Luanda vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Luanda	Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1012	$1068
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3516	$2602
🏠 One person rent	$496	$531
🏘️ Family rent	$1762	$1006
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$319
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.7	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1511	$373
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	19	29
😀 Quality of life	53	41
🏙️ Population	2.49M	1.13M

The cost of living in Luanda is 5% less expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 5424th and 5045th ($1012 vs $1068) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Angola and Mozambique, respectively. Check Angola vs Mozambique comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Luanda compared to 0.3 months in Maputo. Luanda ranked 1st best city to live in Angola vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 6024th and 6875th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Luanda vs Maputo

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	Luanda	Maputo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.84	$9.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.9	$47.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.9	$8.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$1.14
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.64	$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$467	$592
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$262	$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2330	$1399
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1341	$661
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.3	$56
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.5	$86.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$133	$111
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	23.82%	24.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10449	$3504
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2420	$2016
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.9	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.37	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6	$5.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.88	$6.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.79	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.58	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.98	$4.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.5	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.76	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.5	$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.51	$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.31	$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.8	$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$80.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$700	$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15041	$5643

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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 Maputo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Matola	$964
136 km or 85 mi	Manzini	$442
144 km or 90 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003
148 km or 92 mi	Mbabane	$562
272 km or 169 mi	Vryheid	$763
310 km or 193 mi	Middelburg	$795
318 km or 197 mi	Bethal	$784
415 km or 258 mi	Springs	$678
426 km or 265 mi	Benoni	$785
439 km or 273 mi	Centurion	$807
440 km or 273 mi	Pretoria	$906
453 km or 281 mi	Sandton	$953
454 km or 282 mi	Johannesburg	$993
457 km or 284 mi	Randburg	$837
460 km or 286 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
464 km or 288 mi	Durban	$809
471 km or 292 mi	Vereeniging	$672
472 km or 293 mi	Soweto	$923
480 km or 299 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
483 km or 300 mi	Brits	$820
534 km or 332 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
536 km or 333 mi	Rustenburg	$889
553 km or 343 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
564 km or 351 mi	Kroonstad	$768
598 km or 371 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
598 km or 372 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
624 km or 388 mi	Welkom	$748
628 km or 390 mi	Maseru	$621
661 km or 411 mi	Mahalapye	$631
667 km or 414 mi	Palapye	$540
674 km or 419 mi	Masvingo	$854
680 km or 422 mi	Mafeteng	$567
685 km or 425 mi	Gaborone	$691
695 km or 432 mi	Mmabatho	$780
697 km or 433 mi	Lobatse	$665
712 km or 443 mi	Serowe	$583
715 km or 444 mi	Beira	$1003
720 km or 447 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
730 km or 453 mi	Mthatha	$852
732 km or 455 mi	Molepolole	$628