Luanda vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Luanda Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1116
$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2855
$1431
🏠 One person rent
$563
$175
🏘️ Family rent
$897
$281
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$86.2
$42.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3956
$360
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
19
29
😀 Quality of life
61
32
🏙️ Population
2.49M
42.7K

The cost of living in Luanda is 103% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 4912th and 8291st ($1116 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Angola and Kenya, respectively. Check Angola vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 3.5 months in Luanda compared to 0.7 months in Meru. Luanda ranked 1st best city to live in Angola vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 5762nd and 8680th among best cities to live in the world.

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Luanda Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.83
$5.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.7
$38.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.75
$6.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$3.61
$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.65
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$315
$98.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1095
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$567
$181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.8
$23.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.7
$35.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$134
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
23.9%
15.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10342
$1175
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$905
$1345
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.53
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.3
$28.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.23
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.35
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.9
$5.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.68
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.58
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$3.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.95
$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3
$3.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.1
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.49
$7.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.4
$21.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$3.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$138
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$182
$68.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$822
$222
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19860
$8839

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$946
184 km or 114 mi N'zeto
$853
333 km or 207 mi Boma
$871
337 km or 209 mi Matadi
$893
383 km or 238 mi Cabinda
$706
393 km or 244 mi Lobito
$684
413 km or 257 mi Benguela
$719
438 km or 272 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$864
475 km or 295 mi Pointe-Noire
$585
515 km or 320 mi Huambo
$606
519 km or 323 mi Kayes
$536
522 km or 324 mi Madingou
$536
527 km or 327 mi Kinkala
$538
551 km or 343 mi Kinshasa
$1148
556 km or 346 mi Brazzaville
$595
747 km or 464 mi Kikwit
$928
769 km or 478 mi Gamboma
$536
801 km or 497 mi Luena
$682
876 km or 544 mi Tshikapa
$993
994 km or 618 mi Oshikango
$807
1029 km or 639 mi Port-Gentil
$660
1067 km or 663 mi Kananga
$1029
1108 km or 689 mi Libreville
$708
1137 km or 707 mi Mbandaka
$836
1143 km or 710 mi Mwene-Ditu
$897
1182 km or 734 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1059
1205 km or 749 mi Gandajika
$885
1248 km or 776 mi Sao Tome
$1046
1250 km or 776 mi Bata
$1241
1250 km or 777 mi Trindade
$1044
1254 km or 779 mi Tsumeb
$819
1344 km or 835 mi Otjiwarongo
$836
1356 km or 843 mi Kolwezi
$1045
1425 km or 885 mi Yaounde
$671
1429 km or 888 mi Omaruru
$924
1484 km or 922 mi Berberati
$494
1485 km or 923 mi Malabo
$1413
1486 km or 923 mi Douala
$1363
1497 km or 930 mi Limbe
$755
1498 km or 931 mi Likasi
$1032

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Distance City Cost of living
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$460
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$811
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$420
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$503
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$528
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$543
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$511
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$533
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$623
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$612
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$654
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$548
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$582
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$596
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$658
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$717
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$578
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$552
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$656
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$627
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$567
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$609
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$526
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$724
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$421
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$1031
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$617
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$833
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$802
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$567
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$527
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$597
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$758
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$687
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$715
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$499
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$687
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$820
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$524