Luanda vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Luanda	Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1024	$623
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3248	$1573
🏠 One person rent	$474	$287
🏘️ Family rent	$1436	$548
🍽️ Food expenses	$334	$210
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$58.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1662	$761
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	19	16
😀 Quality of life	54	38
🏙️ Population	2.49M	60.7K

The cost of living in Luanda is 64% more expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 5518th and 7532nd ($1024 vs $623) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Angola and Eswatini, respectively. Check Angola vs Eswatini comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Luanda compared to 1.2 months in Mbabane. Luanda ranked 1st best city to live in Angola vs Mbabane ranked 1st in Eswatini, while ranked 5940th and 7128th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Luanda vs Mbabane

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	Luanda	Mbabane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.91	$3.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.6	$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.9	$2.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$1.91
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.64	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$498	$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2497	$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$892	$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.2	$48.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90	$75.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$133	$57.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.04%	10.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14404	$354
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3193	$262
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.84	$1.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35	$30.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$26.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.37	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.36	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.34	$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$9.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$4.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$5.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$0.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.4	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.68	$5.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.58	$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.29	$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.84	$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.82	$3.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.49	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.7	$29.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.48	$3.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.2	$20.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.23	$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$158	$76.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$612	$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12561	$5172

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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 Mbabane

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Manzini	$459
136 km or 85 mi	Matola	$1003
148 km or 92 mi	Maputo	$1116
165 km or 103 mi	Vryheid	$791
171 km or 106 mi	Bethal	$819
179 km or 111 mi	Middelburg	$841
271 km or 168 mi	Springs	$696
284 km or 176 mi	Benoni	$822
287 km or 178 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045
301 km or 187 mi	Centurion	$838
304 km or 189 mi	Pretoria	$909
311 km or 193 mi	Sandton	$997
311 km or 193 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
316 km or 196 mi	Randburg	$874
324 km or 201 mi	Vereeniging	$717
329 km or 204 mi	Soweto	$971
334 km or 207 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
348 km or 216 mi	Brits	$848
370 km or 230 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
394 km or 245 mi	Durban	$834
398 km or 247 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
399 km or 248 mi	Rustenburg	$943
406 km or 252 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
416 km or 259 mi	Kroonstad	$788
451 km or 280 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
461 km or 287 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
477 km or 296 mi	Welkom	$774
491 km or 305 mi	Maseru	$627
546 km or 339 mi	Mafeteng	$581
555 km or 345 mi	Mmabatho	$809
559 km or 347 mi	Gaborone	$718
564 km or 350 mi	Lobatse	$692
566 km or 352 mi	Mahalapye	$663
576 km or 358 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
585 km or 363 mi	Palapye	$554
601 km or 374 mi	Kanye	$690
608 km or 378 mi	Molepolole	$654
628 km or 390 mi	Serowe	$600
628 km or 390 mi	Mthatha	$862
682 km or 424 mi	Francistown	$585