Luanda vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Luanda Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2387
$1430
🏠 One person rent
$440
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$702
$300
🍽️ Food expenses
$277
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.2
$40.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$222
$173
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
19
27
😀 Quality of life
48
28
🏙️ Population
2.49M
42.7K

The cost of living in Luanda is 70% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 6128th and 8425th ($923 vs $543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Angola and Kenya, respectively. Check Angola vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Luanda compared to 0.3 months in Meru. Luanda ranked 1st best city to live in Angola vs Meru ranked 10th in Kenya, while ranked 6933rd and 8855th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Luanda vs Meru

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Luanda Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.51
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.3
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.73
$6.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$2.3
☕ Cappuccino
$2.87
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.38
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$447
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$805
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$453
$199
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.8
$29.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.4
$45.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.85%
14.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11992
$1039
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$885
$1138
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.49
$0.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.1
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.18
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.33
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.34
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.65
$5.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.07
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.23
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.45
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.96
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.98
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.99
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.46
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.8
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.55
$7.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.5
$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$54.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$761
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14053
$10408

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$791
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$448
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$807
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$415
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$532
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$513
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$549
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$524
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$540
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$603
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$618
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$624
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$563
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$573
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$611
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$635
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$697
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$531
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$533
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$613
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$591
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$546
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$586
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$495
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$745
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$417
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$910
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$577
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$810
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$746
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$541
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$513
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$671
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$872
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$688
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$721
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$553
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$688
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$795
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$583