Luanda vs Managua - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Luanda	Managua
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1012	$738
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3516	$1935
🏠 One person rent	$496	$273
🏘️ Family rent	$1762	$566
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.7	$43.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1511	$416
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	19	33
😀 Quality of life	53	43
🏙️ Population	2.49M	937K

The cost of living in Luanda is 37% more expensive than in Managua. Cities ranked 5424th and 6728th ($1012 vs $738) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Angola and Nicaragua, respectively. Check Angola vs Nicaragua comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Luanda compared to 0.6 months in Managua. Luanda ranked 1st best city to live in Angola vs Managua ranked 1st in Nicaragua, while ranked 6024th and 6714th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Luanda vs Managua

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	Luanda	Managua
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.84	$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.9	$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.9	$7.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$1.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.64	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$467	$232
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$262	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2330	$435
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1341	$449
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.3	$54.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.5	$83.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$133	$36.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	23.82%	11.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10449	$1162
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2420	$441
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.9	$5.96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$5.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.37	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$8.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6	$6.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.88	$7.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$4.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$2.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$3.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.79	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.58	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.98	$5.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.5	$2.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.76	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.5	$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.51	$7.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$21
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.31	$3.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.8	$76.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$700	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15041	$5713

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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 Managua

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Masaya	$710
42 km or 26 mi	Granada	$701
74 km or 46 mi	Leon	$632
93 km or 58 mi	Matagalpa	$624
95 km or 59 mi	Juigalpa	$666
104 km or 65 mi	Esteli	$598
108 km or 67 mi	Chinandega	$638
108 km or 67 mi	Jinotega	$455
109 km or 68 mi	San Juan del Sur	$839
192 km or 119 mi	Liberia	$932
211 km or 131 mi	Tamarindo	$1710
239 km or 148 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
255 km or 159 mi	San Miguel	$1088
272 km or 169 mi	Usulutan	$1083
288 km or 179 mi	Puntarenas	$801
297 km or 185 mi	Comayagua	$753
303 km or 188 mi	Santa Teresa	$1213
326 km or 203 mi	Alajuela	$1269
335 km or 208 mi	Heredia	$1296
343 km or 213 mi	San Jose	$1324
345 km or 214 mi	Yoro	$755
361 km or 224 mi	Soyapango	$1182
361 km or 224 mi	San Salvador	$1204
361 km or 224 mi	Cartago	$1024
365 km or 227 mi	Mejicanos	$1175
365 km or 227 mi	Apopa	$1160
369 km or 229 mi	Santa Tecla	$1194
398 km or 247 mi	El Progreso	$903
400 km or 248 mi	Villanueva	$897
406 km or 252 mi	La Lima	$897
408 km or 253 mi	La Ceiba	$626
408 km or 254 mi	Santa Ana	$698
412 km or 256 mi	Sonsonate	$884
418 km or 260 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1047
427 km or 265 mi	Limon	$1225
430 km or 267 mi	Choloma	$719
435 km or 270 mi	Ahuachapan	$1449
453 km or 282 mi	Puerto Cortes	$788
489 km or 304 mi	Jalapa	$936
533 km or 331 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$941