Luanda vs Manaus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Luanda	Manaus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1024	$798
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3248	$1863
🏠 One person rent	$474	$377
🏘️ Family rent	$1436	$616
🍽️ Food expenses	$334	$257
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$93.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1662	$488
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	19	23
😀 Quality of life	54	53
🏙️ Population	2.49M	2.06M

The cost of living in Luanda is 28% more expensive than in Manaus. Cities ranked 5518th and 6439th ($1024 vs $798) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th in Angola and Brazil, respectively. Check Angola vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Luanda compared to 0.6 months in Manaus. Luanda ranked 1st best city to live in Angola vs Manaus ranked 22nd in Brazil, while ranked 5940th and 6028th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Luanda vs Manaus

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	Luanda	Manaus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.91	$5.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.6	$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.9	$7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.64	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$498	$469
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2497	$624
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$892	$451
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.2	$71.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$133	$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.04%	9.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14404	$1459
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3193	$883
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.84	$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$6.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.37	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.36	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.34	$1.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$9.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$3.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$6.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.4	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.68	$9.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.58	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.29	$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.84	$4.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.82	$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.49	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$0.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.7	$20.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.48	$5.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.2	$37.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.23	$6.42
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$40
👟 Brand Sneakers	$158	$57.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$612	$212
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12561	$4749

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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 Manaus

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Manacapuru	$708
175 km or 109 mi	Itacoatiara	$708
257 km or 160 mi	Maues	$714
364 km or 226 mi	Coari	$708
368 km or 229 mi	Parintins	$725
466 km or 290 mi	Itaituba	$727
484 km or 301 mi	Oriximina	$728
522 km or 324 mi	Tefe	$603
594 km or 369 mi	Santarem	$666
662 km or 412 mi	Boa Vista	$586
762 km or 474 mi	Porto Velho	$639
828 km or 515 mi	Ariquemes	$603
867 km or 539 mi	Altamira	$630
892 km or 554 mi	Ji-Parana	$602
979 km or 608 mi	Rolim de Moura	$600
1030 km or 640 mi	Linden	$1015
1040 km or 646 mi	Santana	$582
1054 km or 655 mi	Macapa	$633
1059 km or 658 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$843
1071 km or 666 mi	Breves	$611
1072 km or 666 mi	Vilhena	$598
1076 km or 669 mi	New Amsterdam	$1013
1094 km or 680 mi	Sinop	$691
1108 km or 689 mi	Tabatinga	$601
1118 km or 695 mi	Georgetown	$986
1133 km or 704 mi	Paramaribo	$869
1151 km or 715 mi	Tucurui	$625
1151 km or 715 mi	Rio Branco	$780
1165 km or 724 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1310
1172 km or 729 mi	Cameta	$602
1231 km or 765 mi	Kourou	$1698
1235 km or 767 mi	Maraba	$652
1236 km or 768 mi	Cayenne	$1642
1246 km or 774 mi	Abaetetuba	$538
1264 km or 785 mi	Upata	$785
1290 km or 801 mi	Puerto Ayacucho	$751
1292 km or 803 mi	Belem	$770
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$870
1308 km or 813 mi	Ananindeua	$668