Luanda vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Luanda	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1116	$4203
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2855	$9136
🏠 One person rent	$563	$2713
🏘️ Family rent	$897	$4396
🍽️ Food expenses	$318	$874
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.2	$379
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3956	$5599
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	19	100
😀 Quality of life	61	98
🏙️ Population	2.49M	8.8M

The cost of living in Luanda is 73% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 4912th and 4th ($1116 vs $4203) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 3.5 months in Luanda compared to 1.3 months in New York City. Luanda ranked 1st best city to live in Angola vs New York City ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 5762nd and 11th 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	$5.83	$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$41.7	$92.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.75	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$8.67
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$6.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.65	$3.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$594	$3669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$315	$2221
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1095	$5076
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$567	$3880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.8	$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.7	$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$134	$66.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	23.9%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10342	$15299
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$905	$11127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.53	$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.3	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.23	$25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.35	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.19	$4.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$6.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$7.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$15.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.9	$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$7.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$5.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$6.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$3.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$3.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$3.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.68	$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.58	$4.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$18.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.95	$23.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3	$13.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$8.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.1	$128
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.49	$20.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.4	$157
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.07	$37.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$138	$63.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$182	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$822	$1884
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19860	$22663

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Cities near Luanda

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Ambriz	$946
184 km or 114 mi	N'zeto	$853
333 km or 207 mi	Boma	$871
337 km or 209 mi	Matadi	$893
383 km or 238 mi	Cabinda	$706
393 km or 244 mi	Lobito	$684
413 km or 257 mi	Benguela	$719
438 km or 272 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$864
475 km or 295 mi	Pointe-Noire	$585
515 km or 320 mi	Huambo	$606
519 km or 323 mi	Kayes	$536
522 km or 324 mi	Madingou	$536
527 km or 327 mi	Kinkala	$538
551 km or 343 mi	Kinshasa	$1148
556 km or 346 mi	Brazzaville	$595
747 km or 464 mi	Kikwit	$928
769 km or 478 mi	Gamboma	$536
801 km or 497 mi	Luena	$682
876 km or 544 mi	Tshikapa	$993
994 km or 618 mi	Oshikango	$807
1029 km or 639 mi	Port-Gentil	$660
1067 km or 663 mi	Kananga	$1029
1108 km or 689 mi	Libreville	$708
1137 km or 707 mi	Mbandaka	$836
1143 km or 710 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$897
1182 km or 734 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1059
1205 km or 749 mi	Gandajika	$885
1248 km or 776 mi	Sao Tome	$1046
1250 km or 776 mi	Bata	$1241
1250 km or 777 mi	Trindade	$1044
1254 km or 779 mi	Tsumeb	$819
1344 km or 835 mi	Otjiwarongo	$836
1356 km or 843 mi	Kolwezi	$1045
1425 km or 885 mi	Yaounde	$671
1429 km or 888 mi	Omaruru	$924
1484 km or 922 mi	Berberati	$494
1485 km or 923 mi	Malabo	$1413
1486 km or 923 mi	Douala	$1363
1497 km or 930 mi	Limbe	$755
1498 km or 931 mi	Likasi	$1032

Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2569
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3364
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3066
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2913
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2733
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3253
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2717
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2783
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2727
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2725
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2735
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2811
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2671
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2712
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2765
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2538
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2688
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2756
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2545
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2475
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2647
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2770
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2705
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2513
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2695
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2769
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2655
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2730
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2718
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2609
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2506
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2723
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2911
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2779
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2680
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2470
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3174