Luanda vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Luanda	Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1041	$1032
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3832	$2465
🏠 One person rent	$431	$394
🏘️ Family rent	$1793	$622
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$308
🚐 Transport expenses	$115	$219
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1658	$1784
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	68 km
🎓 Higher education	19	41
😀 Quality of life	56	54
🏙️ Population	2.49M	1.68M

The cost of living in Luanda is 0.8% more expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 5041st and 5103rd ($1041 vs $1032) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Angola and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Angola vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Luanda compared to 1.7 months in Mecca. Luanda ranked 1st best city to live in Angola vs Mecca ranked 8th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5869th and 6051st 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	$6.43	$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.7	$41.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.49	$6.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$1.59
☕ Cappuccino	$3.81	$3.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.79	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$382	$275
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3479	$690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1084	$424
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.8	$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.4	$73.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$140	$71.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	25.1%	7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11511	$1443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3466	$1095
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.84	$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37	$99.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.9	$23.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.37	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.22	$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$2.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.92	$6.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.37	$7.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.21	$3.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.66	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.4	$6.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.02	$5.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.14	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.87	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.2	$127
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.55	$17.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.7	$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.82	$4.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$131	$38.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$171	$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$745	$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14000	$4708

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Cities near Luanda

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Ambriz	$887
184 km or 114 mi	N'zeto	$829
333 km or 207 mi	Boma	$813
337 km or 209 mi	Matadi	$827
383 km or 238 mi	Cabinda	$749
393 km or 244 mi	Lobito	$733
413 km or 257 mi	Benguela	$771
438 km or 272 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$805
475 km or 295 mi	Pointe-Noire	$545
515 km or 320 mi	Huambo	$702
519 km or 323 mi	Kayes	$510
522 km or 324 mi	Madingou	$509
527 km or 327 mi	Kinkala	$511
551 km or 343 mi	Kinshasa	$1001
556 km or 346 mi	Brazzaville	$561
747 km or 464 mi	Kikwit	$829
769 km or 478 mi	Gamboma	$510
801 km or 497 mi	Luena	$767
876 km or 544 mi	Tshikapa	$890
994 km or 618 mi	Oshikango	$677
1029 km or 639 mi	Port-Gentil	$651
1067 km or 663 mi	Kananga	$934
1108 km or 689 mi	Libreville	$697
1137 km or 707 mi	Mbandaka	$825
1143 km or 710 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$833
1182 km or 734 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$958
1205 km or 749 mi	Gandajika	$824
1248 km or 776 mi	Sao Tome	$866
1250 km or 776 mi	Bata	$1242
1250 km or 777 mi	Trindade	$866
1254 km or 779 mi	Tsumeb	$687
1344 km or 835 mi	Otjiwarongo	$717
1356 km or 843 mi	Kolwezi	$961
1425 km or 885 mi	Yaounde	$567
1429 km or 888 mi	Omaruru	$749
1484 km or 922 mi	Berberati	$462
1485 km or 923 mi	Malabo	$990
1486 km or 923 mi	Douala	$1300
1497 km or 930 mi	Limbe	$683
1498 km or 931 mi	Likasi	$953

Cities near Mecca

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Jeddah	$1100
329 km or 204 mi	Bisha	$938
338 km or 210 mi	Port Sudan	$1361
339 km or 211 mi	Medina	$892
350 km or 218 mi	Yanbu	$844
354 km or 220 mi	Bareq	$920
453 km or 282 mi	Abha	$923
606 km or 377 mi	As Sulayyil	$1085
620 km or 385 mi	Ar Rass	$860
628 km or 390 mi	Najran	$1047
642 km or 399 mi	Al Wajh	$879
644 km or 400 mi	Keren	$466
648 km or 403 mi	Sa'dah	$467
649 km or 403 mi	Massawa	$467
670 km or 416 mi	Unaizah	$1013
684 km or 425 mi	Asmara	$498
703 km or 437 mi	Ha'il	$996
735 km or 457 mi	Mendefera	$466
738 km or 458 mi	Atbara	$1095
756 km or 470 mi	Kassala	$1061
769 km or 478 mi	Aswan	$280
790 km or 491 mi	Riyadh	$1642
807 km or 501 mi	Al Hudaydah	$489
818 km or 508 mi	Sanaa	$523
842 km or 523 mi	Sayyan	$467
842 km or 523 mi	Tabuk	$1000
873 km or 542 mi	Luxor	$404
884 km or 549 mi	Mekelle	$800
884 km or 549 mi	Zabid	$466
890 km or 553 mi	Hurghada	$434
895 km or 556 mi	Qena	$443
904 km or 562 mi	Dhamar	$470
909 km or 565 mi	El Gouna	$440
912 km or 567 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$603
933 km or 580 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$857
947 km or 588 mi	El-Gadarif	$959
948 km or 589 mi	Ibb	$481
951 km or 591 mi	Sakakah	$854
951 km or 591 mi	Dahab	$625
979 km or 608 mi	Taiz	$490