Luanda vs Maracaibo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Luanda	Maracaibo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1024	$706
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3248	$1944
🏠 One person rent	$474	$159
🏘️ Family rent	$1436	$279
🍽️ Food expenses	$334	$346
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1662	$170
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	19	31
😀 Quality of life	54	34
🏙️ Population	2.49M	1.55M

The cost of living in Luanda is 45% more expensive than in Maracaibo. Cities ranked 5518th and 6889th ($1024 vs $706) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 48th in Angola and Venezuela, respectively. Check Angola vs Venezuela comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 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 5940th and 7546th 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	$5.91	$7.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.6	$60
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.9	$7.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$1.49
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.64	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$498	$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$81.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2497	$318
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$892	$175
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.2	$32.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90	$49.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$133	$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.04%	26.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14404	$2145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3193	$1079
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.84	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35	$42.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.37	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.36	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.34	$2.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$5.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$6.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.4	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.68	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.58	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.29	$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.84	$4.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.82	$5.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.49	$2.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.7	$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.48	$4.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.2	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.23	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$158	$54.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$612	$99.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12561	$14223

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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 Maracaibo

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Cabimas	$696
60 km or 38 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$666
106 km or 66 mi	Maicao	$451
120 km or 75 mi	Machiques	$651
172 km or 107 mi	Riohacha	$582
178 km or 110 mi	Carora	$688
179 km or 111 mi	Valledupar	$558
184 km or 114 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$656
185 km or 115 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$654
193 km or 120 mi	Trujillo	$685
199 km or 124 mi	Punto Fijo	$628
211 km or 131 mi	Valera	$705
223 km or 138 mi	El Tocuyo	$694
229 km or 142 mi	Coro	$623
234 km or 146 mi	Merida	$674
238 km or 148 mi	Quibor	$680
258 km or 160 mi	Barquisimeto	$715
268 km or 166 mi	Cabudare	$663
271 km or 169 mi	Barinas	$799
272 km or 169 mi	Guanare	$707
272 km or 169 mi	Oranjestad	$1664
277 km or 172 mi	Minca	$863
281 km or 174 mi	La Grita	$617
281 km or 175 mi	Yaritagua	$682
281 km or 175 mi	Socopo	$670
288 km or 179 mi	Santa Marta	$979
288 km or 179 mi	Cienaga	$831
290 km or 180 mi	Araure	$724
292 km or 181 mi	Acarigua	$724
317 km or 197 mi	San Felipe	$736
318 km or 197 mi	Cucuta	$552
320 km or 199 mi	Tariba	$598
325 km or 202 mi	San Cristobal	$592
326 km or 202 mi	Ocana	$590
326 km or 202 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$601
335 km or 208 mi	Barber	$1395
336 km or 208 mi	Rubio	$598
337 km or 210 mi	Willemstad	$1395
346 km or 215 mi	Soledad	$840
347 km or 216 mi	Barranquilla	$789