Luanda vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Luanda	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1012	$4441
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3516	$10033
🏠 One person rent	$496	$2960
🏘️ Family rent	$1762	$5380
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$886
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.7	$364
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1511	$5544
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	19	100
😀 Quality of life	53	95
🏙️ Population	2.49M	8.8M

The cost of living in Luanda is 77% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 5424th and 3rd ($1012 vs $4441) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 1.5 months in Luanda compared to 1.2 months in New York City. Luanda ranked 1st best city to live in Angola vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 6024th and 22nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Luanda vs New York City

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	Luanda	New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.84	$29.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.9	$133
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.9	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$8.94
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$5.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.64	$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$467	$3501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$262	$2603
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2330	$4776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1341	$5236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.3	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.5	$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$133	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	23.82%	6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10449	$17935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2420	$12929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.9	$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.37	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$7.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$5.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$17.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6	$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.88	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$7.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$6.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$6.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$3.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$3.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$3.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.79	$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.58	$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$18.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.98	$9.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.5	$6.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.76	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.5	$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.51	$20.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$173
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.31	$36.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.8	$67.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$700	$1784
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15041	$21465

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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 New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2534
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3271
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3040
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2886
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2703
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3302
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2701
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2756
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2698
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2720
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2730
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2792
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2667
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2729
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2740
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2512
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2693
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2732
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2531
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2587
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2637
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2664
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2480
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2715
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2722
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2676
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2747
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2664
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2716
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2745
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2611
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2456
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2674
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2772
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2730
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2610
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2456
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3111