Luanda vs Manaus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Luanda	Manaus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1116	$786
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2855	$1885
🏠 One person rent	$563	$359
🏘️ Family rent	$897	$614
🍽️ Food expenses	$318	$249
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.2	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3956	$480
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	19	23
😀 Quality of life	61	59
🏙️ Population	2.49M	2.06M

The cost of living in Luanda is 42% more expensive than in Manaus. Cities ranked 4912th and 6721st ($1116 vs $786) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 19th in Angola and Brazil, respectively. Check Angola vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 3.5 months in Luanda compared to 0.6 months in Manaus. Luanda ranked 1st best city to live in Angola vs Manaus ranked 24th in Brazil, while ranked 5762nd and 5990th 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	$5.83	$5.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$41.7	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.75	$6.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.65	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$594	$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$315	$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1095	$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$567	$431
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.8	$75.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.7	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$134	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	23.9%	9.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10342	$1446
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$905	$858
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.53	$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.3	$39.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.23	$7.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.35	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.19	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$9.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$3.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.9	$6.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.68	$9.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.58	$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$3.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.95	$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3	$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.1	$21
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.49	$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.4	$44.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.07	$8.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$138	$44.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$182	$61.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$822	$206
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19860	$4650

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Cities near Luanda

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Ambriz	$946
184 km or 114 mi	N'zeto	$853
333 km or 207 mi	Boma	$871
337 km or 209 mi	Matadi	$893
383 km or 238 mi	Cabinda	$706
393 km or 244 mi	Lobito	$684
413 km or 257 mi	Benguela	$719
438 km or 272 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$864
475 km or 295 mi	Pointe-Noire	$585
515 km or 320 mi	Huambo	$606
519 km or 323 mi	Kayes	$536
522 km or 324 mi	Madingou	$536
527 km or 327 mi	Kinkala	$538
551 km or 343 mi	Kinshasa	$1148
556 km or 346 mi	Brazzaville	$595
747 km or 464 mi	Kikwit	$928
769 km or 478 mi	Gamboma	$536
801 km or 497 mi	Luena	$682
876 km or 544 mi	Tshikapa	$993
994 km or 618 mi	Oshikango	$807
1029 km or 639 mi	Port-Gentil	$660
1067 km or 663 mi	Kananga	$1029
1108 km or 689 mi	Libreville	$708
1137 km or 707 mi	Mbandaka	$836
1143 km or 710 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$897
1182 km or 734 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1059
1205 km or 749 mi	Gandajika	$885
1248 km or 776 mi	Sao Tome	$1046
1250 km or 776 mi	Bata	$1241
1250 km or 777 mi	Trindade	$1044
1254 km or 779 mi	Tsumeb	$819
1344 km or 835 mi	Otjiwarongo	$836
1356 km or 843 mi	Kolwezi	$1045
1425 km or 885 mi	Yaounde	$671
1429 km or 888 mi	Omaruru	$924
1484 km or 922 mi	Berberati	$494
1485 km or 923 mi	Malabo	$1413
1486 km or 923 mi	Douala	$1363
1497 km or 930 mi	Limbe	$755
1498 km or 931 mi	Likasi	$1032

Cities near Manaus

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Manacapuru	$696
175 km or 109 mi	Itacoatiara	$697
257 km or 160 mi	Maues	$693
364 km or 226 mi	Coari	$695
368 km or 229 mi	Parintins	$701
466 km or 290 mi	Itaituba	$707
484 km or 301 mi	Oriximina	$716
522 km or 324 mi	Tefe	$637
594 km or 369 mi	Santarem	$653
662 km or 412 mi	Boa Vista	$692
762 km or 474 mi	Porto Velho	$662
828 km or 515 mi	Ariquemes	$616
867 km or 539 mi	Altamira	$631
892 km or 554 mi	Ji-Parana	$598
979 km or 608 mi	Rolim de Moura	$589
1030 km or 640 mi	Linden	$1201
1040 km or 646 mi	Santana	$573
1054 km or 655 mi	Macapa	$606
1059 km or 658 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$858
1071 km or 666 mi	Breves	$622
1072 km or 666 mi	Vilhena	$533
1076 km or 669 mi	New Amsterdam	$1199
1094 km or 680 mi	Sinop	$709
1108 km or 689 mi	Tabatinga	$615
1118 km or 695 mi	Georgetown	$1151
1133 km or 704 mi	Paramaribo	$881
1151 km or 715 mi	Tucurui	$631
1151 km or 715 mi	Rio Branco	$763
1165 km or 724 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1885
1172 km or 729 mi	Cameta	$620
1231 km or 765 mi	Kourou	$1934
1235 km or 767 mi	Maraba	$656
1236 km or 768 mi	Cayenne	$1931
1246 km or 774 mi	Abaetetuba	$577
1264 km or 785 mi	Upata	$784
1290 km or 801 mi	Puerto Ayacucho	$768
1292 km or 803 mi	Belem	$784
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$889
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$868
1308 km or 813 mi	Ananindeua	$660