Luanda vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Luanda	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1012	$1346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3516	$3323
🏠 One person rent	$496	$553
🏘️ Family rent	$1762	$945
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.7	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1511	$962
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	19	48
😀 Quality of life	53	75
🏙️ Population	2.49M	1.32M

The cost of living in Luanda is 25% less expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 5424th and 4065th ($1012 vs $1346) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Angola and Uruguay, respectively. Check Angola vs Uruguay comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Luanda compared to 0.7 months in Montevideo. Luanda ranked 1st best city to live in Angola vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 6024th and 1043rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Luanda vs Montevideo

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	Luanda	Montevideo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.84	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.9	$48.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.9	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$4.26
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$4.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.64	$1.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$467	$552
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$262	$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2330	$1003
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1341	$720
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.3	$84
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.5	$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$133	$39.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	23.82%	5.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10449	$2966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2420	$2929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$1.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.9	$50.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.37	$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$2.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6	$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.88	$9.37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$3.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$3.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.79	$9.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.58	$2.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$4.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.98	$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.5	$3.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.76	$3.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.5	$57.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.51	$9.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$82.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.31	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.8	$88.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$700	$393
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15041	$8232

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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 Montevideo

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Barros Blancos	$1188
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad de la Costa	$1189
85 km or 53 mi	Florida	$1120
102 km or 63 mi	Minas	$1238
110 km or 69 mi	Maldonado	$965
113 km or 70 mi	Punta del Este	$1582
155 km or 96 mi	Berisso	$807
163 km or 101 mi	La Plata	$803
168 km or 104 mi	Durazno	$1094
187 km or 116 mi	Berazategui	$853
189 km or 118 mi	Ezpeleta	$828
192 km or 120 mi	Quilmes	$552
194 km or 121 mi	Bernal	$643
197 km or 122 mi	San Francisco Solano	$803
197 km or 123 mi	Wilde	$741
199 km or 124 mi	Villa Dominico	$805
200 km or 124 mi	Monte Chingolo	$838
201 km or 125 mi	Burzaco	$859
201 km or 125 mi	Rafael Calzada	$856
202 km or 126 mi	Glew	$863
202 km or 126 mi	Florencio Varela	$863
203 km or 126 mi	Longchamps	$865
203 km or 126 mi	Temperley	$849
204 km or 127 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$865
205 km or 127 mi	Buenos Aires	$1130
205 km or 127 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$923
205 km or 127 mi	Lanus	$979
210 km or 130 mi	Monte Grande	$877
214 km or 133 mi	Ciudad Madero	$932
214 km or 133 mi	Ezeiza	$889
216 km or 134 mi	Ciudad Evita	$921
217 km or 135 mi	Florida Este	$924
217 km or 135 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$938
217 km or 135 mi	La Tablada	$938
218 km or 135 mi	Caseros	$939
219 km or 136 mi	San Justo	$963
219 km or 136 mi	San Isidro	$952
221 km or 137 mi	Ramos Mejia	$936
221 km or 137 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$925
221 km or 138 mi	Isidro Casanova	$940