The cost of living in Luanda is 21% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 5518th and 4342nd ($1024 vs $1295) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Angola and Maldives, respectively. Check Angola vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Luanda compared to 0.8 months in Male. Luanda ranked 1st best city to live in Angola vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 5940th and 5145th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Luanda	Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.91	$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.6	$29.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.9	$9.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$3.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$2.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.64	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$498	$851
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$582
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2497	$1573
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$892	$1368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.2	$74
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$133	$98.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.04%	13.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14404	$2675
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3193	$1944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.84	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35	$22.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$17.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.37	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.36	$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.34	$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$9.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$8.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$4.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$3.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$3.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.4	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.68	$8.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.58	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.29	$7.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.84	$5.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.82	$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.49	$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.7	$80.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.48	$8.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.2	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.23	$4.33
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$158	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$612	$170
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12561	$3225

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Cities near Luanda

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Ambriz	$869
184 km or 114 mi	N'zeto	$793
333 km or 207 mi	Boma	$803
337 km or 209 mi	Matadi	$821
383 km or 238 mi	Cabinda	$686
393 km or 244 mi	Lobito	$705
413 km or 257 mi	Benguela	$736
438 km or 272 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$801
475 km or 295 mi	Pointe-Noire	$578
515 km or 320 mi	Huambo	$652
519 km or 323 mi	Kayes	$531
522 km or 324 mi	Madingou	$531
527 km or 327 mi	Kinkala	$529
551 km or 343 mi	Kinshasa	$1041
556 km or 346 mi	Brazzaville	$589
747 km or 464 mi	Kikwit	$852
769 km or 478 mi	Gamboma	$531
801 km or 497 mi	Luena	$723
876 km or 544 mi	Tshikapa	$902
994 km or 618 mi	Oshikango	$761
1029 km or 639 mi	Port-Gentil	$659
1067 km or 663 mi	Kananga	$932
1108 km or 689 mi	Libreville	$702
1137 km or 707 mi	Mbandaka	$810
1143 km or 710 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$826
1182 km or 734 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$957
1205 km or 749 mi	Gandajika	$815
1248 km or 776 mi	Sao Tome	$878
1250 km or 776 mi	Bata	$1201
1250 km or 777 mi	Trindade	$879
1254 km or 779 mi	Tsumeb	$766
1344 km or 835 mi	Otjiwarongo	$797
1356 km or 843 mi	Kolwezi	$947
1425 km or 885 mi	Yaounde	$764
1429 km or 888 mi	Omaruru	$833
1484 km or 922 mi	Berberati	$488
1485 km or 923 mi	Malabo	$812
1486 km or 923 mi	Douala	$1368
1497 km or 930 mi	Limbe	$710
1498 km or 931 mi	Likasi	$939

Cities near Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1515
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$370
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$331
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$289
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$250
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$280
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$316
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$394
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$368
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$306
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$549
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$636
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$298
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$492
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$484
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$437
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$428
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$499
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$287
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$355
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$350
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$334
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$340
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$435
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$304
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$561
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$306
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$338
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$324
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$289
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$325
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$330
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$433
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$534
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$298
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$578
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$310
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$378
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$346
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$352