Luanda vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Luanda	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1047	$2133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2679	$4730
🏠 One person rent	$517	$1249
🏘️ Family rent	$825	$1952
🍽️ Food expenses	$307	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.9	$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3779	$3871
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	19	49
😀 Quality of life	65	92
🏙️ Population	2.49M	1.02M

The cost of living in Luanda is 51% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 5315th and 1668th ($1047 vs $2133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 27th in Angola and Canada, respectively. Check Angola vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 3.6 months in Luanda compared to 1.8 months in Ottawa. Luanda ranked 1st best city to live in Angola vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 5283rd and 123rd 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	$5.89	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.5	$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.83	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.55	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$3.41	$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.51	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$526	$1328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$290	$1047
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$972	$2126
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$523	$1662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.6	$96.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.6	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$121	$48.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.35%	4.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11941	$4318
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$880	$3670
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.53	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.5	$99.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.15	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.34	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.07	$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.19	$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.1	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.42	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$3.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.33	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.53	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.29	$13.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.75	$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.45	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.5	$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.89	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.6	$68.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$8	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$131	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$154	$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$830	$882
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16706	$17337

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Cities near Luanda

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Ambriz	$897
184 km or 114 mi	N'zeto	$815
333 km or 207 mi	Boma	$870
337 km or 209 mi	Matadi	$895
383 km or 238 mi	Cabinda	$695
393 km or 244 mi	Lobito	$665
413 km or 257 mi	Benguela	$692
438 km or 272 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$859
475 km or 295 mi	Pointe-Noire	$590
515 km or 320 mi	Huambo	$595
519 km or 323 mi	Kayes	$544
522 km or 324 mi	Madingou	$544
527 km or 327 mi	Kinkala	$543
551 km or 343 mi	Kinshasa	$1163
556 km or 346 mi	Brazzaville	$602
747 km or 464 mi	Kikwit	$932
769 km or 478 mi	Gamboma	$543
801 km or 497 mi	Luena	$662
876 km or 544 mi	Tshikapa	$999
994 km or 618 mi	Oshikango	$855
1029 km or 639 mi	Port-Gentil	$699
1067 km or 663 mi	Kananga	$1037
1108 km or 689 mi	Libreville	$745
1137 km or 707 mi	Mbandaka	$851
1143 km or 710 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$895
1182 km or 734 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1067
1205 km or 749 mi	Gandajika	$887
1248 km or 776 mi	Sao Tome	$1042
1250 km or 776 mi	Bata	$1239
1250 km or 777 mi	Trindade	$1042
1254 km or 779 mi	Tsumeb	$873
1344 km or 835 mi	Otjiwarongo	$874
1356 km or 843 mi	Kolwezi	$1039
1425 km or 885 mi	Yaounde	$668
1429 km or 888 mi	Omaruru	$971
1484 km or 922 mi	Berberati	$492
1485 km or 923 mi	Malabo	$1344
1486 km or 923 mi	Douala	$1254
1497 km or 930 mi	Limbe	$750
1498 km or 931 mi	Likasi	$1039

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1866
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2229
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1703
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1868
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1896
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1930
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1935
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1476
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1927
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1923
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2047
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1733
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1862
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1928
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1940
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1923
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2080
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1897
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1846
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1861
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891