Luanda vs Maracaibo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Luanda	Maracaibo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1012	$713
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3516	$1984
🏠 One person rent	$496	$149
🏘️ Family rent	$1762	$275
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$356
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.7	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1511	$130
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	19	31
😀 Quality of life	53	33
🏙️ Population	2.49M	1.55M

The cost of living in Luanda is 42% more expensive than in Maracaibo. Cities ranked 5424th and 6827th ($1012 vs $713) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 50th in Angola and Venezuela, respectively. Check Angola vs Venezuela comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Luanda compared to 0.2 months in Maracaibo. Luanda ranked 1st best city to live in Angola vs Maracaibo ranked 3rd in Venezuela, while ranked 6024th and 7775th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Luanda vs Maracaibo

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	Luanda	Maracaibo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.84	$11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.9	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.9	$7.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$2.25
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.64	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$467	$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$262	$96.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2330	$336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1341	$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.3	$10
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.5	$15.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$133	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	23.82%	26.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10449	$1463
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2420	$792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.9	$42.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$19.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.37	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$6.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6	$5.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.88	$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$4.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.79	$7.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.58	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.98	$4.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.5	$2.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.76	$2.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.5	$29.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.51	$5.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.31	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.8	$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$60.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$700	$113
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15041	$14094

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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 Maracaibo

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Cabimas	$700
60 km or 38 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$667
106 km or 66 mi	Maicao	$665
120 km or 75 mi	Machiques	$651
172 km or 107 mi	Riohacha	$661
178 km or 110 mi	Carora	$681
179 km or 111 mi	Valledupar	$565
184 km or 114 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$654
185 km or 115 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$653
193 km or 120 mi	Trujillo	$685
199 km or 124 mi	Punto Fijo	$628
211 km or 131 mi	Valera	$703
223 km or 138 mi	El Tocuyo	$693
229 km or 142 mi	Coro	$555
234 km or 146 mi	Merida	$667
238 km or 148 mi	Quibor	$682
258 km or 160 mi	Barquisimeto	$722
268 km or 166 mi	Cabudare	$666
271 km or 169 mi	Barinas	$800
272 km or 169 mi	Guanare	$712
272 km or 169 mi	Oranjestad	$1580
277 km or 172 mi	Minca	$759
281 km or 174 mi	La Grita	$618
281 km or 175 mi	Yaritagua	$685
281 km or 175 mi	Socopo	$668
288 km or 179 mi	Santa Marta	$837
288 km or 179 mi	Cienaga	$742
290 km or 180 mi	Araure	$723
292 km or 181 mi	Acarigua	$723
317 km or 197 mi	San Felipe	$739
318 km or 197 mi	Cucuta	$562
320 km or 199 mi	Tariba	$598
325 km or 202 mi	San Cristobal	$592
326 km or 202 mi	Ocana	$650
326 km or 202 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$601
335 km or 208 mi	Barber	$1444
336 km or 208 mi	Rubio	$599
337 km or 210 mi	Willemstad	$1460
346 km or 215 mi	Soledad	$741
347 km or 216 mi	Barranquilla	$773