Luanda vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Luanda	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1012	$1304
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3516	$3010
🏠 One person rent	$496	$814
🏘️ Family rent	$1762	$1624
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.7	$42
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1511	$1263
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	19	7
😀 Quality of life	53	62
🏙️ Population	2.49M	133K

The cost of living in Luanda is 22% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 5424th and 4205th ($1012 vs $1304) 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 1.5 months in Luanda compared to 1 months in Male. Luanda ranked 1st best city to live in Angola vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 6024th and 4917th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Luanda vs Male

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	Luanda	Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.84	$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.9	$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.9	$9.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$4.57
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$3.15
🥤 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	$824
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$262	$636
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2330	$1648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1341	$1401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.3	$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.5	$96.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$133	$77.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	23.82%	11.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10449	$2651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2420	$2231
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.9	$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.37	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$9.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6	$5.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.88	$8.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$3.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$3.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$3.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.79	$9.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.58	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$7.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.98	$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.5	$3.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.76	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.5	$73.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.51	$8.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.31	$4.33
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.8	$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$700	$163
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15041	$3201

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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 Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1651
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$333
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$287
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$275
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$244
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$273
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$306
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$383
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$346
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$296
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$580
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$631
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$294
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$627
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$498
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$467
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$429
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$502
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$306
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$310
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$325
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$316
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$339
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$425
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$344
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$582
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$300
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$295
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$302
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$311
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$304
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$412
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$546
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$280
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$533
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$306
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$351
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$342
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$360