Luanda vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Luanda	Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1012	$906
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3516	$2260
🏠 One person rent	$496	$408
🏘️ Family rent	$1762	$761
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$275
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.7	$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1511	$432
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	19	66
😀 Quality of life	53	53
🏙️ Population	2.49M	2.53M

The cost of living in Luanda is 12% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 5424th and 6005th ($1012 vs $906) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Angola and Colombia, respectively. Check Angola vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Luanda compared to 0.5 months in Medellin. Luanda ranked 1st best city to live in Angola vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 6024th and 6049th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Luanda vs Medellin

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	Luanda	Medellin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.84	$6.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.9	$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.9	$7.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.64	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$467	$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$262	$312
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2330	$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1341	$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.3	$47.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.5	$73.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$133	$22.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	23.82%	14.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10449	$1715
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2420	$1447
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.9	$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.37	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$5.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6	$5.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.88	$9.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.79	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.58	$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.98	$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.5	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.76	$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.5	$29.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.51	$4.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.31	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.8	$64
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$99.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$700	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15041	$5682

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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 Medellin

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Envigado	$897
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Bello	$839
131 km or 82 mi	Manizales	$653
135 km or 84 mi	Quibdo	$705
160 km or 99 mi	Pereira	$680
171 km or 106 mi	Cartago	$649
179 km or 111 mi	Salento	$605
190 km or 118 mi	Armenia	$598
205 km or 127 mi	Ibague	$529
209 km or 130 mi	Facatativa	$674
212 km or 131 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1031
221 km or 137 mi	Zipaquira	$709
232 km or 144 mi	Girardot	$493
239 km or 148 mi	Soacha	$794
242 km or 150 mi	Turbo	$664
246 km or 153 mi	Bogota	$887
250 km or 155 mi	Tulua	$513
257 km or 160 mi	Tunja	$563
282 km or 175 mi	Monteria	$645
285 km or 177 mi	Duitama	$882
288 km or 179 mi	Bucaramanga	$657
289 km or 179 mi	Floridablanca	$648
298 km or 185 mi	Sogamoso	$534
308 km or 192 mi	Buenaventura	$742
312 km or 194 mi	Palmira	$666
318 km or 198 mi	Villavicencio	$497
329 km or 204 mi	Cali	$748
331 km or 206 mi	Ocana	$650
334 km or 208 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$669
340 km or 211 mi	Sincelejo	$524
346 km or 215 mi	Magangue	$604
367 km or 228 mi	Yopal	$722
370 km or 230 mi	Neiva	$557
386 km or 240 mi	Cucuta	$562
387 km or 241 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$601
391 km or 243 mi	Rubio	$599
406 km or 252 mi	San Cristobal	$592
410 km or 255 mi	Tariba	$598
438 km or 272 mi	Popayan	$477
448 km or 279 mi	La Grita	$618