Luanda vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Luanda	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1047	$1572
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2679	$3766
🏠 One person rent	$517	$680
🏘️ Family rent	$825	$1076
🍽️ Food expenses	$307	$557
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.9	$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3779	$1140
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	19	54
😀 Quality of life	65	77
🏙️ Population	2.49M	1.3M

The cost of living in Luanda is 33% less expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 5315th and 3808th ($1047 vs $1572) 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 3.6 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 5283rd and 1165th 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	$5.89	$18.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.5	$53.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.83	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.55	$4.65
☕ Cappuccino	$3.41	$4.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.51	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$526	$632
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$290	$499
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$972	$1137
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$523	$789
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.6	$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.6	$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$121	$44
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.35%	5.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11941	$3552
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$880	$2602
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.53	$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.5	$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.15	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.34	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.07	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.19	$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$5.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.1	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.42	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$1.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$4.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.33	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.53	$2.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.29	$5.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3	$9.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.75	$3.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.45	$3.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.5	$54.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.89	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.6	$78
💇 Haircut, simple	$8	$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$131	$96.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$154	$129
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$830	$554
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16706	$10526

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Cities near Luanda

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Ambriz	$897
184 km or 114 mi	N'zeto	$815
333 km or 207 mi	Boma	$870
337 km or 209 mi	Matadi	$895
383 km or 238 mi	Cabinda	$695
393 km or 244 mi	Lobito	$665
413 km or 257 mi	Benguela	$692
438 km or 272 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$859
475 km or 295 mi	Pointe-Noire	$590
515 km or 320 mi	Huambo	$595
519 km or 323 mi	Kayes	$544
522 km or 324 mi	Madingou	$544
527 km or 327 mi	Kinkala	$543
551 km or 343 mi	Kinshasa	$1163
556 km or 346 mi	Brazzaville	$602
747 km or 464 mi	Kikwit	$932
769 km or 478 mi	Gamboma	$543
801 km or 497 mi	Luena	$662
876 km or 544 mi	Tshikapa	$999
994 km or 618 mi	Oshikango	$855
1029 km or 639 mi	Port-Gentil	$699
1067 km or 663 mi	Kananga	$1037
1108 km or 689 mi	Libreville	$745
1137 km or 707 mi	Mbandaka	$851
1143 km or 710 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$895
1182 km or 734 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1067
1205 km or 749 mi	Gandajika	$887
1248 km or 776 mi	Sao Tome	$1042
1250 km or 776 mi	Bata	$1239
1250 km or 777 mi	Trindade	$1042
1254 km or 779 mi	Tsumeb	$873
1344 km or 835 mi	Otjiwarongo	$874
1356 km or 843 mi	Kolwezi	$1039
1425 km or 885 mi	Yaounde	$668
1429 km or 888 mi	Omaruru	$971
1484 km or 922 mi	Berberati	$492
1485 km or 923 mi	Malabo	$1344
1486 km or 923 mi	Douala	$1254
1497 km or 930 mi	Limbe	$750
1498 km or 931 mi	Likasi	$1039

Cities near Montevideo

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Barros Blancos	$1380
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad de la Costa	$1378
85 km or 53 mi	Florida	$1237
102 km or 63 mi	Minas	$1407
110 km or 69 mi	Maldonado	$1121
113 km or 70 mi	Punta del Este	$1671
155 km or 96 mi	Berisso	$817
163 km or 101 mi	La Plata	$805
168 km or 104 mi	Durazno	$1238
187 km or 116 mi	Berazategui	$758
189 km or 118 mi	Ezpeleta	$706
192 km or 120 mi	Quilmes	$587
194 km or 121 mi	Bernal	$653
197 km or 122 mi	San Francisco Solano	$810
197 km or 123 mi	Wilde	$747
199 km or 124 mi	Villa Dominico	$815
200 km or 124 mi	Monte Chingolo	$863
201 km or 125 mi	Burzaco	$906
201 km or 125 mi	Rafael Calzada	$905
202 km or 126 mi	Glew	$900
202 km or 126 mi	Florencio Varela	$908
203 km or 126 mi	Longchamps	$904
203 km or 126 mi	Temperley	$903
204 km or 127 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$920
205 km or 127 mi	Buenos Aires	$1207
205 km or 127 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$918
205 km or 127 mi	Lanus	$938
210 km or 130 mi	Monte Grande	$927
214 km or 133 mi	Ciudad Madero	$1021
214 km or 133 mi	Ezeiza	$947
216 km or 134 mi	Ciudad Evita	$1014
217 km or 135 mi	Florida Este	$901
217 km or 135 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$1055
217 km or 135 mi	La Tablada	$1062
218 km or 135 mi	Caseros	$1017
219 km or 136 mi	San Justo	$1111
219 km or 136 mi	San Isidro	$866
221 km or 137 mi	Ramos Mejia	$1050
221 km or 137 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$1018
221 km or 138 mi	Isidro Casanova	$1050