Luanda vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Luanda Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1024
$745
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3248
$2030
🏠 One person rent
$474
$269
🏘️ Family rent
$1436
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1662
$394
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
19
67
😀 Quality of life
54
57
🏙️ Population
2.49M
5.55M

The cost of living in Luanda is 37% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 5518th and 6689th ($1024 vs $745) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 0.5 months in Nairobi. Luanda ranked 1st best city to live in Angola vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 5940th and 5632nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Luanda vs Nairobi

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Luanda Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.91
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.6
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.9
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$3.71
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.64
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$498
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2497
$1021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$892
$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.2
$25.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90
$38.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$133
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.04%
14.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14404
$1536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3193
$1125
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.84
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.36
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$6.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$5.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.68
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.58
$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.29
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.84
$3.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.82
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.49
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.7
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.48
$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.2
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.23
$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$19.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$158
$58.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$612
$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12561
$8325

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Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Ambriz
$869
184 km or 114 mi N'zeto
$793
333 km or 207 mi Boma
$803
337 km or 209 mi Matadi
$821
383 km or 238 mi Cabinda
$686
393 km or 244 mi Lobito
$705
413 km or 257 mi Benguela
$736
438 km or 272 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$801
475 km or 295 mi Pointe-Noire
$578
515 km or 320 mi Huambo
$652
519 km or 323 mi Kayes
$531
522 km or 324 mi Madingou
$531
527 km or 327 mi Kinkala
$529
551 km or 343 mi Kinshasa
$1041
556 km or 346 mi Brazzaville
$589
747 km or 464 mi Kikwit
$852
769 km or 478 mi Gamboma
$531
801 km or 497 mi Luena
$723
876 km or 544 mi Tshikapa
$902
994 km or 618 mi Oshikango
$761
1029 km or 639 mi Port-Gentil
$659
1067 km or 663 mi Kananga
$932
1108 km or 689 mi Libreville
$702
1137 km or 707 mi Mbandaka
$810
1143 km or 710 mi Mwene-Ditu
$826
1182 km or 734 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$957
1205 km or 749 mi Gandajika
$815
1248 km or 776 mi Sao Tome
$878
1250 km or 776 mi Bata
$1201
1250 km or 777 mi Trindade
$879
1254 km or 779 mi Tsumeb
$766
1344 km or 835 mi Otjiwarongo
$797
1356 km or 843 mi Kolwezi
$947
1425 km or 885 mi Yaounde
$764
1429 km or 888 mi Omaruru
$833
1484 km or 922 mi Berberati
$488
1485 km or 923 mi Malabo
$812
1486 km or 923 mi Douala
$1368
1497 km or 930 mi Limbe
$710
1498 km or 931 mi Likasi
$939

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$571
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$482
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$493
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$535
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$543
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$548
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$460
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$518
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$483
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$581
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$583
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$502
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$560
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$511
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$466
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$601
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$643
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$707
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$559
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$564
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$675
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$736
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$639
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$579
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$509
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$622
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$723
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$509
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$568
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$545
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$784
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$598
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$509
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$441
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$510
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$509
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$576
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$579
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$768