Luanda vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Luanda	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1012	$2055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3516	$4624
🏠 One person rent	$496	$1212
🏘️ Family rent	$1762	$1940
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$563
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.7	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1511	$3115
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	19	50
😀 Quality of life	53	90
🏙️ Population	2.49M	1.02M

The cost of living in Luanda is 51% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 5424th and 1701st ($1012 vs $2055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 25th in Angola and Canada, respectively. Check Angola vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Luanda compared to 1.5 months in Ottawa. Luanda ranked 1st best city to live in Angola vs Ottawa ranked 9th in Canada, while ranked 6024th and 162nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Luanda vs Ottawa

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	Luanda	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.84	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.9	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.9	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$5.54
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.64	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$467	$1214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$262	$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2330	$2032
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1341	$1649
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.3	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.5	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$133	$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	23.82%	6.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10449	$4939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2420	$4597
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$2.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.9	$92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.37	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.88	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$3.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.79	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.58	$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.98	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$4.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.5	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.76	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.5	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.51	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$58.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.31	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.8	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$700	$942
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15041	$19030

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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 Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1768
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2202
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1633
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1875
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1894
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1762
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1830
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1733
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1768
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1807
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1761
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1753
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1819
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1732
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1814
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1704
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1814
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1810
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1900
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1658
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1773
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1824
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1857
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1735
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1835
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1889
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2004
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1804
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1743
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1764
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800