Luanda vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Luanda	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1012	$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3516	$1293
🏠 One person rent	$496	$225
🏘️ Family rent	$1762	$433
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.7	$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1511	$388
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	19	21
😀 Quality of life	53	27
🏙️ Population	2.49M	1.02M

The cost of living in Luanda is 93% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 5424th and 8452nd ($1012 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Angola and Liberia, respectively. Check Angola vs Liberia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Luanda compared to 0.7 months in Monrovia. Luanda ranked 1st best city to live in Angola vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 6024th and 8399th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Luanda vs Monrovia

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	Luanda	Monrovia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.84	$3.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.9	$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.9	$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$1.81
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.64	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$467	$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$262	$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2330	$497
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1341	$310
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.3	$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.5	$58.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$133	$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	23.82%	12.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10449	$1572
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2420	$937
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.9	$12.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$5.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.37	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$6.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6	$4.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.88	$6.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.79	$7.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.58	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.98	$3.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.5	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.76	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.5	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.51	$4.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$12.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.31	$3.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.8	$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$60.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$700	$81.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15041	$2771

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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 Monrovia

Distance	City	Cost of living
56 km or 35 mi	Kakata	$487
180 km or 112 mi	Kenema	$1272
210 km or 131 mi	Bo	$1278
243 km or 151 mi	Greenville	$487
260 km or 161 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
262 km or 163 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
272 km or 169 mi	Nzerekore	$999
288 km or 179 mi	Yekepa	$487
361 km or 224 mi	Freetown	$1346
459 km or 285 mi	Forecariah	$998
474 km or 295 mi	Mamou	$1019
479 km or 297 mi	Conakry	$1061
482 km or 300 mi	Kankan	$1007
539 km or 335 mi	Gagnoa	$904
557 km or 346 mi	Boffa	$998
605 km or 376 mi	Divo	$906
613 km or 381 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
655 km or 407 mi	Bouake	$937
669 km or 416 mi	Korhogo	$916
675 km or 419 mi	Bougouni	$489
719 km or 447 mi	Dabou	$882
730 km or 453 mi	Agboville	$882
758 km or 471 mi	Abidjan	$1022
769 km or 478 mi	Bamako	$569
777 km or 483 mi	Bafata	$804
792 km or 492 mi	Grand-Bassam	$881
793 km or 493 mi	Sikasso	$499
809 km or 503 mi	Abengourou	$889
811 km or 504 mi	Bissau	$827
811 km or 504 mi	Koulikoro	$490
861 km or 535 mi	Kolda	$964
885 km or 550 mi	Banamba	$491
898 km or 558 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$757
919 km or 571 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
936 km or 582 mi	Segou	$490
969 km or 602 mi	Markala	$489
1004 km or 624 mi	Brikama	$552
1008 km or 627 mi	Obuasi	$551
1012 km or 629 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$577
1014 km or 630 mi	Lamin	$507