Luanda vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Luanda	Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1041	$1375
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3832	$3148
🏠 One person rent	$431	$807
🏘️ Family rent	$1793	$1414
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$396
🚐 Transport expenses	$115	$61.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1658	$2188
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	19	44
😀 Quality of life	56	70
🏙️ Population	2.49M	157K

The cost of living in Luanda is 24% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 5041st and 3950th ($1041 vs $1375) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Angola and Bahrain, respectively. Check Angola vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Luanda compared to 1.6 months in Manama. Luanda ranked 1st best city to live in Angola vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 5869th and 3031st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Luanda vs Manama

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	Luanda	Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.43	$8.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.7	$54.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.49	$7.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$11.4
☕ Cappuccino	$3.81	$5.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.79	$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$382	$798
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$612
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3479	$1690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1084	$1068
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.8	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.4	$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$140	$38.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	25.1%	7.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11511	$2294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3466	$1484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.84	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37	$37.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.9	$25.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.37	$0.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.22	$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.92	$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.37	$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$9.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.21	$21.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.66	$3.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.4	$8.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.02	$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.14	$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.87	$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$4.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.2	$74.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.55	$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.7	$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.82	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$131	$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$171	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$745	$404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14000	$10676

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Cities near Luanda

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Ambriz	$887
184 km or 114 mi	N'zeto	$829
333 km or 207 mi	Boma	$813
337 km or 209 mi	Matadi	$827
383 km or 238 mi	Cabinda	$749
393 km or 244 mi	Lobito	$733
413 km or 257 mi	Benguela	$771
438 km or 272 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$805
475 km or 295 mi	Pointe-Noire	$545
515 km or 320 mi	Huambo	$702
519 km or 323 mi	Kayes	$510
522 km or 324 mi	Madingou	$509
527 km or 327 mi	Kinkala	$511
551 km or 343 mi	Kinshasa	$1001
556 km or 346 mi	Brazzaville	$561
747 km or 464 mi	Kikwit	$829
769 km or 478 mi	Gamboma	$510
801 km or 497 mi	Luena	$767
876 km or 544 mi	Tshikapa	$890
994 km or 618 mi	Oshikango	$677
1029 km or 639 mi	Port-Gentil	$651
1067 km or 663 mi	Kananga	$934
1108 km or 689 mi	Libreville	$697
1137 km or 707 mi	Mbandaka	$825
1143 km or 710 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$833
1182 km or 734 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$958
1205 km or 749 mi	Gandajika	$824
1248 km or 776 mi	Sao Tome	$866
1250 km or 776 mi	Bata	$1242
1250 km or 777 mi	Trindade	$866
1254 km or 779 mi	Tsumeb	$687
1344 km or 835 mi	Otjiwarongo	$717
1356 km or 843 mi	Kolwezi	$961
1425 km or 885 mi	Yaounde	$567
1429 km or 888 mi	Omaruru	$749
1484 km or 922 mi	Berberati	$462
1485 km or 923 mi	Malabo	$990
1486 km or 923 mi	Douala	$1300
1497 km or 930 mi	Limbe	$683
1498 km or 931 mi	Likasi	$953

Cities near Manama

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Isa Town	$1327
10 km or 6.2 mi	Riffa	$1285
44 km or 27 mi	Dhahran	$959
54 km or 33 mi	Dammam	$1005
98 km or 61 mi	Qatif	$868
110 km or 68 mi	Al Khor	$1810
126 km or 78 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$768
126 km or 78 mi	Jubail	$910
139 km or 87 mi	Doha	$1872
307 km or 191 mi	Bushehr	$646
345 km or 214 mi	Borazjan	$621
376 km or 233 mi	Al Wafrah	$1256
388 km or 241 mi	Jahrom	$798
392 km or 244 mi	Kazerun	$606
421 km or 262 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1673
424 km or 263 mi	Shiraz	$606
426 km or 265 mi	Riyadh	$1642
427 km or 265 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1936
428 km or 266 mi	Fasa	$890
435 km or 270 mi	Kuwait City	$1424
461 km or 287 mi	Marvdasht	$604
467 km or 290 mi	Al-Faw	$710
485 km or 301 mi	Dubai	$2229
488 km or 303 mi	Behbahan	$541
491 km or 305 mi	Sharjah	$1612
498 km or 309 mi	Umm Qasr	$708
498 km or 310 mi	Ajman	$1841
501 km or 312 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$544
503 km or 312 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1577
504 km or 313 mi	Yasuj	$561
510 km or 317 mi	Abadan	$543
524 km or 326 mi	Khorramshahr	$540
543 km or 337 mi	Az Zubayr	$698
547 km or 340 mi	Basra	$875
555 km or 345 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1584
565 km or 351 mi	Al Ain	$1132
573 km or 356 mi	Bandar Abbas	$758
589 km or 366 mi	Fujairah	$1191
597 km or 371 mi	Ahvaz	$559
617 km or 383 mi	Sirjan	$604