Luanda vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Luanda	Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1012	$979
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3516	$2659
🏠 One person rent	$496	$371
🏘️ Family rent	$1762	$905
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$293
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.7	$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1511	$1646
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	68 km
🎓 Higher education	19	42
😀 Quality of life	53	54
🏙️ Population	2.49M	2.43M

The cost of living in Luanda is 3% more expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 5424th and 5632nd ($1012 vs $979) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th in Angola and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Angola vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Luanda compared to 1.7 months in Mecca. Luanda ranked 1st best city to live in Angola vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6024th and 5982nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Luanda vs Mecca

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	Luanda	Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.84	$4.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.9	$36.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.9	$7.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$1.61
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.64	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$467	$260
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$262	$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2330	$743
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1341	$783
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.3	$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.5	$59.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$133	$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	23.82%	4.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10449	$1496
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2420	$1212
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.9	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.37	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$6.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6	$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.88	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.79	$3.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.58	$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$5.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.98	$5.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.5	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.76	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.5	$103
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.51	$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.31	$4.18
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.8	$32.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$62.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$700	$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15041	$4682

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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 Mecca

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Jeddah	$1146
329 km or 204 mi	Bisha	$905
338 km or 210 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
339 km or 211 mi	Medina	$1215
350 km or 218 mi	Yanbu	$829
354 km or 220 mi	Bareq	$902
453 km or 282 mi	Abha	$910
606 km or 377 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
620 km or 385 mi	Ar Rass	$861
628 km or 390 mi	Najran	$937
642 km or 399 mi	Al Wajh	$961
644 km or 400 mi	Keren	$488
648 km or 403 mi	Sa'dah	$482
649 km or 403 mi	Massawa	$486
670 km or 416 mi	Unaizah	$969
684 km or 425 mi	Asmara	$520
703 km or 437 mi	Ha'il	$846
735 km or 457 mi	Mendefera	$487
738 km or 458 mi	Atbara	$1131
756 km or 470 mi	Kassala	$1006
769 km or 478 mi	Aswan	$329
790 km or 491 mi	Riyadh	$1637
807 km or 501 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
818 km or 508 mi	Sanaa	$546
842 km or 523 mi	Sayyan	$481
842 km or 523 mi	Tabuk	$1078
873 km or 542 mi	Luxor	$335
884 km or 549 mi	Mekelle	$662
884 km or 549 mi	Zabid	$482
890 km or 553 mi	Hurghada	$342
895 km or 556 mi	Qena	$362
904 km or 562 mi	Dhamar	$486
909 km or 565 mi	El Gouna	$336
912 km or 567 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
933 km or 580 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
947 km or 588 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
948 km or 589 mi	Ibb	$496
951 km or 591 mi	Sakakah	$781
951 km or 591 mi	Dahab	$381
979 km or 608 mi	Taiz	$507