Luanda vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Luanda	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$923	$2543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2387	$6242
🏠 One person rent	$440	$1414
🏘️ Family rent	$702	$2478
🍽️ Food expenses	$277	$607
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.2	$361
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$222	$4489
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	19	100
😀 Quality of life	48	100
🏙️ Population	2.49M	5.35M

The cost of living in Luanda is 64% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 6128th and 829th ($923 vs $2543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Angola and Australia, respectively. Check Angola vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Luanda compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Luanda ranked 1st best city to live in Angola vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 6933rd and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Luanda vs Melbourne

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	Luanda	Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.51	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.3	$67.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.73	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.65	$9.51
☕ Cappuccino	$2.87	$4.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$3.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$447	$1557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$1162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$805	$2836
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$453	$2092
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.8	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.4	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$102	$51.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.85%	5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11992	$6978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$885	$6027
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$3.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.1	$140
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.18	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.33	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.91	$5.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$9.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.65	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$3.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$5.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$3.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.07	$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.23	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.45	$5.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.96	$26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.98	$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.99	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.76	$3.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.46	$3.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.8	$55.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.55	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.5	$56.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.04	$28
👖 Brand Jeans	$110	$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$131	$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$761	$2326
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14053	$22313

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Cities near Luanda

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Ambriz	$791
184 km or 114 mi	N'zeto	$721
333 km or 207 mi	Boma	$856
337 km or 209 mi	Matadi	$881
383 km or 238 mi	Cabinda	$673
393 km or 244 mi	Lobito	$610
413 km or 257 mi	Benguela	$631
438 km or 272 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$846
475 km or 295 mi	Pointe-Noire	$578
515 km or 320 mi	Huambo	$554
519 km or 323 mi	Kayes	$533
522 km or 324 mi	Madingou	$531
527 km or 327 mi	Kinkala	$533
551 km or 343 mi	Kinshasa	$1133
556 km or 346 mi	Brazzaville	$590
747 km or 464 mi	Kikwit	$915
769 km or 478 mi	Gamboma	$531
801 km or 497 mi	Luena	$595
876 km or 544 mi	Tshikapa	$979
994 km or 618 mi	Oshikango	$891
1029 km or 639 mi	Port-Gentil	$698
1067 km or 663 mi	Kananga	$1019
1108 km or 689 mi	Libreville	$743
1137 km or 707 mi	Mbandaka	$833
1143 km or 710 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$881
1182 km or 734 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1047
1205 km or 749 mi	Gandajika	$872
1248 km or 776 mi	Sao Tome	$1011
1250 km or 776 mi	Bata	$1209
1250 km or 777 mi	Trindade	$1013
1254 km or 779 mi	Tsumeb	$890
1344 km or 835 mi	Otjiwarongo	$925
1356 km or 843 mi	Kolwezi	$1044
1425 km or 885 mi	Yaounde	$666
1429 km or 888 mi	Omaruru	$982
1484 km or 922 mi	Berberati	$478
1485 km or 923 mi	Malabo	$1272
1486 km or 923 mi	Douala	$1156
1497 km or 930 mi	Limbe	$738
1498 km or 931 mi	Likasi	$1029

Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1834
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1813
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1913
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1933
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1896
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1889
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1915
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1936
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2179
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1606
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1493
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$2000
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1816
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1868
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1825
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1728
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2258
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1905
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1795
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2364
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1460
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1701
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1695
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2355
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1709
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1855
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2481
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$2040
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2844
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2354
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1995
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2133
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1273
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132