Luanda vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Luanda Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1041
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3832
$1333
🏠 One person rent
$431
$177
🏘️ Family rent
$1793
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$115
$31.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1658
$406
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
19
30
😀 Quality of life
56
29
🏙️ Population
2.49M
42.7K

The cost of living in Luanda is 114% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 5041st and 8601st ($1041 vs $486) 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 1.6 months in Luanda compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Luanda ranked 1st best city to live in Angola vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 5869th and 8527th among best cities to live in the world.

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Luanda Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.43
$4.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.7
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.49
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$2.06
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.79
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$382
$195
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$194
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3479
$557
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1084
$284
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.8
$14.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.4
$22.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$140
$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
25.1%
13.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11511
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3466
$864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.84
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.9
$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.53
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.92
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.37
$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$4.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$0.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.21
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.21
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.4
$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.02
$3.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.14
$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.2
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.55
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.7
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.82
$3.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$131
$16.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$171
$49
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$745
$136
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14000
$6789

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$887
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$530
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$646
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$524
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$439
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$405
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$441
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$424
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$536
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$557
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$571
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$557
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$452
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$542
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$493
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$600
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$654
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$547
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$622
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$493
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$556
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$706
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$762
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$581
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$805
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$600
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$840
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$553
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$748
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$871
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$543
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$498
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$599
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$677
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$449
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$819
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$575
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$446
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$747
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$539