Luanda vs Mesa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Luanda	Mesa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1012	$2413
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3516	$5513
🏠 One person rent	$496	$1527
🏘️ Family rent	$1762	$2684
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$647
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.7	$86.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1511	$4154
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	19	67
😀 Quality of life	53	73
🏙️ Population	2.49M	504K

The cost of living in Luanda is 58% less expensive than in Mesa. Cities ranked 5424th and 933rd ($1012 vs $2413) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 854th in Angola and the United States, respectively. Check Angola vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Luanda compared to 1.7 months in Mesa. Luanda ranked 1st best city to live in Angola vs Mesa ranked 422nd in the United States, while ranked 6024th and 1561st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Luanda vs Mesa

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	Luanda	Mesa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.84	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.9	$74.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.9	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$5.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.64	$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$467	$1564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$262	$1217
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2330	$2503
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1341	$2321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.3	$156
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.5	$243
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$133	$84
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	23.82%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10449	$2947
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2420	$3478
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.9	$44.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$13.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.37	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$4.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$5.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$4.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6	$13.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.88	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$4.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$3.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$4.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.79	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.58	$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$9.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.98	$9.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$5.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.5	$4.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.76	$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.5	$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.51	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.31	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.8	$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$94.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$700	$1121
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15041	$12523

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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 Mesa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Gilbert	$2417
10 km or 6.5 mi	Tempe	$2423
12 km or 7.7 mi	Scottsdale	$2524
12 km or 7.7 mi	Chandler	$2306
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
25 km or 15 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
26 km or 16 mi	Phoenix	$2395
26 km or 16 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
39 km or 24 mi	Glendale	$1979
42 km or 26 mi	Peoria	$2342
45 km or 28 mi	Maricopa	$2281
48 km or 30 mi	Avondale	$2525
49 km or 30 mi	Goodyear	$2468
51 km or 31 mi	El Mirage	$2304
55 km or 34 mi	Surprise	$2328
59 km or 37 mi	Florence	$2319
59 km or 37 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
71 km or 44 mi	Buckeye	$2388
132 km or 82 mi	Marana	$2073
136 km or 85 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
138 km or 86 mi	Prescott	$2466
140 km or 87 mi	Prescott Valley	$2423
141 km or 88 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
157 km or 98 mi	Tucson	$1957
183 km or 114 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
199 km or 124 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
244 km or 152 mi	Nogales	$2077
247 km or 154 mi	Nogales	$830
254 km or 158 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
257 km or 160 mi	Blythe	$2763
258 km or 160 mi	Lake Havasu	$2013
272 km or 169 mi	Yuma	$1815
283 km or 176 mi	Kingman	$1926
292 km or 182 mi	San Luis	$1947
293 km or 182 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$823
301 km or 187 mi	Caborca	$788
316 km or 196 mi	Agua Prieta	$791
316 km or 196 mi	Bullhead	$1852
348 km or 216 mi	Brawley	$2729
349 km or 217 mi	Mexicali	$913