Luanda vs New Orleans - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Luanda	New Orleans
🚶 Cost of living one person	$923	$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2387	$5332
🏠 One person rent	$440	$1292
🏘️ Family rent	$702	$2231
🍽️ Food expenses	$277	$695
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.2	$81.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$222	$4054
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	19	85
😀 Quality of life	48	88
🏙️ Population	2.49M	384K

The cost of living in Luanda is 59% less expensive than in New Orleans. Cities ranked 6128th and 1402nd ($923 vs $2240) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1171st 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 0.2 months in Luanda compared to 1.8 months in New Orleans. Luanda ranked 1st best city to live in Angola vs New Orleans ranked 85th in the United States, while ranked 6933rd and 290th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Luanda vs New Orleans

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	Luanda	New Orleans
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.51	$23.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.3	$99.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.73	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.65	$5.5
☕ Cappuccino	$2.87	$5.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$447	$1472
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$984
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$805	$2627
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$453	$1770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.8	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.4	$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$102	$65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.85%	6.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11992	$3196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$885	$1482
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.1	$45
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.18	$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.33	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$3.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$4.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.91	$5.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.65	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$5.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$5.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$3.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$3.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$1.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.07	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.23	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.45	$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.96	$8.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.98	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.99	$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.76	$4.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.46	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.8	$53.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.55	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.5	$141
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.04	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$110	$53
👟 Brand Sneakers	$131	$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$761	$1579
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14053	$10142

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Cities near Luanda

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Ambriz	$791
184 km or 114 mi	N'zeto	$721
333 km or 207 mi	Boma	$856
337 km or 209 mi	Matadi	$881
383 km or 238 mi	Cabinda	$673
393 km or 244 mi	Lobito	$610
413 km or 257 mi	Benguela	$631
438 km or 272 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$846
475 km or 295 mi	Pointe-Noire	$578
515 km or 320 mi	Huambo	$554
519 km or 323 mi	Kayes	$533
522 km or 324 mi	Madingou	$531
527 km or 327 mi	Kinkala	$533
551 km or 343 mi	Kinshasa	$1133
556 km or 346 mi	Brazzaville	$590
747 km or 464 mi	Kikwit	$915
769 km or 478 mi	Gamboma	$531
801 km or 497 mi	Luena	$595
876 km or 544 mi	Tshikapa	$979
994 km or 618 mi	Oshikango	$891
1029 km or 639 mi	Port-Gentil	$698
1067 km or 663 mi	Kananga	$1019
1108 km or 689 mi	Libreville	$743
1137 km or 707 mi	Mbandaka	$833
1143 km or 710 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$881
1182 km or 734 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1047
1205 km or 749 mi	Gandajika	$872
1248 km or 776 mi	Sao Tome	$1011
1250 km or 776 mi	Bata	$1209
1250 km or 777 mi	Trindade	$1013
1254 km or 779 mi	Tsumeb	$890
1344 km or 835 mi	Otjiwarongo	$925
1356 km or 843 mi	Kolwezi	$1044
1425 km or 885 mi	Yaounde	$666
1429 km or 888 mi	Omaruru	$982
1484 km or 922 mi	Berberati	$478
1485 km or 923 mi	Malabo	$1272
1486 km or 923 mi	Douala	$1156
1497 km or 930 mi	Limbe	$738
1498 km or 931 mi	Likasi	$1029

Cities near New Orleans

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kenner	$2135
46 km or 29 mi	Slidell	$2066
46 km or 29 mi	Mandeville	$1781
72 km or 45 mi	Hammond	$1937
74 km or 46 mi	Houma	$1752
109 km or 68 mi	Gulfport	$1791
112 km or 70 mi	Morgan	$2159
114 km or 71 mi	Central	$2071
119 km or 74 mi	Baton Rouge	$2049
121 km or 75 mi	Biloxi	$1794
154 km or 96 mi	Pascagoula	$1898
168 km or 104 mi	New Iberia	$2094
168 km or 105 mi	Hattiesburg	$1713
189 km or 118 mi	Lafayette	$1797
203 km or 126 mi	Opelousas	$1959
209 km or 130 mi	Prichard	$1801
212 km or 132 mi	Mobile	$1702
213 km or 133 mi	Laurel	$1593
218 km or 135 mi	Natchez	$1934
223 km or 139 mi	Daphne	$1806
235 km or 146 mi	Foley	$1794
258 km or 160 mi	Pearl	$2087
259 km or 161 mi	Brandon	$2286
261 km or 162 mi	Jackson	$1922
266 km or 166 mi	Clinton	$2046
272 km or 169 mi	Alexandria	$1800
274 km or 170 mi	Ridgeland	$2073
276 km or 171 mi	Vicksburg	$1983
278 km or 173 mi	Madison	$2073
281 km or 175 mi	Pensacola	$2244
299 km or 186 mi	Meridian	$1746
303 km or 188 mi	Lake Charles	$1917
318 km or 198 mi	Sulphur	$1977
336 km or 209 mi	Fort Walton Beach	$2035
344 km or 214 mi	Monroe	$1612
348 km or 216 mi	Crestview	$1978
373 km or 231 mi	Port Arthur	$1895
376 km or 234 mi	Ruston	$1855
390 km or 243 mi	Beaumont	$1621
394 km or 245 mi	Greenville	$1940